the place was so gorgeous with all the statues that were put there at the temple, in honor of all the still bourn babies. it was also a bit scary but ...More |
Description: In 1950, the Oji Paper Manufacturing Company established this museum to display its impressive collection of paper and paper-related items. Separate ... More |
Comprehensive and diverse exhibits on 3 floors for all ages with lots of "hands-on" fun for kids, too. Close to Tokyo Station and Emperor's Palace. We ...More |
Description: The permanent collection consists of about 4,000 works, some of which have been designated important cultural assets. The museum has an Edo-era ... More |
Description: Displays depicting the history of Japan's famous drink, sake, are featured in this specialty museum. Not only is sake the national drink but it is a ... More |
Description: This temple was built as a memorial to unknown victims of the great fire of 1657. It is associated with sumo, as bouts were held on the ... |
Description: As an integral part of Japanese Noh theater, beautifully carved masks are worn by actors to indicate the character they are portraying. The crafting ... More |
Description: Founded in 1926, the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum displays a wide range of Japanese art forms in its six huge galleries. Apart from organizing ... More |
Description: A Professional-level choral ensemble, Tokyo International Singers was started by French-Canadian Marcel L'Esperance in 1986. Over the last 25 years it ... More |
Description: What's in a name? A rose by another name would smell just as sweet! Shakespeare couldn't say it better. The Kyu-Furukawa Garden is famous for its rose ... More |
Description: There is a library in Tokyo dedicated to all things sports related. It is located within the walls of the National Stadium in Sendagaya. The ... |
Description: Eisei-Bunko is home to the art and craft heirlooms of the Hosokawa family, Lord of Higo Kumamoto. The Hosokawas are one of the three prestigious ... More |
Description: This museum is a memorial to the historian Kunitake Kume (1839-1931) and his son, Kiichiro (1866-1934), an early modern Western painter. Kiichiro went ... More |
Description: The Hatakeyama Museum is housed in an authentic Japanese building, in the fashionable residential area of Shirokanedai. The memorial hall holds a ... More |
Description: Set in a traditional-style Japanese garden, the museum is known for its collection of arts related to tea ceremony. The collection includes ... More |
Description: Shogun Tsunayoshi, a strong advocate of Confucius, established this major Confucian shrine in 1632. A forerunner to Tokyo University during the Edo ... More |
Description: A former head of Yamatane Securities, Taneji Yamazaki, amassed a collection of about 1,500 Meiji period paintings. Among the artists represented are ... More |
Description: The judicial ties of Meiji University stretch back to 1881. This particular museum was established in 1929 to archive criminology records. There are ... More |
Description: The miscellaneous items that this museum has gathered include woodblock prints, ancient Buddhist-related sculptures, a replica of an Edo Period house ... More |
Description: The field of logistics is pivotal to both daily living and to business. The Logistics Museum, which opened in 1998, inherited the collection of the ... More |
Description: Directly in front of the main entrance of Hotel Okura's parking lot is Kihachiro Okura's contribution to the museum world. Set in an exquisite ... More |
Description: Particularly well suited to a 'floor culture', the folding screen is the quintessential Japanese furniture piece. This small specialty museum exhibits ... More |
Description: Joju'in Temple's principal image is of an octopus with the god of healing, Yakushi, sitting on top. The priest, Ennin, saw Yakushi in a dream and made ... More |
Description: On entering the Tonogayato gardens, one gets the feeling of being in heaven. Nature lovers will be fascinated with this palace as there are wild ... |
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