“A Gleam of Hope through the Clouds”

The Emancipation Edict and Takatori Prefecture (subsequently incorporated into current Nara Prefecture) - 1871

The Emancipation Edict abolished the terms such as “Eta” and “Hinin” and declared the status and occupations of Buraku people were equal with the common people, having become the basis for them to resist unjust discrimination. The copy of the Edict was not been delivered to Iwasaki, which was separated from the main village; the remaining copy were apparently transcribed by the village headman SAKAMOTO Seigoro.

Sakamoto Glue Factory in the 1930s

Drying places were made from the crosspieces spread over the rice fields, on which blue was placed with bamboo blinds laid beneath. The building with a high chimney was the Sakamoto Glue Factory, behind which Mount Honma stood.

The Zenkoku Suiheisha, born in Kashihara (former Iwasaki Village) in 1922, was the fruition of the long history of resistance and struggle against discrimination. Having taken the Emancipation Edict in their hand in the modern period after the termination of the domain system developed by the Tokugawa Shogunate, the villagers of Kashihara (former Iwasaki Village) stood up for equality. At that moment, a gleam of hope shined through the clouds shrouding the dark sky.

�@ Prologue	�A “A Gleam of Hope through the Clouds”
�B “Subtle Indications”	�C “When Young Power Gets Together”
�D “For a Good Day, Give Us Your Hands”	�E “Towards the Horizon Far Away”
�F “Feel the Sun in the Sky”	�G Different Exhibition Section
�H “Feel the Sun in the Sky” Vol.2	�I Video Section
�J Epilogue	Special Exhibition Room
Map of the Homeland of Human Rights

[Main Exhibitions]　[�B “Subtle Indications”]

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