One thing visitors to the Edo Japan Museum will learn is that when the Canadian representative signed Japans official surrender document following World War II, he did so on the wrong line. The remaining signatories were therefore forced to replace the names of the countries on the following lines with the names of their own. As a result, New Zealands representative had to sign the lower edge of the paper.
This sort of openness about the history of Japan, dating back four hundred years to when Tokyo was the city of Edo, is the most delightful aspect of the Edo Tokyo Museum. For anyone wanting to leave Tokyo understanding clearly how it became the city it is today, a visit to the Edo Tokyo Museum is essential.
Located in Tokyos Ryogoko district, the Museums exhibits are housed in a remarkable T-shaped building which seems to float in the air, with an entrance reminiscent of the spaceship entrances of science fiction. Its futuristic approach belies the buildings interior; once inside, visitors cross a replica of the Nihonbashi, the wooden bridge which led into seventeenth century Edo.
The Edo Tokyo Museum Zones
The Museums Edo Zone contains...
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