I’ve been to Ueno Park quite a few times, but I had never been to this small, interesting museum. The entrance fee is ¥300.
Description from the internet:
The Shitamachi Museum was established for the purpose of passing on to future generations the culture and traditions of this unique Shitamachi area, the traditional heart of Tokyo, centered around Taito City.
Inside the museum, you will be able to actually enter a recreated Japanese lantern shop and rear tenement and touch the daily items of the time on exhibit. There are also exhibitions related to seasonal annual events.
After taking off your shoes, you are able to walk around in the 1960 home. There are little signs with a hand, telling you it is okay to touch.
It was fascinating and the details were amazing. I could imagine the people who lived in such a home.
You are free to gently handle the objects. Two older men were having a good time pulling out the contents and talking about them. Maybe they were remembering their own home in 1960!
I highly recommend visiting this snapshot of life in Tokyo in 1960.
The House Quilt has been my main project this week, but it hasn’t taken all of my stitching time.
Japanese Patterns - I trimmed the blocks to all be the same size and loosely laid them out. I want to expand the cross stitch patterns on some of the squares and will do some rearranging according to the fabric and thread colors, and the pattern shapes and density. This will be a slow project and that is okay.
Sashiko progress (red thread on blue fabric)
The entry ticket for the “Women of Power” exhibit at the Tokyo National Museum included the rest of the museum. I looked at a few sections, even though I’ve seen them before.
