Edo-Tokyo Museum (江戸東京博物館) Edo zone
Detailed model and diorama are amazing!
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Detailed model and diorama are amazing!
In the second half of the Edo zone, there are many exhibits on the beauty and play in Edo.
Kabuki (歌舞伎), Yujo (遊女), etc... There are many interesting exhibitions related to entertainment!
This is a large model that reproduced the bustle of "West side of Ryogoku Bridge (両国橋西詰)".
Both countries were the most popular place in Edo.
These are few part of many 'Edo-Tokyo Museum (江戸東京博物館) Edo zone' photos.
There are lots of liquor shops and playhouse.
A short drama video using diorama flows on this monitor. The title is "両国の夕涼み".
It is a very fun video so you may enjoy it even if you do not understand Japanese.
Next is the "Theaters and Pleasure Quarters" area.
Kabuki Theater and the Spectacular Staging of Kabuki (歌舞伎).
This is reproducing one scene of Kabuki (歌舞伎).
Edo Yoshiwara's "Oiran (花魁)". * High class hostess
This is an exhibit that you can see the moving model of the Kabuki stage (歌舞伎舞台).
Edo Yoshiwara's women's schedule (explanation).
Next is the full size reconstruction model of the playhouse "Nakamura-za (中村座)".
"Nakamura-za (中村座)" seen from the top of Nihonbashi (日本橋).
This theater seems to be one of the theaters authorized by the shogunate.
On holidays, events are held twice a day in front of this playhouse.
When you go under the Nihonbashi (日本橋), you will enter the "Tokyo zone".
The remains of landfill in the Edo period.
Newly established "from Edo to Tokyo" area between the Edo zone and the Tokyo zone.
On the central monitor, Video related to Edo castle were flowing.
The photograph was taken from 2014 to 2016.
This museum will surely have a fun experience! When you come to Tokyo, please visit this place absolutely!
To the present age...
Tokyo who has undergone a big transformation!
Reference
EDO-TOKYO MUSEUM *English
English on this page is translated from Japanese to English using the Google translation site. Sorry if there are sentences that are difficult to read.