Kutei-kan
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is an exhibition institution in Ground Self-Defense Force
Narashino Camp.
Originally, the building was built for the Emperor
and Imperial Family to watch horsemanship of the cavalry regiment, as . It is one of the famous places in Funabashi
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, Army Military Academy, and Army Cavalry Implementation Academy (next Army Cavalry Academy) was held with Emperor presence, since the trooper was important in the army of those days, the Emperor was visiting Army Cavalry Implementation Academy in Komaba in Tokyo.
Since Emperor Meiji was familiar with horse riding or horsemanship, it not only has an interest about a cavalry tactics, but he was surveying generally that all of the unit demonstration and the program of individual horsemanship, which was performed on the day of a graduation.
At the graduation ceremony around 1887, he inspected all the programs under rain. This news was reported and disputed. As a result it was founded for the Emperor in 1911 as Gobaken-jyo.
Gobaken-jyo was also reconstructed when Army Cavalry Implementation Academy transferred to Narashino-hara in 1916. It was used as the Guest House for the Emperor and the Imperial Family to watch horsemanship and a graduation ceremony, and a billet of the Imperial Family who joined the army.
After the war, it was requisitioned by the Occupation Forces (the 1st trooper army division of the United States Army
), and was used also as a commander's billet. Paint at this time and the minced alphabetic character remain.
Although locally called the "Guest House", "Imperial-Family hall", or "Imperial-Family billet" for a while, it was renamed with the "Kūtei-kan" (Airborne hall) in 1962, and is utilized for pavilion of data about the JGSDF 1st Airborne Brigade
, the IJA
paratroops and the IJA cavalry regiment.
of later years, and there are gentle emperor stairs of a slant immediately when I enter and comes to reach a hall just before a balcony, and it is considered the entrance of the front so that a line of flow reaching a balcony becomes shortest. It is said that I was able to view the training ground of horsemanship called Ninomiya stand (a part of army Narashino practice ground) from a balcony in those days. The glass which is used for a window a thing at the time of a building still just (when try to observe it well, the windowpane surface can confirm a distortion). In each room, as for the thing of symmetric plan constitution, placement is made, and each room interval is bound together in a line of flow with space that there is not difference in grade. A pediment is followed on each internal room entrance, and a design of a chrysanthemum crest of a noble family is carved at a door of the second floor porch, and the decoration that I am different from the plain appearance, and is solid is put, and the near finish is done in a form of an institution of the Imperial Court rather than a form of the army.
It is said that generally I came to be known widely through activity of a cavalry soldier, but there is not a fence to then Narashino Hara (army Narashino practice ground) particularly any place other than the entrance outskirts, and call it with "unlimited expanse of Narashino plain" and practice it（I build a red flag at the time of ※ practice in the vicinity of each entrance of Narashino Hara, and it is said that I take out a horse of a message beforehand and was able to tell neighboring inhabitants.） A commoner was able to enter at the time of freely, too. With that purpose, Narashino Hara moving picture (movie) Such as photography (Chiba of Narashino Hara, Inagekaigan / Yatsu was dotted with a lot of photography spots of a movie) or a school of) surveying
Events such as practice were performed a lot through the year. In addition, horsemanship meets are held a lot, too royalty
* officer
* Tokyo Assume) said the university student (※ social position and the study to have been asked in particular the beginning; various horsemanship club Of the horseback riding that unpleasant horseback riding lovers gather for Mecca
Of the present Funabashi-shi when it prospered, and was close in army cavalry soldier school and an entrance of Narashino Hara medicine yen level It is said that the neighborhood of 3.4 chome had vigor in particular.
The restoration plan for preservation is progressing now. It is not known by peripheral people that there are interesting circumstances where repairing was performed by contribution and cooperation of some citizens, once.
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Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
The , or JGSDF, is the army of Japan. The largest of the three services of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, the Ground Self-Defense Force operates under the command of the chief of the ground staff, based in the city of Ichigaya, Tokyo. The present chief of ground staff is General Yoshifumi Hibako...
Narashino Camp.
Originally, the building was built for the Emperor
Emperor of Japan
The Emperor of Japan is, according to the 1947 Constitution of Japan, "the symbol of the state and of the unity of the people." He is a ceremonial figurehead under a form of constitutional monarchy and is head of the Japanese Imperial Family with functions as head of state. He is also the highest...
and Imperial Family to watch horsemanship of the cavalry regiment, as . It is one of the famous places in Funabashi
Funabashi, Chiba
is a city located in northwestern Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of February 2011, the city had an estimated population of 609,157 and a population density of 7110 persons per km². The total area was 85.64 km². It is the 7th most populous city in Greater Tokyo....
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History
Once, although the graduation ceremony of Tokyo Imperial UniversityUniversity of Tokyo
, abbreviated as , is a major research university located in Tokyo, Japan. The University has 10 faculties with a total of around 30,000 students, 2,100 of whom are foreign. Its five campuses are in Hongō, Komaba, Kashiwa, Shirokane and Nakano. It is considered to be the most prestigious university...
, Army Military Academy, and Army Cavalry Implementation Academy (next Army Cavalry Academy) was held with Emperor presence, since the trooper was important in the army of those days, the Emperor was visiting Army Cavalry Implementation Academy in Komaba in Tokyo.
Since Emperor Meiji was familiar with horse riding or horsemanship, it not only has an interest about a cavalry tactics, but he was surveying generally that all of the unit demonstration and the program of individual horsemanship, which was performed on the day of a graduation.
At the graduation ceremony around 1887, he inspected all the programs under rain. This news was reported and disputed. As a result it was founded for the Emperor in 1911 as Gobaken-jyo.
Gobaken-jyo was also reconstructed when Army Cavalry Implementation Academy transferred to Narashino-hara in 1916. It was used as the Guest House for the Emperor and the Imperial Family to watch horsemanship and a graduation ceremony, and a billet of the Imperial Family who joined the army.
After the war, it was requisitioned by the Occupation Forces (the 1st trooper army division of the United States Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
), and was used also as a commander's billet. Paint at this time and the minced alphabetic character remain.
Although locally called the "Guest House", "Imperial-Family hall", or "Imperial-Family billet" for a while, it was renamed with the "Kūtei-kan" (Airborne hall) in 1962, and is utilized for pavilion of data about the JGSDF 1st Airborne Brigade
1st Airborne Brigade (Japan)
The , also known as the Narashino Airborne Brigade , is stationed in the Narashino Japan Ground Self-Defense Forces Base in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture. It is part of the Eastern Army in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force...
, the IJA
Imperial Japanese Army
-Foundation:During the Meiji Restoration, the military forces loyal to the Emperor were samurai drawn primarily from the loyalist feudal domains of Satsuma and Chōshū...
paratroops and the IJA cavalry regiment.
Outside view
It is based on a colonial style and simple appearance without the decoration because it is army facilities. It was semi-European appearance after built. However, it modified the appearance as European-style on relocation and reconstruction.Inside view
In this building, a design is done to physical strength of the Emperor MeijiEmperor Meiji
The or was the 122nd emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession, reigning from 3 February 1867 until his death...
of later years, and there are gentle emperor stairs of a slant immediately when I enter and comes to reach a hall just before a balcony, and it is considered the entrance of the front so that a line of flow reaching a balcony becomes shortest. It is said that I was able to view the training ground of horsemanship called Ninomiya stand (a part of army Narashino practice ground) from a balcony in those days. The glass which is used for a window a thing at the time of a building still just (when try to observe it well, the windowpane surface can confirm a distortion). In each room, as for the thing of symmetric plan constitution, placement is made, and each room interval is bound together in a line of flow with space that there is not difference in grade. A pediment is followed on each internal room entrance, and a design of a chrysanthemum crest of a noble family is carved at a door of the second floor porch, and the decoration that I am different from the plain appearance, and is solid is put, and the near finish is done in a form of an institution of the Imperial Court rather than a form of the army.
A summary
A name of "Narashino" (Hara) Russo-Japanese WarRusso-Japanese War
The Russo-Japanese War was "the first great war of the 20th century." It grew out of rival imperial ambitions of the Russian Empire and Japanese Empire over Manchuria and Korea...
It is said that generally I came to be known widely through activity of a cavalry soldier, but there is not a fence to then Narashino Hara (army Narashino practice ground) particularly any place other than the entrance outskirts, and call it with "unlimited expanse of Narashino plain" and practice it（I build a red flag at the time of ※ practice in the vicinity of each entrance of Narashino Hara, and it is said that I take out a horse of a message beforehand and was able to tell neighboring inhabitants.） A commoner was able to enter at the time of freely, too. With that purpose, Narashino Hara moving picture (movie) Such as photography (Chiba of Narashino Hara, Inagekaigan / Yatsu was dotted with a lot of photography spots of a movie) or a school of) surveying
Surveying
See Also: Public Land Survey SystemSurveying or land surveying is the technique, profession, and science of accurately determining the terrestrial or three-dimensional position of points and the distances and angles between them...
Events such as practice were performed a lot through the year. In addition, horsemanship meets are held a lot, too royalty
Royal family
A royal family is the extended family of a king or queen regnant. The term imperial family appropriately describes the extended family of an emperor or empress, while the terms "ducal family", "grand ducal family" or "princely family" are more appropriate to describe the relatives of a reigning...
* officer
Officer (armed forces)
An officer is a member of an armed force or uniformed service who holds a position of authority. Commissioned officers derive authority directly from a sovereign power and, as such, hold a commission charging them with the duties and responsibilities of a specific office or position...
* Tokyo Assume) said the university student (※ social position and the study to have been asked in particular the beginning; various horsemanship club Of the horseback riding that unpleasant horseback riding lovers gather for Mecca
Mecca
Mecca is a city in the Hijaz and the capital of Makkah province in Saudi Arabia. The city is located inland from Jeddah in a narrow valley at a height of above sea level...
Of the present Funabashi-shi when it prospered, and was close in army cavalry soldier school and an entrance of Narashino Hara medicine yen level It is said that the neighborhood of 3.4 chome had vigor in particular.
- Once a year army cavalry soldier school, I appeared, and it was opened horseback riding meet In royalty (in particular, Prince MikasaPrince Mikasais a member of the Imperial House of Japan. He is the fourth and youngest son of Emperor Taishō and Empress Teimei. His eldest brother was Emperor Shōwa , and is the only surviving paternal uncle of Emperor Akihito. With the death of his sister-in-law, Princess Takamatsu , on 17 December 2004, he...
) is earnest; [House of [learning]] After starting) said to have participated every year from the times; foreign military attachéMilitary attachéA military attaché is a military expert who is attached to a diplomatic mission . This post is normally filled by a high-ranking military officer who retains the commission while serving in an embassy...
officer purveyor Because a general person were able to look, it is said that many sight visitors gathered from Tokyo.
- By the way, the name jockeyJockeyA jockey is an athlete who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing.-Etymology:...
that (army Narashino practice ground) was produced As alone Los Angeles Olympic Games1932 Summer OlympicsThe 1932 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the X Olympiad, was a major world wide multi-athletic event which was celebrated in 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. No other cities made a bid to host these Olympics. Held during the worldwide Great Depression, many nations...
horseback riding I appear gold medalGold medalA gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
I got を Takeichi Nishi A name was well known, but the west lodged to medicine yen level the fourth order now officer rooming house It is left .
A range of Narashino area
- FunabashiFunabashi, Chibais a city located in northwestern Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of February 2011, the city had an estimated population of 609,157 and a population density of 7110 persons per km². The total area was 85.64 km². It is the 7th most populous city in Greater Tokyo....
, NarashinoNarashino, Chibais a city located in northern Chiba, Japan. As of February 2011, the city had an estimated population of 164,809 and a population density of 7850 persons per km². The total area was 20.99 km².-Geography:...
, YachiyoYachiyo, Chibais a city located in northern Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of August 2011, the town had an estimated population of 193,262 and a population density of 3769 persons per km²...
Preservation situation
Although Funabashi city designated Kūteikan as the cultural property, it was canceled about two years afterward by influence of the Defense Agency.The restoration plan for preservation is progressing now. It is not known by peripheral people that there are interesting circumstances where repairing was performed by contribution and cooperation of some citizens, once.
Traffic
- About 10 minutes on foot from Narashino Station of Shin-Keisei lineShin-Keisei Electric RailwayThe is a private railway in Chiba, Japan. It connects Narashino and Matsudo.It has subsidiaries of bus company .It is a subsidiary of Keisei Electric Railway.-History:...
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External links
No.13 Kūtei-kan, "Modern building survey report of Chiba prefecture", Chiba Prefectural Board of Education, March 31, 1993. It published on Web by Chiba Museum of Science and IndustryChiba Museum of Science and Industry
is a science museum located in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The museum introduces mainly topics related to technology, for modern industry. The museum sets up its goal as to provide a place for experiencing various aspects of science and technology which is applied in industry to people at...
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