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Jane
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Jane is the doll sent to Matsumoto Kindergarten from America in 1927. In
response to the call of Sidney Gulick and others who were worried about the
expulsion of Japanese people from America at that time, over 10,000 dolls from
all over America, each one with her own name, were sent to Japan for the purpose
of friendship. Elementary schools and kindergartens in Nagano Prefecture
received 286 dolls, but many were destroyed during the war, so today only 22
dolls are in existence. This doll Jane is displayed at Matsumoto Kindergarten on
the day of Hina Matsuri (Doll Festival). She has been kept with great
care.
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Jane, with Japanese Ichimatsu doll, on display at
former Kaichi School
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Jane is on permanent display at the former Kaichi School in the city of
Matsumoto. Kaichi School was opened in 1873.
The former
Kaichi School now functions as a museum, with exhibits of educational materials
from the late Edo Period to the present day.
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Former Kaichi School Building
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The school building of the former Kaichi School is one of the
oldest in Japan and had been used for 90 years. This building was designated by
the Japanese government as an Important Cultural Property in 1961.
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