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Tokyo: an Edo townscape in Fukagawa
The museum’s English leaflet says the Fukagawa Edo Museum reproduces the Fukagawa-Saga townscape of the Tempo period, 1830–1844. Sound and light produce the transition through a day, and exhibition items are replaced each season.
At a glance
A place worth remembering
A Fukagawa-Saga townscape from the Tempo period
The museum’s English leaflet dates the recreated Fukagawa-Saga townscape to the Tempo period, 1830–1844. It identifies Kazusa-ya, a rice shop where brown rice was polished in a kara-usu mortar, and a “Choki-bune” boat with a wild-boar-tusk-shaped bow.[2]
The room moves through a day with sound and light
Sounds and lights produce the exhibition’s transition through a day. Its soundscape includes a rooster’s crow, sparrows, a clam vendor’s call, sliding shutters and an hour bell.[2]
Exhibition items change with the seasons
The museum leaflet says exhibition items are replaced each season. The reconstructed vegetable shop is stocked with produce associated with the season.[2]
Good to know
A few clear answers before you explore.
Which period does the Fukagawa townscape represent?
The leaflet identifies Fukagawa-Saga during the Tempo period, 1830–1844.[2]
How does the exhibition show a transition through the day?
The Koto City Culture Foundation says sounds and lights produce the day transition.[2]
How often are exhibition items replaced?
The museum leaflet says the items are replaced each season.[2]
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