About each room in the main building

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  1st floor grand parlor

  Discovering Cultural Path

  Display panels and videos show the views and history of the Cultural Path, and provide up-to-date information on the use of Cultural Path facilities as well as upcoming events, not to mention the activities of pertinent groups and organizations. Special exhibitions also help to make this a place to discover all sorts of hidden Cultural Path treasures.

  

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  1st floor exhibition room 1, grand parlor

  Sadayakko Kawakami: the woman that dazzled Picasso

  The first exhibition room features display panels highlighting Sadayakko Kawakami's life, as well as a range of materials from her career as an actress.

  

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  1st floor exhibition rooms 2 through 4

  Life a century ago

  These Japanese-style rooms are exactly as they were when they were constructed, and the quality is such that this section of the building is registered as a tangible cultural property. Furnishings and fittings have been included to recreate the room as it was, allowing visitors a glimpse of the items that Sadayakko used on a daily basis.

  

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  1st floor hallway, grand parlor

  Post-restration

  When restoring the building, which was originally designed by Japanese home-building specialists "Amerikaya", care was exercised to use the same materials (structural materials, stained glass, etc.) and methods as when the house was first erected wherever possible. Through display panels and exhibiting the original parts that have since been restored, visitors are able to get a real feel for the history of the building and the architectural methods of the time. The grand parlor has a video diary of the relocation and restoration.

  

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  2nd floor exhibition room 5

  Local literature

  A virtual treasure trove of literature, these rooms feature materials and display panels outlining writers and literary works with close ties to Nagoya and its surrounding areas, including the writings of Naoki Award winner Saburo Shiroyama, Akutagawa Award laureate Tsuyoshi Kotani, Toshiko Tamura Award recipient Miyoshi Enatsu, Choku Award winner Ken Kasugai and one of the founders of modern Japanese literature, Shoyo Tsubouchi. There is also a retrospective look at the fanzines that abounded in the area at the time. Some of the materials are placed on bookshelves for visitors to touch and peruse at their leisure.

  

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  2nd floor exhibition room 6

  Local literature

  A virtual treasure trove of literature, these rooms feature materials and display panels outlining writers and literary works with close ties to Nagoya and its surrounding areas, including the writings of Naoki Award winner Saburo Shiroyama, Akutagawa Award laureate Tsuyoshi Kotani, Toshiko Tamura Award recipient Miyoshi Enatsu, Choku Award winner Ken Kasugai and one of the founders of modern Japanese literature, Shoyo Tsubouchi. There is also a retrospective look at the fanzines that abounded in the area at the time. Some of the materials are placed on bookshelves for visitors to touch and peruse at their leisure.

  

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  2nd floor exhibition room 7

  Local literature

  A virtual treasure trove of literature, these rooms feature materials and display panels outlining writers and literary works with close ties to Nagoya and its surrounding areas, including the writings of Naoki Award winner Saburo Shiroyama, Akutagawa Award laureate Tsuyoshi Kotani, Toshiko Tamura Award recipient Miyoshi Enatsu, Choku Award winner Ken Kasugai and one of the founders of modern Japanese literature, Shoyo Tsubouchi. There is also a retrospective look at the fanzines that abounded in the area at the time. Some of the materials are placed on bookshelves for visitors to touch and peruse at their leisure.

  

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  2nd floor exhibition room 8

  Local literature

  A virtual treasure trove of literature, these rooms feature materials and display panels outlining writers and literary works with close ties to Nagoya and its surrounding areas, including the writings of Naoki Award winner Saburo Shiroyama, Akutagawa Award laureate Tsuyoshi Kotani, Toshiko Tamura Award recipient Miyoshi Enatsu, Choku Award winner Ken Kasugai and one of the founders of modern Japanese literature, Shoyo Tsubouchi. There is also a retrospective look at the fanzines that abounded in the area at the time. Some of the materials are placed on bookshelves for visitors to touch and peruse at their leisure.