Museum Day


This morning it was overcast when we left the apartment.  We walked along the river and crossed over the green bridge into Sumo territory. 



We spent the morning at the Edo-Tokyo Museum.

It is a massive museum that traces the timeline of Tokyo from its early days as Edo to the present.  The city has a very long fluctuating history of growth and destruction.  So many times it has been destroyed by fire, flood, or fighting, but has emerged to rebuild a bigger, better base.

The museum housed full-sized reconstructions of buildings as well as detailed dioramas that chronicled the life styles of the past and evolution of development.  There were many opportunities to get a hands-on feel for the way things were.



After a quick lunch we headed to the Shitamachi Museum.  
This too chronicled the evolution of Tokyo, with a deeper focus on the local area, showing the lifestyle of its inhabitants, the crafts and trades people.   

There was a table full of wooden toys and puzzles for more hands-on experience.  The kids spent an hour playing with the various artifacts!  As we were leaving one of the docents gave the kids origami spinning tops that she had made (more hours of fun!)

This museum is situated on the edge of the Ueno Park and just outside the entrance, the lake was dense (to say the least) with Lotus plants.  These giant lilies were awesome.



We would’ve spent more time here looking at the magnificent view and strolling through the park, but it was raining lightly. So, we headed to the bakery for pastries and then back to the apartment.  We got in just before the downpour!

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