Its day five and as planned we visited the museum of
Edo-Tokyo. Being the type that loves adventure and new places, this excitement was
overwhelming. We got an exposure about the civilization of the past of Japan.
We got into our train and were all
set to travel towards Edo-Tokyo. The structure of it is based on a traditional
Edo storehouse built in the Kurazukuri style.
Inside the museum is just as impressive with a vast
display of items spread over two floors. There are more than 2,500 artifacts on
display; from old maps and samurai swords to detailed large-scale interactive
models of houses which you can walk through, showing what daily life was like
during the Edo period.
The museum takes you from the beginnings of Tokyo
through the centuries up till the last decade. There’s decent English labeling
in each zone and a voice modulated device having four different languages.
Next was the visit to the temple Asakusa (浅草). We were
all wondering as how a temple in Japan would actually look like and what would
exactly be the rituals followed here in. Asakusa is one of the places in Tokyo where one can
feel the vibe of old Japan and is popular because of the Sensoji temple, as
well as the Nakamise Shopping Street which has numerous shops of different
objects of Japanese art.
After having done our shopping we boarded a train to
the hostel. We now to had to rehearse for our India day performance. This
performance is going to be aired on Japan’s national network and we are really
excited about it.
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