Tako no Hakubutsukan (Kite Museum)

Tako no Hakubutsukan (Kite Museum)

by | Aug 11, 2022

Taimeiken is a very famous restaurant in Nihonbashi and was founded in 1931. Its founder, Mr. Motegi, founded the “Kite Museum” in 1977 because he loved kites. In the kite museum in “Taimeiken”, about 3,000 kites collected from all over Japan are exhibited. Not only...
Bank of Japan Currency Museum

Bank of Japan Currency Museum

by | Aug 11, 2022

The Bank of Japan Currency Museum collects and preserves money and historical and cultural materials related to money. The permanent exhibition at the Bank of Japan Currency Museum is an easy-to-understand display of the history of Japanese money, based on research...
ART AQUARIUM MUSEUM

ART AQUARIUM MUSEUM

by | Aug 11, 2022

ART AQUARIUM MUSEUM is a unique aquarium that mainly focuses on the beauty of goldfish. The art museum artist, Hidetomo Kimura has stated that he was infatuated by the natural simplicity of goldfishes and wanted to create his work around them. The fish tanks are so...
Mitsui Memorial Museum

Mitsui Memorial Museum

by | Aug 11, 2022

The Mitsui Memorial Museum is a museum that exhibits and preserves the excellent works of art from Japan and the Orient that the Mitsui family has collected for over 350 years since the Edo period. Its predecessor was the annex of Mitsui Bunko in Nakano Ward and was...
Shitamachi Museum 台東区立下町風俗資料館

Shitamachi Museum 台東区立下町風俗資料館

by | Aug 11, 2022

Until the Meiji and Taisho eras, there were remnants of Edo in downtown Tokyo. However, the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 and the war damage of 1945 left almost no trace of the Edo period. After the war, the area underwent a remarkable recovery, and especially in the...