Week five, we made a class trip to the Edo-Tokyo Hakubutsukan, or Edo museum. Edo was what Tokyo was called before it was renamed the Eastern Capital in 1868.
There were lots of miniatures of old Edo and other old things.
Miniature of Edo.
Old screens.
A Japanese "carriage" on the left and some fish on the right.
A pretty hand painted screen.
Miniature.
A painting of Samurai's.
Full sized Edo period room.
Full sized Edo period room of childbirth apparently.
My favorite! Wood cuts.
Old printed books, apparently the literacy rate was around 98%, I was surprised.
With all the Kanji people have to know...
Pretty painting.
Another miniature.
B Class.
We also went bowling and to Tokyo dome this week! It was fun, even though I haven't bowled in years. Near Tokyo Dome there is a mall called LaQua where we went exploring after bowling.
Bowling with Japanese volunteers.
Tokyo Dome. It's a baseball stadium.
LaQua near Tokyo Dome.
Cute things in Village Vanguard.
Studio Ghibli things at Village Vanguard.
Moomin Cafe!
Rilakkuma Store
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