The Sankin-kotai of the Takamatsu Domain

2026/05/22-07/12

Permanent exhibition room 1

The "Sankin-kotai" system was a representative system of the Edo period. While we may picture long processions, its primary purpose was not travel between Edo and the domain, but rather for the daimyo to visit Edo, where the shogun resided, and serve him. It was an important act that represented the master-vassal relationship between the shogun and the daimyo. This exhibition will introduce the procession and journey of the Takamatsu domain's Sankin-kōtai, as well as touch upon the activities in Edo and the procedures for Sankin-kotai.

Dates

2026/05/22-07/12

Hours of operation

9:00-17:00 (Admission until 16:30)

Days closed

Monday

Admission fee

Adult 500yen

Group(for a member of a groups of 20 or more people) 400yen

*Free for high school students and younger, senior citizens of Kagawa Prefecture ages 65 or older, and those with proof of disability, designated intractable disease, or specific chronic pediatric (including caregivers). (Please present your certificate.)

Product Information

Bear’s throwing scabbard (Kuma no Nagesaya) – Edo period.

Bear fur sheath.

One of the processional tools of the Takamatsu Matsudaira family. A sheath attached to the tip of a spear, made of bear fur. It was folded back during use.
It is said that Matsudaira Yorishige, the first lord of the Takamatsu domain, received one of these spears from among the tools owned by the Shogun’s family, and that’s how it came to be used as part of the procession’s equipment. It is one of the representative processional tools of the Takamatsu domain, and was placed not only on the road but also at the stern of ships when crossing the Seto Inland Sea. There are records of it being passed down when the lord of the domain changed, and it is one of the items that has been passed down through generations.

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Museum Talk

The curator in charge will provide an easy-to-understand explanation of the exhibits!

Date and Time: Sunday, May 31, 2026; Saturday, June 20, 2026; Saturday, July 11, 2026; all starting at 2:00 PM.

Venue: Permanent Exhibition Room 1 (2nd floor)

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