Takayama Showa Kan

[bill937ca]

While browsing for something unrelated I came across this museum located in Takayama, about two hours from Nagoya. The place is called the Showa Kan (Showa refers to the time period, 1926-1989, and Kan means hall). Its a privately run museum focusing on the Showa period  circa 1955 which is often the focus of Tomytec releases.

 

There is a web site with an English page.

 

http://takayama-showakan.com/

 

https://www.facebook.com/takayama.showakan/

 

Mr Toyopapa video.

 

[JR 500系]

Thanks for sharing this! Seems like a very interesting place to visit to get away from the ultra modern Japan, and not too far from the station!

[enodenlover]

I'd love to visit this place since it's the period that I'm modeling but unfortunately a trip to Japan isn't a possibility for me. But no Goji items on display? Does that mean that Toho's all-powerful attorneys have struck again?

[railsquid]

It might mean Gozilla was not really all that big in 1955?

[bill937ca]

I'd love to visit this place since it's the period that I'm modeling but unfortunately a trip to Japan isn't a possibility for me. But no Goji items on display? Does that mean that Toho's all-powerful attorneys have struck again?

 

The original Godzilla film was not released until November 3, 1954 so probably was not the cultural icon in 1955 that it later became.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godzilla_(1954_film)

[enodenlover]

That's true but I noticed a few Ultraman toys among the displays and that character didn't make his debut until 1966.