Reizei family
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The Reizei family is a branch of the clan Fujiwara.
For eight centuries, the family secretly preserved, under imperial order, an important collection of documents. On April 4, 1980, this collection of about 200,000 pieces was made public by Tametō Reizei (1914-1986). The following year, a library in Tokyo
was created specially for their conservation. Not all of the documents have yet been identified, but certain ones have already been classified as national treasures.
For eight centuries, the family secretly preserved, under imperial order, an important collection of documents. On April 4, 1980, this collection of about 200,000 pieces was made public by Tametō Reizei (1914-1986). The following year, a library in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
was created specially for their conservation. Not all of the documents have yet been identified, but certain ones have already been classified as national treasures.