Fukugawa Edo Museum - 深川江戸博物館

October 25, 2007 - 6:36 pm by kaorichani in Culture, Others  

The other day I went to Fukugawa Edo Museum , as since the beginning , I really liked to see how “Old Tokyo” had been a long time ago. There are two important Edo Museums in Tokyo , Ryogoku Edo Hakubutsukan and the Fukugawa Edo Hakubutsukan , though Fukugawa is the tinier one. But nevertheless, [...]

Edo Ukiyoe stamps are now on sale @ post offices

August 7, 2007 - 2:28 pm by akko@hakata in Others  

Beautiful Japanese stamps of Ukiyoe in Edo period are now on sale.
Check the image here.
For castle freaks, Kumamoto Castle (the Last Samurai Site!) 400 years memorial stamps are also available.

Shibamata

August 4, 2007 - 10:16 pm by kiokitok in Travel  

Located in the northeast of Ueno, Shibamata still preserves the atmosphere of old Tokyo. Getting off the Keisei line at Shibamata station, you walk through Sando, a tiny street leading you to the major temple or shrine. A lot of old buildings, most of them from the 1950s, are preserved along the street. [...]