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October 12, 2007 - Tokyo - Ueno - Tokyo National Museum

Like many big cities for tourism or business that sees a lot of people coming and going, even Tokyo has many museums dedicated to art, crafts, science, industry and any other branch of human activities.
Not all, I imagine, are of immediate interest for the tourist (you never said that there is a "museum of salt and tobacco in Shibuya ?) But some steps are required for any person should verietà and get an idea of \u200b\u200bthe beauty of Asian cultures in general.

Assessing Tokyo National Museum by the yardstick national would be reductive to scale (100 thousand square meters!), Quantity, variety and provenance of the works, in a sense, multiculturalism, the first museum in Japan is comparable to the British Museum. A thorough visit to its halls r egal a look as well as on ancient Japanese history, even the oldest ones on the rest of East Asia, China and Korea in particular.



The NWT is divided into large halls built in different periods since 1872, each housing a different permanent exhibition, as well as numerous temporary exhibitions each year.

Honkan (or Japanese Gallery)
It 's the main hall of the museum, as well as the major. In its 24 rooms are all examples of Japanese cultural and artistic journey, from the Jomon period protohistoric to the contemporary age.



As you can see from the map, there are rooms devoted to archeology, art and Buddhist court. You can see objects of military use, as armor and weapons, items for the tea ceremony , theater and painting on panels and screens . In the end, there are also some pictures, expression of the influence of Western art from the second half of the nineteenth century.



dell'Honkan Opposite the main entrance, there is also a beautiful garden, where you can see a corner in the photo below.



At Honkan is a Dogu , a clay figurine dating to a period between 1000 and 400 after Christ, became known more for theories of fiction for its archeology archaeological value. This figurine is called "astronaut" , because the decorations in his clothes remind someone of the current space suits.



Hyokeikan
is the Asian gallery. It houses a vast variety of archaeological finds from China, India and Korea, as well as a smaller but fascinating collection of West Asian and Egyptian artifacts.
East and Southeast Asian countries are also dedicated several rooms containing figurative and decorative art objects (sculptures, pottery, etc.).. Currently
this pavilion also includes articles of Toyokan , another building dedicated to Asia, whose restoration will last until 2012.

Heiseikan
It 's the most recent construction of the museum complex, houses and other Japanese archaeological material, including recent times as the era of Nara and Heian .

This is the entry ticket, which lists the halls of the museum and the dates of construction (in the case dell'Honkan, devastated by an earthquake in 1923, last construction). The fare is 600 yen (400 yen University students, students of primary schools and people over 70 free).



Warning for those who are in Japan November 12, 2009: that day will mark the twentieth anniversary of the reign of Emperor Akihito, and entry to all exhibitions is free of TNM.

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