Edo Museum in Tokyo
Apr 14th, 2009, 05:59 PM
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Edo Museum in Tokyo
For those of you who have been there, was this museum a worthwhile visit? About how long time wise should be given to this museum? Any other sites in nearby Ryogoku that you would consider interesting? This would be for a Spring 2010 visit. Thanks in advance for your help.
Apr 15th, 2009, 05:47 AM
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That museum is one of the best. Beautiful displays of Toyko history from ancient to modern times and well signed in English. I would think 2 hours or so. It is walking distance from Asakusa area with its beautiful temple and quaint old Japanese buildings, little shops and restaurants.
Apr 15th, 2009, 08:17 AM
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An excellent Museum with some beautiful and quirky displays. Check out the early machine Japanese women used to perm their straight hair. Just looking at it would be enough to curl your hair! Fascinating reproduction of a Kabuki theatre and an Edo period street.If you think you will be seeing a few museums in Tokyo as I did , you may want to see if the Grutt museum pass is still available. It saved me a lot of money.
Edo-Tokyo Museum (Edo-Tokyo Hakubutsukan) Hours- Tues-Wed and Sat-Sun 9:30am-5:30pm; Thurs-Fri 9:30am-8pm--- Address- 1-4-1 Yokoami Location Sumida-ku -- Transportation Station: Ryogoku on the JR Sobu and Oedo lines (2 min.) --- Phone 03/3626-9974
Web site www.edo-tokyo-museum.or.jp--- Prices Admission 600 ($5.70) adults, 480 ($4.55) college students, 300 ($2.50) seniors and children junior high-high school, free for children
I would also visit the similarly named Fukagawa Edo Museum which is a beautifully done reproduction of a 19th-century neighborhood in Fukagawa. I loved the way it reproduced the seasons and time of day and all the little touches including the animatronic cat that kept letting out a most plaintive meow! Very authentic looking, with friendly volunteer guides. Described as the resembling the Tokyo of your dreams just like an old Samurai movie!
Fukagawa Edo Shiryokan,
1-3-28 Shirakawa, Koto-ku, Tokyo. Tel: 03-3630-8625. Open 10am to 5pm daily. Closed second and fourth Monday of the month.----Closest stations Kiyosumi Shirakawa on the Oedo line, or Kiyosumi on the Hanzomon line.----Hours Daily 9:30am-5pm Address 1-3-28 Shirakawa ---- Location Koto-ku -----Transportation Station: Kiyosumi-Shirakawa (3 min.) ------- Phone 03/3630-8625
I also would not miss the Bridgestone art gallery.It has a bit of everything ranging from Egyptian Antiquities to Impressionist Art.
Hours Tues-Sat 10am-8pm; Sun and holidays 10am-6pm Address 1-10-1 Kyobashi -----Location Bridgestone Building, Chuo-ku -----Transportation Station: Tokyo (Yaesu Central exit, 5 min.), Kyobashi (Meidi-ya exit, 5 min.), or Nihombashi (Takashimaya exit, 5 min.). On Chuo Dori (with an entrance around the corner on Yaesu Dori), a short walk directly east of Tokyo Station----- Phone 03/3563-0241 ------ Web site www.bridgestone-museum.gr.jp ---- Prices Admission 800 ($7.60) adults, 600 ($5.70) seniors, 500 ($4.15) students, free for children under 15 (except during special exhibits). Special exhibits cost more
If you are a first timer to Japan, you may want to read my trip report on Tokyo.Kerry
Edo-Tokyo Museum (Edo-Tokyo Hakubutsukan) Hours- Tues-Wed and Sat-Sun 9:30am-5:30pm; Thurs-Fri 9:30am-8pm--- Address- 1-4-1 Yokoami Location Sumida-ku -- Transportation Station: Ryogoku on the JR Sobu and Oedo lines (2 min.) --- Phone 03/3626-9974
Web site www.edo-tokyo-museum.or.jp--- Prices Admission 600 ($5.70) adults, 480 ($4.55) college students, 300 ($2.50) seniors and children junior high-high school, free for children
I would also visit the similarly named Fukagawa Edo Museum which is a beautifully done reproduction of a 19th-century neighborhood in Fukagawa. I loved the way it reproduced the seasons and time of day and all the little touches including the animatronic cat that kept letting out a most plaintive meow! Very authentic looking, with friendly volunteer guides. Described as the resembling the Tokyo of your dreams just like an old Samurai movie!
Fukagawa Edo Shiryokan,
1-3-28 Shirakawa, Koto-ku, Tokyo. Tel: 03-3630-8625. Open 10am to 5pm daily. Closed second and fourth Monday of the month.----Closest stations Kiyosumi Shirakawa on the Oedo line, or Kiyosumi on the Hanzomon line.----Hours Daily 9:30am-5pm Address 1-3-28 Shirakawa ---- Location Koto-ku -----Transportation Station: Kiyosumi-Shirakawa (3 min.) ------- Phone 03/3630-8625
I also would not miss the Bridgestone art gallery.It has a bit of everything ranging from Egyptian Antiquities to Impressionist Art.
Hours Tues-Sat 10am-8pm; Sun and holidays 10am-6pm Address 1-10-1 Kyobashi -----Location Bridgestone Building, Chuo-ku -----Transportation Station: Tokyo (Yaesu Central exit, 5 min.), Kyobashi (Meidi-ya exit, 5 min.), or Nihombashi (Takashimaya exit, 5 min.). On Chuo Dori (with an entrance around the corner on Yaesu Dori), a short walk directly east of Tokyo Station----- Phone 03/3563-0241 ------ Web site www.bridgestone-museum.gr.jp ---- Prices Admission 800 ($7.60) adults, 600 ($5.70) seniors, 500 ($4.15) students, free for children under 15 (except during special exhibits). Special exhibits cost more
If you are a first timer to Japan, you may want to read my trip report on Tokyo.Kerry
Apr 15th, 2009, 03:08 PM
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Thank you for all your comments and suggestions. The museum has always sounded interesting to me and I definitely plan to include it when we visit Tokyo, so I appreciate your input. The entry fee seems like a bargain given Tokyo prices.
I'm thinking of combining the museum visit with lunch in Ryogoku, possibly chanko-nabe at one of the area shops that specialize in the sumo wrestler stew. Either that or at a place called Restaurant Kawamura. Kawamura was featured in a Japanese food program called Dotchi, and is known for its omu rice, a chicken rice dish covered in a soft egg omelet and also its pork saute. Kind of Japanese comfort food.
I'm thinking of combining the museum visit with lunch in Ryogoku, possibly chanko-nabe at one of the area shops that specialize in the sumo wrestler stew. Either that or at a place called Restaurant Kawamura. Kawamura was featured in a Japanese food program called Dotchi, and is known for its omu rice, a chicken rice dish covered in a soft egg omelet and also its pork saute. Kind of Japanese comfort food.
Apr 15th, 2009, 06:38 PM
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Aloha hawaiiantraveler. Actually neither, this would be for a family trip during school spring break.
I was seriously looking at British Columbia (Whistler) since the U.S. dollar is quite strong against the Canadian dollar, but airfares look prohibitive right now. With the dollar to yen exchange rising slightly, plus a more reasonable airfare rate, Japan is starting to look like a real possibility. My wife has been dying to visit Japan again, our last trip was more than 10 years ago.
I was seriously looking at British Columbia (Whistler) since the U.S. dollar is quite strong against the Canadian dollar, but airfares look prohibitive right now. With the dollar to yen exchange rising slightly, plus a more reasonable airfare rate, Japan is starting to look like a real possibility. My wife has been dying to visit Japan again, our last trip was more than 10 years ago.
