At the "Takaoka Forest Hirosaki Clan History Museum" (Takaoka Shishizawa, Hirosaki City, TEL 0172-83-3110), a special exhibition "Beauty of Japanese Swords" is currently being held.

The exhibition, which has been held since July 19, includes swords in the museum, as well as swords in temples around the museum such as Iwakiyama Shrine (Momozawa-Terazawa) and Kuroishi Shrine (Ichinomachi, Kuroishi City). About 30 items will be exhibited.

Since the swords exhibited at the exhibition are free to shoot, they are currently attracting attention on SNS. On July 26th, Twitter account "Yakimikan@stsnhdes" posted that more than 7500 retweets, about 5000 Was sent (as of 19:00 on July 31st).

The curator of the same building said, “Some swords are borrowed from the shrine and some people refuse to shoot, but we basically use the help of everyone to shoot, so we basically shoot. I'm OK." "I am grateful to have the opportunity to reach as many people as I want."

Opened in April of last year, the museum has a permanent exhibit of armor swords and other items that are held at the adjacent Takateru Shrine. The curator said, “It's far from the city, so it's difficult for even Hirosaki citizens to visit. This time, the theme is to appreciate Japanese swords as art, and it's an opportunity for people to enjoy themselves a little. "

On Twitter, there was a post saying "(Admission fee) is 300 yen! It's too good", "Beautiful curved sword (Omitted) and this brilliance", as well as Hirosaki's apple pie, French, Tsugaru Nuri There were some people who guided me to sightseeing. The curator in charge makes a smile, saying, "I hope you can be interested in the surrounding sights as a result of this exhibition."

Opening hours are from 9:30 to 16:30. The admission fee is 300 yen for the general public, 150 yen for high school and university students, and 100 yen for elementary and junior high school students. Until September 16th.