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10 Specialty Museums in Taito That You Shouldn't Miss
Discover the best top things to do in Taito, Japan including Quark Museum, ASAKURA Museum of Sculpture, Taito, The Gallery of Horyuji Treasures, Replica Foods Gallery Asakusa, Drum Museum (Taikokan), World Bags and Luggage Museum, Ichiyo Museum, Sanjuttsubo no Himitsukichi, Shodo Museum, Edo Taito Traditional Crafts Center ( Edo Shitamachi Traditional Crafts Museum).
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1. Quark Museum
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 16 reviews
This is the world's first "museum of vintage ROLEX watches" that is operated by ROLEX Specialty Shop Quark. Not only wrist watches, materials such as boxes, parts, pamphlets are exhibited. Smart glasses and tablet PC for commentary on exhibits, are lent out free of charge.
2. ASAKURA Museum of Sculpture, Taito
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4.5 based on 133 reviews
ASAKURA Museum of Sculpture was once a studio and residence of ASAKURA Fumio (1883-1964), a leading sculptor of modern Japan. The building is now open to the public as a museum exhibiting the collection of ASAKURA's sculptures. Visitors can enjoy viewing the world of ASAKURA and four distinct seasons of Japan.
Reviewed By chloet64 - Dandenong, Australia
A Japanese friend introduced us to this amazing museum. Before our visit, we had not heard of the Japanese sculptor Asakura. So our visit was very enjoyable and enlighting. The museum is situated in a small street in a traditional Japanese home, where Asakura once lived. The house is filled with an array of amazing sculptures and art, as well as a pond and a rooftop garden. And it seems that the artist loved cats! The staff had limited English but were kind and helpful. And it was a very pleasant way to spend an afternoon in Tokyo. Highly recommended if you enjoy and have an interest in art and history.
3. The Gallery of Horyuji Treasures
4. Replica Foods Gallery Asakusa
5. Drum Museum (Taikokan)
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 67 reviews
This rotating collection of both Japanese taiko drums and drums from around the world welcomes visitors to bang on the drums on display upstairs and purchase their own drums, flutes, dragon masks and other festival attire downstairs.
6. World Bags and Luggage Museum
7. Ichiyo Museum
8. Sanjuttsubo no Himitsukichi
9. Shodo Museum
10. Edo Taito Traditional Crafts Center ( Edo Shitamachi Traditional Crafts Museum)
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3.5 based on 30 reviews
Starting with Senso-ji Temple in Asakusa and kanei-ji Temple in Ueno, the current Taito-ku, which has been in full swing as a temple town, has reorganized the city area of Edo, and many craftsmen began to gather here. Asakusa flourished as a premiere place together with Okuyama in Senso-ji Temple in Edo by moving Yuri "Yoshihara", Kabuki and the theater of the Japanese puppet show to Asakusa. The supply of manpower and goods has increased and skills of craftsmen have come to be required in various situations. Under such historical background, many craftsmen gathers in Taito-ku and they inherits traditional technique until now and continues activities. The Center has been reopened in March 2013 with a large display and an on-site exhibition commentary compatible with a smartphone, so that traditional crafts can be widely introduced to more people in Japan and abroad. We regularly display about 250 items in about 48 industries, including Edo Sudare, Tokyo Kiri Tansu and Edo Sashimo.
