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  Tokyo: Leather accessories reflect the changing times

  One of the country’s largest pigskin producers is right here in the capital — in Sumida Ward. And s...

  August 17, 2022

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  Artisan touts byobu screens in own museum

  Just a stone’s throw from Tokyo Skytree, the Byobu Museum in Sumida Ward, Tokyo, welcomes visitors w...

  August 10, 2022

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  Tokyo: Picture books depict innocent eyes in war

  Children’s eyes painted in translucent watercolors and sketched in bold with plenty of white space s...

  August 8, 2022

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  Tokyo: Museum brings Japanese swords into sharp focus

  Japanese swords that change color depending on the light source, setting and viewing angle are delig...

  July 6, 2022

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  Tokyo: Museum is fount of knowledge on firefighting

  The Sousuiko Museum in Minato Ward, Tokyo, is a unique facility where visitors can learn about the h...

  June 29, 2022

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  Tokyo: Experience adds up to making sense of math

  “1529603487152...” This collection of figures appears on a glass door at the entrance to Sugaku Tai...

  June 21, 2022

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  Tokyo: Lend an ear to the history and science of sound

  Whether it’s the open-air din of a crowded city or music on a pair of headphones, most people can’t ...

  June 14, 2022

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  Tokyo: Unpack memories at parcel delivery museum

  The Kuronekoyamato History Museum is a place where visitors can learn about the history of the door-...

  June 7, 2022

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  Tokyo: Learn about life under the sea on dry land

  Facing Tokyo Bay, the Toyomi district of Chuo Ward, Tokyo, is well-known as a distribution hub for m...

  May 31, 2022

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  Tokyo: Go down the rabbit hole of trusts through the ages

  A trust, as a financial term, is a system in which someone entrusts their estate to a trustworthy th...

  May 24, 2022

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  Tokyo: Printing process on display from cover to cover

  Letterpress printing is a process that requires individual types, which are letters that are sometim...

  May 17, 2022

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  Botanist Makino spent his golden years in Tokyo

  World-famous Japanese botanist Tomitaro Makino (1862-1957) spent his last 30 years in Nerima Ward, T...

  May 10, 2022

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  Tokyo: Edogawa Rampo home offers peek behind scenes

  The Edogawa Rampo Residence in Toshima Ward, Tokyo, is where famed mystery novelist Edogawa Rampo (1...

  May 10, 2022

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  Springtime flowers with Tokugawa roots

  Tokugawa Tsunashige (1644-1678) was the son of one shogun, the brother of two more and the father of...

  April 30, 2022

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  Role models: Theme park depicts life in microcosm

  Covering about 8,000 square meters, Small Worlds Tokyo is one of the world’s largest indoor miniatur...

  April 19, 2022

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