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 Exhibition 1: Childhood - Teen YearsLittle Kumagusu demonstrated his remarkable talent by transcribing a number of books including an encyclopedia Wakan Sansai Zue. |
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 Exhibition 2: Going AbroadKumagusu left Japan with great hope and determination for the future. He was true to his convictions and spent most of his time collecting plants and slime molds. |
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 Exhibition 3: Friends and AlliesKumagusu was an oddball in the public eye because of his unconventional behavior but there were people who were fascinated by his erudition and personality and gave their unconditional support to him. |
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 Exhibition 4: As a NaturalistAs a naturalist, Kumagusu accomplished many achievements including the discoveries of new species of slime molds. |
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 Exhibition 5: As a FolkloristThe dialog between Kumagusu and Kunio Yanagita, father of Japanese folklore studies, as seen in their correspondence, was a major influence on the development of Japanese folklore studies in the early stages. |
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 Exhibition 6: Later YearsKumagusu devoted the rest of his life to the production of Nihon Kinpu, the illustrated manual of Japanese fungi. Having daughter Fumie as his assistant, he put his superhuman efforts to write notes and draw pictures for the book. |
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