{"id":1291,"date":"2010-06-06T14:26:48","date_gmt":"2010-06-06T12:26:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kenedwards.org.uk\/image\/?p=1291"},"modified":"2021-11-09T10:52:14","modified_gmt":"2021-11-09T10:52:14","slug":"edo-hakubutsukan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kenedwards.org.uk\/image\/2010\/06\/06\/edo-hakubutsukan\/","title":{"rendered":"edo hakubutsukan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">pictures taken around the <\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">tokyo edo museum <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">at <\/span><em><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">ryogoku <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-style: normal;\">designed by architect <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><em><span style=\"color: #800000;\">kiyonori kikutake<\/span><\/em>.&nbsp;it is an extraordinary building, erected at the height of the japanese bubble economy, at a&nbsp;cost of lord knows how many million yen. the interior, while initially impressive with its reconstruction of the japan bridge of old edo is ultimately a&nbsp;pretty lifeless and staid conservative curatorial approach belied by the grandiose architectural statement. the museum embodies a&nbsp;peculiar kind of folk nationalism combined with a&nbsp;celebration of japan as a&nbsp;technocratic and economic superpower. nevertheless worth visiting for anyone interested in tokyo\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<p>the green roofed building seen in one or two of the shots is the <em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">kokugikan,<span style=\"font-style: normal;\"> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">tokyo\u2019s premier sumo stadium.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"gallery-1\" class=\"gallery galleryid-1291 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail\"><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery-icon landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kenedwards.org.uk\/image\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/tokyo-edo-museum-7-of-7.jpg?ssl=1\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kenedwards.org.uk\/image\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/tokyo-edo-museum-7-of-7.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kenedwards.org.uk\/image\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/tokyo-edo-museum-7-of-7.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kenedwards.org.uk\/image\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/tokyo-edo-museum-7-of-7.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kenedwards.org.uk\/image\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/tokyo-edo-museum-7-of-7.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kenedwards.org.uk\/image\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/tokyo-edo-museum-7-of-7.jpg?resize=272%2C182&amp;ssl=1 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>pictures taken around the tokyo edo museum at ryogoku designed by architect kiyonori kikutake.&nbsp;it is an extraordinary building, erected at the height of the japanese bubble economy, at a&nbsp;cost of lord knows how many million yen. the interior, while initially impressive with its reconstruction of the japan bridge of old edo is ultimately a&nbsp;pretty 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