The 3rd Exhibition of Folk Photographs taken by Toshio Tanabe

Kochi Prefectural Museum of History

   Toshio Tanabe (1921 – 2010) researched villagers in Kochi and captured them on his camera over many years. We have held an exhibition of his photos here in 1999 and 2006. 50,000 of his photographs were donated to the museum and we are currently cataloging them. This exhibition highlights black-and-white photos showing vividly the life of people in Kochi.

Date: Sep. 10 (Sat) ~ Dec. 18 (Sun), 2011, 9am~5pm (last entry 4:30pm)

Place: Kochi Prefectural Museum of History (1099-1 Yawata, Oko-cho, Nankoku City)

Fee: ¥500 (¥400 for groups of 20 and over)  Free for high school students and under

Inquiries: Kochi Prefectural Museum of History, TEL: 088-862-2211

Email: rekimin@kochi-bunkazaidan.or.jp

English Website: http://www.kochi-bunkazaidan.or.jp/~rekimin/index-e.html

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