Edo-Tokyo Museum

Edo-Tokyo Museum
江戸東京博物館
Established 1993
Location 1-4-1 Yokoami, Sumida, Tokyo, Japan
Visitors 1,876,205 (2015)[1]
Website www.edo-tokyo-museum.or.jp/en/
1/30 scale architectural model of the Kamiyashiki of Matsudaira Tadamasa

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.[2] 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.[3] 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.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "17-12 (4): TOKYO METROPOLITAN EDO-TOKYO MUSEUM (Fiscal Years 2011～2015)". Tokyo Statistical Yearbook 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  2. ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Museums" in Japan Encyclopedia, pp. 671-673.
  3. ↑ Kiyonori Kikutake Architects Archived 2012-01-19 at the Wayback Machine., retrieved 30 July 2011

Coordinates: 35°41′47.05″N 139°47′45.97″E / 35.6964028°N 139.7961028°E / 35.6964028; 139.7961028


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