"Meiji-era class experience" in the retro-modern building of Kaimei School

You can experience Meiji-era classes in the Kaimei School classrooms, which have a retro-modern school building. Teachers dressed in hakama will teach lessons in reading, arithmetic, moral education, history, and singing using wall charts, slates, slate pencils, and other items.

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Teaching experience in a classroom that is an important cultural property

The classroom where you can experience a Meiji era class is located at Kaimei School, a nationally designated important cultural property.

Kaimei School: the oldest modern elementary school building in western Japan

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Uwajima・Ozu

Reading

We will learn how to read and write using old stationery such as a slate and a slate pencil.

Arithmetic

We will learn about multiplication and Arabic numbers.

Self-cultivation

This is what we now call morality. We study what is right and what is good.

History

You will learn about the history of Uwa Town, including schools such as Kaimei School and the story of the Dutch medicine doctor Ninomiya Keisaku.

Songs

This is what we would call music today. Also pay attention to the foot organ, called the fukin.

【Fee】

300 yen per person (separate admission fee required)

Admission fee: 700 yen for adults, 420 yen for high school and university students, free for junior high school students and younger (admission is combined with admission to the Uwa Folk and Historical Museum)

*Class duration is approximately 30 minutes

*For 3 or more people

*Even if there are less than three people, we can accommodate you if you pay the fee for three people.

*Reservation required at least one week in advance

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Seiyo City Tourism and Products Association

Ehime

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