TAB Event - "Asakusa Past and Present" Exhibition

"Asakusa Past and Present" Exhibition

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At Edo-Tokyo Museum
Media: Painting, Other, Other

The Edo-Tokyo Museum is holding an exhibition entitled "Asakusa Past and Present" starting September 14th (Sun).
This year marks the 15th anniversary of the opening of the museum, as well as the 50th anniversary of the refurbishment of the main hall of Senso-ji temple. The Asakusa Tourism Association, which has devoted itself to the postwar reconstruction of the area, also celebrates its 60th anniversary this year.
This exhibition showcases o-ema paintings from the Senso-ji collection, as well as three 'mikoshi' portable shrines from Asakusa Shrine, showing how Asakusa came to become a center of faith and devotional belief, where countless visitors flocked on pilgrimages.
Asakusa also served as a popular entertainment quarter during the modern era. Through various documents that are testament to the hustle and bustle of the time, this exhibition takes examines Asakusa as a locus of Tokyo culture.

Please visit museum website for more details.

Schedule

From 2008-09-14 To 2008-11-16
Three 'mikoshi' portable shrines will be on view from September 9th (Tue).

Website

http://www.edo-tokyo-museum.or.jp/about/josetsu/da... (Japanese)

Fee

Adults ¥600, College/university students ¥480, High School/Junior High/Over 65 ¥300

Venue Hours

From 9:30 To 17:30
saturdays closing at 19:30
Closed on Mondays
Note:On a Public Holiday Monday, the museum is open but closed on the following Tuesday.Opens during the Sumo matches in Ryogoku.

Maps

Navitime (Japanese)
Yahoo (Japanese)

Access

3 minutes walk from West exit at Ryogoku station on the JR Sobu line, or 1 minute walk from exits A3, A4 on the Toei Oedo line.

Address

1-4-1 Yokoami, Sumida-ku, Tokyo 130-0015
Phone: 03-3626-9974

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<a href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2008/D963">
"Asakusa Past and Present" Exhibition</a>
Venue: Edo-Tokyo Museum
Schedule: From 2008-09-14 To 2008-11-16
Three 'mikoshi' portable shrines will be on view from September 9th (Tue).
Address: 1-4-1 Yokoami, Sumida-ku, Tokyo 130-0015
Phone: 03-3626-9974