Edo-Tokyo Museum

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Edo-Tokyo Museum
江戸東京博物館
File:Edo-Tokyo Museum.jpg
Established 1993
Location 1-4-1 Yokoami, Sumida, Tokyo, Japan
Website www.edo-tokyo-museum.or.jp/english

The Edo-Tokyo Museum (江戸東京博物館 Edo Tōkyō Hakubutsukan?) is a museum of the history of Tokyo during the Edo period.[1] It was established in 1993. The main features of the permanent exhibitions are the life-size replica of the Nihonbashi, which was the bridge leading into Edo; the Nakamuraza theatre; and scale models of towns and buildings from the Edo, Meiji and Shōwa periods. The museum is adjacent to the Ryōgoku Kokugikan. It was designed by Kiyonori Kikutake.[2] The distinctive elevated shape of the museum building is modelled after an old storehouse in the kurazukuri style.

The Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum is a branch of the Edo-Tokyo Museum.

References

  1. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Museums" in Japan Encyclopedia, pp. 671-673.
  2. Kiyonori Kikutake Architects, retrieved 30 July 2011

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