Location: Setagaya
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What to do and see in Setagaya, Kanto: The Best Museums
Setagaya (世田谷区, Setagaya-ku) is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is also the name of a neighborhood and administrative district within the ward. The ward calls itself Setagaya City in English. Its official bird is the azure-winged magpie, its flower the fringed orchid, and its tree the Zelkova serrata.
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1. Apple Farm
2. The Gotoh Museum
3. Hasegawa Machiko Art Museum
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The Hasegawa Machiko Art Museum was established on November 3, 1985 by Machiko Hasegawa (1920-1992) and her elder sister Mariko. Machiko Hasegawa is known as the creator of the cartoon series “Sazae-san.” It is one of the most well-known comics in Japan. They opened the art museum to show off their various collections comprising over 800 works of art, including Japanese paintings, Western paintings, glass, ceramics, sculptures, etc., which were purchased based on their personal preferences in order to make them accessible to society. Exhibitions are held four or five times a year. The works are exhibited without reference to a particular writer or genre. The Machiko Corner displays ceramics, clay dolls and watercolor paintings that she created freely, as well as Machiko’s original drawings for “Sazae-san,” “Mean Granma,” “Apron Aunt,” etc. Every summer there is a special exhibition that introduces ‘Sazae-san,” in both the original comic style and animation.
