Edo-Tokyo Museum (Showa Era) / 江戸東京博物館 （昭和時代）

Time to continue the tour of the Edo-Tokyo Museum.  The area I'm about to introduce is from the Showa era.

江戸東京博物館探索の続き。次紹介するエリアは昭和時代の物。

The sign on the building reads "Asano Shinbun" - newspaper building.

The first Japanese "light car" - Subaru 360 / 軽自動車 スバル３６０

Datsun Truck / ダットサントラック Ｇ２２２型

The following pics are Showa era appliances.

次の写真は昭和時代の家電

14 inch Toshiba Black & White Television / 白黒テレビ 東芝 １４ＫＤ

Hitachi Electric Washing Machine / 日立の洗濯機

Toshiba Refrigerator / 東芝冷蔵庫

I read about this in a history book, balloons that carried bombs across the Pacific during World War II.

歴史本で読んだことあるこれ、風船爆弾。第二次世界大戦に使われたやつ。

Showa era home / 昭和時代の家

This living room was made in a western style.

洋風のリビングとダイニング。

1-yen Taxi (1931 Ford Model A 4-door sedan / 円タクシー １９３１（昭和１６）フォードＡ型４－ドアセダン

Model of the "Ryounkaku" / 昔浅草にあった凌雲閣。

Explanation on sign: [The "Ryounkaku" a tower also known as the "Twelve Stories" was designed by British engineer William K. Barton and completed in 1890.  It functioned as a symbol of Asakusa and appeared on many souvenir pictures.  This tower was highly popular until it collapsed in the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923.

The Ryounkaku was approximately in sixty meters in height.  Up to the tenth floor it was made of bricks, in an octagonal shape; the eleventh and twelth floors were made of wood.  Visitors could relax at a lounge or purchase imported products at shops inside the tower.  The eleventh and twelfth floors were equipped with telescopes for peering into and over the city.  The Ryounkaku boasted Japan's first elevator leading to the eight floor.  For safety reasons however, the operation of the elevator was eventually halted.  At the time of opening, admission fees were 8 sen for adults and 4 sen for soldiers and children.

This replica is based on photographs and woodblock prints from the period.]

Old telephone box / 自動電話

No, I am not using the phone but when you pick it up, you get to hear a short history of the phone box.

電話使用はしてないが、受話器をとったら電話についての説明が流れてる。

Edo-Tokyo Museum (again) / 江戸東京博物館 （アゲイン）

Oh my, I see it's been over a week since I've posted anything new.  Time to do a bit of catching up.  As I mentioned, Mikako and I met up with our friends Yukio and Reiko and went to the Edo-Tokyo Museum in Ryogoku.

うわ～、一週間以上更新してなかった！前のネタの最後に言いましたね、これから両国にある江戸東京博物館行くって。

The Edo-Tokyo Museum in Ryogoku / 江戸東京博物館

There was a mechanical doll presentation when we entered the building.

ビルに入ったら、メインのフロアでからくり人形のプレゼンが行われてた。

Model of the residence of the daimyo Tadamasa Matsudaira.

松平忠昌の住まい。

Model of Edo / 江戸の街並み

Japan's first Shogun - Ieyasu Tokugawa / 江戸幕府初代の将軍 徳川家康

Replica of Nihonbashi / 日本橋のレプリカ

Being an Edo-era fireman / 江戸時代の消防士

Some guy from the future staring into a house of the past.

未来から来たやつが江戸時代の家を覗いてるぜ！

Where I would spend most of my time if I lived in Edo, an Edo-era book store.

江戸に住んでてたら、いつもここに行ったかも。江戸時代の書店。

What books would I have bought?

僕はどういう本を買ってたのかな？

Woodblocks used for printing.

Box holding thousand gold coins / 千両箱

A shishimai bit me on the head so I should have good fortune for the rest of the year.

This is actually pretty heavy.

これ結構重いです。

Kabuki / 歌舞伎

The museum tour will continue in the Showa-era.

博物館探索は昭和時代につづく。。。

In Ryogoku (again) / また両国に来ました

What's in Ryogoku?  Sumo land, but that's not why we're here.  Its also where the Edo-Tokyo Museum is located.  Yes, I have featured it before but a couple of our friends had not been there so we joined them.

両国にはなにがあるって？ 相撲の聖地ですよ。でもその為に両国に来たわけではない。相撲以外に、江戸東京博物館もあります。結構前に紹介しましたが、私たちの友達が行ったことないから一緒に行くことになった。

Which sumo stable should I join?

僕はどこの相撲部屋に行けば良いでしょう？

Oh wait, I think I have time-slipped back to Edo!

待て、僕は江戸にタイムスリップしたかも！


More on the museum next time around.

次は江戸東京博物館のネタだ。