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Amuse Museum/
Asakusa: Museum
▼03-5806-1181
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Established in 2009,
this rather special-
ized ethnological
museum focuses on
unique textiles,
graphics and product
designs with a tra-
ditional Japanese
aesthetic. One high-
light is Chuzaburo
Tanaka's massive
collection of "boro"
patchwork-style
textiles and folk
arts from northern
Japan, most dating
back 100 years or
more. Unlike many
museums, here you
can touch many of
the exhibits, and
there are even some
items of traditional
clothing that you
can try on for your-
self.

The other focus of
the museum is
ukiyoe, woodblock
prints from Edo-era
Japan. The Ukiyo-e
Theater screens a
40-minute video
presentation of
works from the
Spaulding Collection
of the Museum of
Fine Arts in Boston,
subtitled in Eng-
lish, which offers a
fascinating glimpse
into daily life in
Edo-era Tokyo whlie
exploring nine fa-
mous works by Hiro-
shige, Hokusai,
Utamaro and Sharaku.


Most of the museum's
exhibit areas are on
the second and third
floors, while wood-
block prints are
exhibited along the
staircase running
from the third to
the sixth floor,
continuing on to a
small sixth-floor
exhibit space. One
flight up is the
roof deck, offering
views of Sensoji
Temple in one direc-
tion and Tokyo Sky
Tree in the other.
Down on the first
floor is a rather
large museum shop
that sells handi-
crafts and textiles
(including items
from Tanaka's col-
lection) as well as
more ordinary souve-
nirs.

After the museum is
closed you can relax
with a drink and a
snack in the top-
floor Bar Six (pro-
nounced the French
way), which offers a
panoramic nighttime
view of Sensoji
Temple and the rest
of Asakusa.

See the bonus photo
album on Facebook.

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◎Asakusa 2-34-4.
◎Open 10am-6pm
(enter by 5:30pm).
Closed Mondays.

◎Admission: general
Y1000; college and
high school students
Y800; younger Y600

◎Average visit
time: 30-60 minutes

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