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Around 1960, the Shô family relocated its main residence from Nanpeidai to Tamagawa Seta in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward, and then in 1971 to the Aoyama neighborhood near Shibuya. Though the family maintained stewards at its Nanpeidai residence, since the move to Tamagawa Seta, they stopped doing so.

Around 1960, the Shô family relocated its main residence from Nanpeidai to Tamagawa Seta in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward, and then in 1971 to the Aoyama neighborhood near Shibuya. Though the family maintained stewards at its Nanpeidai residence, since the move to Tamagawa Seta, they stopped doing so.

In the postwar period, Shô Hiroshi played a key role in keeping and sharing the Shô family's treasures. Hiroshi gifted some 74 art objects to the [[Tokyo National Museum]] in 1969, and a large collection of historical documents held today by the [[University of Tokyo]] [[Shiryohensanjo|Historiographical Institute]] related to the Shô family and former Ryukyuan royal court are labeled as being from Shô Hiroshi's collection.

In the postwar period, Shô Hiroshi played a key role in keeping and sharing the Shô family's treasures. Hiroshi gifted some 74 art objects to the [[Tokyo National Museum]] in 1969, and kept another 280 or more protected in bank vaults and rented storehouses. A large collection of historical documents held today by the [[University of Tokyo]] [[Shiryohensanjo|Historiographical Institute]] related to the Shô family and former Ryukyuan royal court are also labeled as being from Shô Hiroshi's collection.

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