Kokichi's relationship with his hometown is also given importance through exhibits, such as the replica of the house where he was born, displays showing his "footprints" which remain in Toba, and a panoramic model showing a complete view of Toba during the Meiji Period.
This was exhibited at the Tokyo Industrial Exposition(1907) and Britain-Japan Exposition(1910).
(The Boss's String of Pearls)
This treasured necklace consists of forty-nine large pearls, which were hand-picked by Kokichi over a period of more than ten years.
Kokichi, as a man who made his living from the sea, was keenly interested in statues of Ebisu, a god also linked to the sea. His collection consisted of 172 statues,122 in wood, the others in cast metal or earthenware.
Kokichi's wife sends news from home to comfort her husband on his long business journeys.
(portable brush-and-case) Kokichi favored the yatate over the fountain pen, saying "It has the spirit of the merchant".
He carried one at his waist wherever he went.
"The important things in life are wisdom, and good fortune, which brings success.
If a man can also have long life he can have truly great success." After reaching the age of ninety, Kokichi often wrote these three chinese characters.
Ume was the eldest daughter of a sworedsmanship master of the Toba clan, and married Kokichi when shi was seventeen.
She was a bright, highly educated woman, managing the family business while supporting Kokichi's projects from behind the scenes. Ume(1864-1896)