Hokuchin Memorial Museum
Hokuchin Memorial Museum is a history museum located in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan. The museum is a JGSDF Public Relations facility displaying as many as 2,500 items concerning the history of the Tondenhei Army, which developed Hokkaido, the 7th Division of the old Imperial Japanese Army, and the activities of the 2nd Division of today's JGSDF. Admission is free.
Overview
The museum is located adjacent to Camp Asahikawa. While facility is part of the camp, visitors can enter the museum without going through the camp gates. The size of this facility is the second largest in JGSDF, behind the JGSDF Public Relations Center located in Saitama Prefecture. Camp Asahikawa is just across the street of R-40 from Hokkaido Gokoku Jinjya Shrine.The management and administration of the facility is carried out by Asahikawa General Service Unit. And the current curator of the museum is Captain Eisuke Moriyama.
Exhibits
On the first floor, visitors can see the prospectus of the museum, description panels concerning the history of Imperial Japanese Army's 7th Division, and the booth displaying the items on the activities of JGSDF's 2nd Division.On the second floor, the historical materials concerning Hokkaido from the time of its development to the Showa Period are exhibited.
Exhibitions
The Historiography of 7th DivisionKunimi no zu Kyokkujitsu-shou The Will of 2LT Yutaka YasudaCalligraphy of CG Naotoshi Ohsako- '''Gate Piers of the Headquarters Building of the 7th Division'''