Edo-Tokyo Open-Air Architectural Museum 江戸東京たてもの園
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The outdoor architectural museum is within Koganei Park in Koganei, Tokyo. This is the Visitors Center.
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Going to visitors center
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Visitors Center entrance courtyard
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Jisho-in Mausoleum
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Mansion of Mitsui Hachiroemon, one of the museum's must-see buildingsFounder of the Mitsui zaibatsu.
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Inside Mitsui Hachiroemon mansion
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Tokiwadai Photo Studio, 1937Unfortunately, it was closed for renovations. It has a large frosted glass which brought in daylight for studio lighting.
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Farmer's house
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Farmer's house
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Inside farmer's house
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Inside farmer's house
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Another farmer's house
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Inside another farmer's house
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Yamanote-dori Road
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Takahashi Korekiyo mansion
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Orge's shack
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Shitamachi main street
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Takei Sanshodo stationary shop
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Takei Sanshodo stationary shop
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On the left is a soy sauce and miso shop. On the right is a public bath.
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Soy sauce shop
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Soy sauce shop
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Tavern
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Sento public bath with a temple architectureNamed Kodara-yu.
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Entrance to sento public bath. Men on left and women on right.
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Fee collector booth at entrance.
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Changing room
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Bath entrance
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Bathing area
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It says, "Don't open the faucet. Water might flow."
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Bath tub
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Men's bath
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Buckets
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Kami-shibai (Storytelling with large paper cards)Popular before the days of television.
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Kami-shibaiSlot to change the story cards.
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Old streetcar
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Inside streetcar
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Old bus
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Fireman's watch tower
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Police box at Manseibashi in Tokyo
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Nishikawa Villa
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The Three Treasures (in the 1960s): 1. Washing machine with manual wringer
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2. Refrigerator
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3. TV set
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