Minamisoma History Exhibit - Early Modern Period-Present Day

From the Boshin War (1868-1869) to modern times, this section of the exhibit displays data that tell of social conditions during the Meiji Period (1868-1912), the Taisho Period (1912-1926), and the Showa Period (1926-1989). You can also find model reconstructions of radio towers, locomotives, railway turntables, and scenes from Haranomachi Station, as well as displays containing information on Haramachi’s cultivation and people of culture.

• Map of the changes and transitions of towns and villages up until the formation of Haranomachi
• Nakamura Domain government officials (roster of names and positions)
• Maps related to the First Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895) and the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905)
• Hand-cranked film projector
• Haramachi Weaving Company textile factory (photo)
• Top portion of radio tower (outdoors exhibit)
• Railway turntable (model)
• Photos related to the Haramachi Airfield
• Ammunition shell cases
• Tickets for buying rations
• Documents related to agrarian reform
• Photos of the Marumitsu paper mill, an attraction at the time
• Educational materials from the Edo Period (1603-1868)
• Educational materials from the Taisho Period
• Photos and documents related to Haneda Toshio (astrologer who discovered a new comet in 1978)
• K-car produced in 1966 (Subaru 360)
• Mementos from the Boshin War
• District map of Namekata Distrct,1868 (panel)
• Documents related to the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake
• Photos of the Haranomachi Station premises immediately after the opening of the Joban Line
• Radio tower (model)
• Haranomachi during the early years of the Showa Period (model and videos)
• Steam locomotive JNR Class C62 (model)
• Photos of kamikaze units, as well as items and notes left behind by the deceased (replicas)
• Bullets
• Magazines from during the war
• Conversion of the Joban Line to electric (photos)
• Demolition of the radio tower (photos)
• Mementos related to Sato Seimei
• Handmade telescope made by Haneda Toshio when he discovered a new comet
• Steam engine JNR Class C50 (original displayed outside)