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The {{Nihongo|'''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]].<ref>[[Louis-Frédéric|Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric]]. (2005). [https://books.google.com/books?id=p2QnPijAEmEC&pg=PA671&dq= "Museums"] in ''Japan Encyclopedia'', pp. 671-673.</ref> 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 period|Meiji]] and [[Shōwa period]]s.
The {{Nihongo|'''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]].<ref>[[Louis-Frédéric|Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric]]. (2005). [https://books.google.com/books?id=p2QnPijAEmEC&pg=PA671&dq= "Museums"] in ''Japan Encyclopedia'', pp. 671-673.</ref> 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 period|Meiji]] and [[Shōwa period]]s.
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The museum is adjacent to the [[Ryōgoku Kokugikan]]. It was designed by [[Kiyonori Kikutake]].<ref>[http://www.kikutake.co.jp/e/top/top.html Kiyonori Kikutake Architects], retrieved 30 July 2011</ref> The distinctive elevated shape of the museum building is modelled after an old storehouse in the ''kurazukuri'' style.
The museum is adjacent to the [[Ryōgoku Kokugikan]]. It was designed by [[Kiyonori Kikutake]].<ref>[http://www.kikutake.co.jp/e/top/top.html Kiyonori Kikutake Architects] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119114730/http://www.kikutake.co.jp/e/top/top.html |date=2012-01-19 }}, retrieved 30 July 2011</ref> 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.
The [[Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum]] is a branch of the Edo-Tokyo Museum.

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Edo-Tokyo Museum
江戸東京博物館
Map
Established1993
Location1-4-1 Yokoami, Sumida, Tokyo, Japan
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 museum of the history of Tokyo during the Edo period.[1] 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.[2] 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. ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Museums" in Japan Encyclopedia, pp. 671-673.
  2. ^ Kiyonori Kikutake Architects Archived 2012-01-19 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 30 July 2011

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