- Sasabe Sakura Reference Room
The Man of Sakura’s Bookshelf
- Period:
- Dec. 6 (Wed.) - Jan. 14 (Sun.), 2024
Jan. 27 (Sat.) - Mar. 4 (Mon.)
Sasabe Shintarō (1887-1978）who devoted his life to the preservation of Japan’s ancient and wild cherry blossom trees, was self-taught in the study of cherry blossoms without any specialized education in botany. This exhibition highlights a wide variety of books from Sasabe Sakura Collection（entrusted to the museum by Nishinomiya City） that supported his research including not only specialized books on agriculture and plants, but also collections of waka poems about flowers and geographical descriptions of cherry blossom viewing spots.
Sake-kun is a Kansai-jin (a person from the Kansai region) who is obsessed with sake.
He is an experienced sake brewing craftsman.
There are hundreds of surprises about sake. Let's find them all!
Sakurako-chan is a fairy of Sasabe-zakura cherry blossom tree studying about Mr. Sasabe who had tended her.
The more we learn about Mr. Sasabe, the more we like him! As we learn more about sakura, our appreciation
for these beautiful tree grows!