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Come and See More Than 100 Years of Kurabo History
The Kurabo Memorial Hall was established in March 1969 as one of the projects commemorating the 80th anniversary of the company's founding. The factory, which was built when the company was first founded in the Meiji Period, was later transformed into what is today Kurashiki Ivy Square, and what had been the cotton warehouse was converted into the Memorial Hall, a structure that was remodeled to match the Kurashiki streetscape. The hall uses photos, models, documents, and pictures to depict Kurabo's growth against the background of the changes taking place in Japan's spinning industry. Looking back over history lays a foundation for the future. It is this concept, which Kurabo has embraced since its founding, upon which this Memorial Hall was established. |
Room 1 (Meiji Period)
The name plate of the spinning machine and steam-driven fire-extinguishing pump imported from England, documents from when the company was founded.
Room 2 (Taisho Period)
Display related to facilities provided to ensure workers would enjoy ideal labor conditions, such as a separate employee dormitory, school, hospital, the labor science research lab, and the social issue research lab.
Room 3 (Showa Period, Pre-War and War Time)
National government policy requires that factories be converted for production of munitions.
Room 4 (Showa Period, Post-War)
The spinning industry plays a major role in the country's economic reconstruction after the war. Kurabo starts to diversify in1955.
Room 5 (Chronology Corner)
Display panels show the company's history from the Meiji Period to the present. A video shot by the Taisho Period Kurabo Movie Department is shown. |
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