【両国】 Tokyo Edo Museum - Tokyo Zone

My scholarship field trip to 

Tokyo Edo Museum

江戸東京博物館

(website here)

The continue version from the Edo zone

Here will be the 

Tokyo Zone

東京ゾーン

This zone starts at the conversion from the Edo Era to the Tokyo Era

The European and American influences that 

first started the Meiji Era can be seen

Then, the effects of WWII (World War 2)

and the reconstruction period that 

occurred after the war can be learned about

so now

say goodbye to Edo Era!!!!!!!

This view actually can be viewed from nihonbashi

you can see that the atmosphere is more westernized

This view is actually on the floor 
(the floor is being build with transparent tile)

There will be performance session

where the performer is not human though

those replica and modeling will be performing

seems interesting right!!!!

well actually I love this session 

there will be a tour guide to explain the history to us while 

they are performing

cool!!!!

☆☆☆☆☆

Below is 

鹿鳴館 

(more info here)

Performing seems weird word right

For example 

The door of the House model will open 

and inside there is a lot 

people that will move 

and there will be music too!!!

These are the building modeling 

that held the performance

The door of this building will open and 

a lot small figure will be dancing inside

Please do not miss out the performance!!!!!!!!

As you can see the Tokyo zone has convert into

the scenery that we used to see in our daily life

Here comes the black square car

instead of the human leg car LOL

There is a lot of replica of the items that is used or left 

after the World War 2

such as the missile, building, .....etc.

See the damaged stuff from World War 2

I am lucky to live in a world without war

well maybe in my past life I was in that suffering period

But that was past!!!!!

I am very thankful now

There is English word in Tokyo Zone (o.0)!!!

The influence of European and American!

and till now

The Japanese can read 
(most of the educated one)

but hardly can speak 
(except those went overseas for studies)

Their grammar and writing skill is good though 
(of course those in the Good Universities)

But

Nowadays

The younger generation 

starts to learn English from young (i mean in speaking)

and

The government is doing "something" to change the education system too

One good thing for the foreigners is

Tokyo and most of the tourist spot is now 

written in Japanese, English and maybe Chinese or Korean

So Now Japan is going globalize now!!! 

No worry for traveling in Japan (^^,)

The truck we are still using now

Old style TV

Old style refrigerator

One door mini cooper style car

although it looks very Mini and small 

(Can you peek the picture inside the photo that is placed in front of the car door????)

Here comes the zoom in

The picture is actually 

a big SUMO is riding it!!!!

One of the TV station in Japan

Nihon Terebi
日本テレビ

Well.....

I do not know what this for.....

Lastly

The human leg car

that used to be carried by 2 or 4 person 

has evolve to 1 driver

and being called as the 

Trishaw
人力車（じんりきしゃ）

and now this culture is still alive

and you  can experienced it at 

Asakusa Tokyo
浅草

for those who are interested

please have a try (^^,)

The is a woman driver though

strong woman!!!

【両国】Tokyo Edo Museum - Edo Zone

My scholarship field trip to 

Tokyo Edo Museum

江戸東京博物館

(website here)

When the word Museum pop out

a lot of people will think of

BORING

but this Museum has a lot of things to see

worth to see!!!!!

☆☆☆☆☆

The exhibition inside separated into 3 zone

Edo Zone, Tokyo Zone, the second exhibition zone

「江戸ゾーン」「東京ゾーン」「第２企画展示室」

It has 5 floor

and you really need some time to walk around

of course you can enjoying taking photo inside (^^,) 

☆☆☆☆☆

It is located at Ryoukoku

A place famous for sumo!!!!

You will need a entrance fee of ￥600

and student for ￥480

The building is very very HUGE

It has a lot escalator to reach the entrance

This is how it looks inside

the exhibition area is on top

After entering the lobby 

There is a lot of  character walking around 

with strange thing on their head

actually the strange thing represents

Tower from the world

eg: Tokyo Tower, Eiffel Tower, ......

(cant remember... to be frank... I do not know LOL)

Not only walking around posing for the audience to take photo

they have dancing performance as well!!

This is the map 

After the entrance

you will be entering the 

Edo zone 

江戸ゾーン

you will see a replica of

This is the Nihonbashi bridge

日本橋

(more info here)　

（The real Nihonbashi now is renovated and is very beautiful)

From the bridge you can see a 

car (status?) a like thing

sorry I do not know the exact name for it

but it is use to carry by a bunch of people 

in some kinds of festival

The Festival to celebrate some god i think

Just the past the bridge 

this will start the introduction to the politics of the Edo Era

one can then view display portraying 

the lifestyle, the economic system, and the culture 

of the Edo Era

The Edo zone portrays the characteristic lifestyle of the Edo culture

☆☆☆☆☆

There is a lot of small modelling in the exhibition 

that replays the history in more creatively

I really enjoy the history in this way

Here is the town nearby the Nihonbashi bridge

town full with business man and professional

which they named it

寛永の町人地 

(more info here)

The is the mansion

寛永の大名屋敷

(more info here)

This is the theater where the Kabuki is performed

芝居小屋・中村座（正面部分）

(more info here) 

For those chinese

I think you might see this before!!!!!

a car runs by human leg!!!!!!

which means 

(the chinese old history)

The bride will hop into the small box

then 2 or 4 guys will carry the box with the long pole attached to the box

you can imagine how big is the box↓

Next 

For some of you might be familiar with it

This is very famous in Nagoya

The dragon fish 

This item is usually put at the edge of the roof of the castle or temple in Nagoya

Not sure in other prefecture

The water pale used to carry water

I still wondering what is this..........

small modeling of a town with bridge

This is a very HUGE flag thingy

use in disaster or rescue

so how did it works?????

The lag thingy is dam HUGE 

and is heavy!!!!!

This flag is being used when a fire is out

to alert the residence of the town

an old shop selling drawing

Taiko (Japanese drum) 

It is very obviously a sailing boat lol

when we get bored

we always do stupid stuff

That is me in a jacket with long ears and tail

and

that is me being pull 

hahaha

old shopping mall

三井越後屋江戸本店

(more info here)  

There is a corner that shows all the pattern that is 

fashioned during Edo period

Those pattern currently still used 

for the yukata (summer japanese cloths)

Not only the Fashion

There is also the hair style!!!!

Lastly 

The statue of the Edo kabuki actor and actress

The kabuki is still continue until now!!!

and guess what

I will go to the National Theater 

and watch kabuki this coming October!!!!!!!

But I do not sure whether I can take photo of it or not

If can I would be delighted (^^,)!!!!!!

Looking forward to watch Kabuki!!!!!

歌舞伎！！！！