Edo-Tokyo Museum

The museum building is HUGE. In order to enter the used space, you have to travel up a big red tube. The whole buiding is elevated dozens of feet into the air (maybe 75 feet?) and the space underneath is at a huge scale.

Edo Period History

October 24th 2005
So as preparation for my midterm this week, and also to inform you guys on some Japanese history, I've decided to write a little summary of the Edo-period history, the Edo-period architecture & urban planning schemes, and even some history about the "opening" of Japan to the rest of the world in the seventeenth century. This entry might be a little more boring, but hopefully I can supplment the m ... read more

Asia » Japan » Chiba

In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more

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