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。