Kyu Sakamoto Memorial Hall

	Kyu Sakamoto Memorial Hall Kyu Sakamoto Memorial Hall (坂本九思い出記念館) is a museum in the town Kuriyama, Hokkaido. The Memorial Hall was built in 1993 and is completely dependent on visitor contributions. Admission is free. The hall is a 220 m2 rectangular construction with a circular pavilion in the end of it. The hall contains a big collection of records, clothes, pictures, films, and of course facts about the late singer Kyu Sakamoto. External links One step to 9, a fan club (Japanese) See also * Japanese museums Japan was introduced to the idea of Western-style museums ( hakubutsukan 博物館) as early as the Bakumatsu (幕末 ) period th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Kuriyama, Hokkaido is a town located in Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 12,365, and a density of 61 persons per km2. The total area is 203.84 km2. Notable people from Kuriyama Tadashi Watanabe is a Japanese computer engineer. Watanabe is the project manager of the RIKEN Next-Generation Supercomputer R&D Center. He played a central role in the development of the NEC SX architecture is a Japanese multinational information technolo ..., computer engineer References External links Official Website Towns in Hokkaido {{Hokkaido-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Kyu Sakamoto was a Japanese singer and actor. He was best known outside Japan for his international hit song "Ue o Muite Arukō" (known as "Sukiyaki" in English-speaking markets), which was sung in Japanese and sold over 13 million copies. It reached number one in the United States ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in June 1963, making Sakamoto the first Asian recording artist to have a number one song on the chart. He was also the first Japanese artist to have a number one single on the Australian singles chart. Sakamoto was killed on 12 August 1985 in the crash of Japan Air Lines Flight 123, along with 519 others on board the flight. Life and career Early years: 1941–1949 Childhood in Kawasaki and Kasama Sakamoto was born on 10 December 1941, in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, to Hiroshi Sakamoto, a cargo tender officer, and his second wife, Iku. He was the youngest of his father's nine children, which is why he was nicknamed , meaning "lil nine". Kyū is also an alternate reading of the ''k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Japanese Museums Japan was introduced to the idea of Western-style museums ( hakubutsukan 博物館) as early as the Bakumatsu (幕末 ) period through Dutch studies. History Before WWII Upon the conclusion of the US-Japan Amity Treaty in 1858, a Japanese delegation to America observed Western-style museums first-hand. Following the Meiji Restoration, botanist Keisuke Ito, and natural historian, Tanaka Yoshio, also wrote of the necessity of establishing museum facilities similar to the ones found in the West. Preparations commenced to construct facilities to preserve historical relics of the past. In 1872, the Museum of the Ministry of Education ( Monbusho Hakubutsukan 文部省博物館) staged Japan's first exhibition in the Yushima area of Tokyo. Minerals, fossils, animals, plants, regional crafts, and artifacts were among the articles displayed. Following the Yushima exposition, the government set up a bureau charged with the construction of a permanent museum. The bureau proposed th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

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