Naha City
Demolished Bell Vol. 13 “The Surprisingly Unknown History of Bankoku-Shinryo Bells - From the front of the main hall to the museum”
- Lecture / Seminar
- Real-life event
Schedule
2025.02.01（土）
Open：13:30 Start：14:00 End：16:00
Venue
Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum 〒900-0006 3-1-1 Omoromachi, Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture
Charge
Tuition fee is free
Contents
Speaker: Asato Susumu (Professor Emeritus, Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts)
The bell of Bankoku Shinryo at Shuri Castle. Its history has been turbulent. The inscription “Bankoku Shinryo” engraved on the bell is a symbol of the prosperity of the trading nation Ryukyu, but the skeleton damaged by bullets and shells is also a silent witness to the disastrous Battle of Okinawa. During the Kingdom period, it was hung on Nishinoazana as a bell of time, and the Shurijo Castle Kankaimon (Ukejo) gate used that sound as a signal. Even after the fall of the kingdom, it followed a strange fate. For details, see “Shurijo Castle Study” No. 16 and the lecture.
Capacity：80 people
Performers
- ASATO Susumu