Archaeology is the study of human history from preliterate society through the present based on
research into artifacts, structures, and objects found buried in the earth. In this exhibition, we
present archaeological materials collected by the university since its founding. These materials offer
a view of the history of the Japanese Islands and their place in the world. We combine these
materials with the findings of archaeological research conducted by humanities scholars and scholars
of Shinto archaeology here at Kokugakuin University. This exhibition seeks to use these material
objects as a way to present the spiritual lives (kokoro) of the people who have lived on these islands.