Jomin Bunka Museum
Kanagawa University Museum Commons
The Kanagawa University Museum Commons comprises three zones split into three exhibition rooms (Kanagawa University History Exhibition Room, Jomin Bunka Museum, and Special Exhibition Room), a study space, and a multi-purpose lounge area. This area as a whole is referred to as the “Museum Commons,” whereas the lounge is named the “Yoneda Yoshimori Memorial Lounge,” after the founder of Kanagawa University. This space is used to disseminate the history and research results of the university mainly through exhibitions and, furthermore, as a place for learning and exchange open to students and the local community.
Building 3, Yokohama Campus, Kanagawa University
[Open]
10:00-17:00 (until March), 10:00-16:30 (after April)
*However, closed Saturdays during non-class periods
[Closed]
Sundays, National holidays *Except for class days
University holidays, Saturdays during non-class periods
Jomin Bunka Museum
The Institute, as a research institute with museum functions, aims at a new form of integrated museum studies.
The former Exhibition Room was reopened on March 13, 2023, as the Jomin Bunka Museum. This museum is a place where historical and folkloric materials collected through research activities are made widely available to the public, the findings of joint research projects are made available to society through exhibitions and other museum activities and are actively utilized for curatorial training and university education.
The new exhibition is divided into four corners—Approaches to Studying Japanese Folk Culture, Life along the Sea and Its Wisdom, Fabrics for Everyday Clothes, and Documenting Local Lives. There is a a map of Japan on the floor indicating the regions covered by the archived materials on life and culture published by the ISJFC, whereas the outer wall shows a chronological chart of the 100-year history of folk culture research.
Permanent Exhibitions
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Approaches to Studying Japanese Folk Culture -
Life along the Sea and Its Wisdom -
Fabrics for Everyday Clothes -
Documenting Local Lives
Special Exhibitions in 2024
“The Room of a KU Student II - The Reality of Campus Life”
Exhibition Period： March 10 (Monday), 2025–May 10 (Saturday)
[Venue] Special Exhibition Room, Kanagawa University Museum Commons (1F Building No. 3, Yokohama Campus, Kanagawa University)
[Opening hours] 10:00-17:00 (until March), 10:00-16:30 (after April)
[Closed] Sundays, National Holidays
[Admission Fee] Free of charge
[Organizers] Institute for the Study of Japanese Folk Culture (Kanagawa University) , Department of History and Folklore Studies, Faculty of Cross-Cultural and Japanese Studies
[Contact] Institute for the Study of Japanese Folk Culture (Kanagawa University)
3-27-1 Rokkakubashi, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa 221-8686, Japan
[TEL] 045-481-5661 (main) jomin-office@kanagawa-u.ac.jp
