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Mapping the World: How Maps Reveal Changing Worldview

　We live in an era when the world feels closer than ever, yet differences between nations and cultures are once again coming sharply into focus. At a time like this, why not return to a fundamental question: How did people in the past imagine the world and seek to understand the unknown?
　At the heart of this exhibition is the Kunyu Wanguo Quantu (Complete Map of the Myriad Countries of the World), created in the early 17th century through the fusion of Western knowledge and a Chinese worldview. Following extensive restoration, the map is being exhibited at the Toyo Bunko Museum for the first time. With this remarkable work as its centerpiece, the exhibition traces the evolution of world maps in the West, China, and Japan, revealing the different ways each region has understood and engaged with the world.
　We hope that the worlds depicted in maps of the past will invite us to reflect anew on how we see the world today.

2026.10.7 Wed -
2027.1.17 Sun

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Hours: 10:00a.m. - 5:00p.m.
(Admission ends 30 minutes before closing time.)

Closed: Every Tuesday.
(When a national holiday falls on Tuesday, the museum is open on the holiday and is closed on Wednesday.)
There will be temporary closure during the Japanese New Year's holiday and the other dates.

Admission fee: Adults 1000 yen, seniors (65+) 900 yen, college students 800 yen, high school students 700 yen, group & pre-sale：20% off, disabled persons (+1 person) 500 yen.

Group use: Please contact us in advance if you wish to visit the museum in a group or use the museum as a school.
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Parking: Free parking
8 spaces are available for standard size cars.
5 spaces are available for motor coaches (reservation required)

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Museum Lectures and Events

Various events related to special exhibitions are held.

- Museum Lecture
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異域を記述する―書物の東西交渉

Takata Tokio（京都大学名誉教授、東洋文庫図書部長）
- Date of the event: 2024/10/19
  14：00～15：30（受付開始時間13：30）
- Location:対面
- Fee:Free (Admission fee will be charged separately.)
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- Museum Lecture
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東洋文庫の逸品と近代中国史

Okamoto Takashi（早稲田大学教授、東洋文庫研究員）
- Date of the event: 2024/10/05
  14：00～15：30（開場13：30）
- Location:対面
- Fee:Free (Admission fee will be charged separately.)
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- Museum Lecture
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日本のイエズス会画派と東アジア：キリシタン美術の展開

児嶋由枝氏（早稲田大学教授）
- Date of the event: 2024/04/21
  14：00～15：30（開場13：30）
- Location:東洋文庫2階講演室
- Fee:無料(入館料が別途かかります)
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- Museum Lecture
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近世東アジアの政治文化とキリシタン禁制

大橋幸泰氏（早稲田大学教授）
- Date of the event: 2024/04/14
  14：00～15：30（開場13：30）
- Location:東洋文庫2階講演室
- Fee:無料(入館料が別途かかります)
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