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Edo-Tokyo Museum
江戸東京博物館
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Established1993
Location1-4-1 Yokoami, Sumida, Tokyo, Japan
Visitors1,876,205 (2015)[1]
Websitewww.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 historical museum located at 1-4-1 Yokoami, Sumida-Ku, Tokyo in the Ryogoku district.[2] The museum opened in March of 1993 to preserve Edo’s cultural heritage and features city models of Edo and Tokyo between 1590 (when the Edo period began) and 1964.[3] Other main features of the permanent exhibitions are the life-size replica of the Nihonbashi, which was the bridge leading into Edo and the Nakamuraza theatre.

Designed by Kiyonori Kikutake, the building is 62.2 meters tall and covers 30,000 square meters.[3][4] The concrete exterior is designed on a traditional rice storehouse.[5][6] There are seven floors elevated off the ground by four columns, with the plaza continuing underneath the building.[3] The first floor has a museum shop, restaurants, and a ticket counter. The fifth and sixth floors contain permanent exhibits.[7] The seventh floor is a library that houses 560,000 texts and cultural items related to Edo and Tokyo.[3]

Formerly owned and operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, the Edo-Tokyo Museum is accented by the Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum across the city in Koganei Park.[8][9] It is now operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture.[3]


Architecture

A red escalator takes visitors from the plaza underneath the building to the internal entrance.


Representation


Reception

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. ^ MUSEUM, EDO-TOKYO. "EDO-TOKYO MUSEUM". EDO-TOKYO MUSEUM (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e Tateishi, Momoko (2013). "The Edo-Tokyo Museum Library". Art Libraries Journal. 38: 22 – via ProQuest.
  4. ^ Steele, M. William (2001). "The Edo-Tokyo Museum". Journal of Urban History. 27: 533–536 – via ProQuest.
  5. ^ "Edo Tokyo Museum". Into Japan. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  6. ^ Lutfy, Carol (22 August 1993). "Mixing history and high-tech". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  7. ^ MUSEUM, EDO-TOKYO. "Information". EDO-TOKYO MUSEUM (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  8. ^ Cybriwsky, Roman (2011). Historical Dictionary of Tokyo. Lanham, Toronto, Plymouth: The Scarecrow Press, Inc. p. 67.
  9. ^ "A Walk Through Japan's Historic Architecture". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
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