Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
working with traditional methods,
and materials.
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Map K1 • 1-1
Kitanomaru-koen, Chiyoda-ku • 5777-8600
• Open 10am-5pm Tue-Sun • Adm
£
Bridgestone Museum
of Art
This important museum was
built in 1952, when the city
was still emerging from the
rubble of defeat. The Japanese
love of all things Gallic is
reflected in the collection of
mostly French Impressionist
paintings, including some rare
works by Matisse and Renoir.
Also featured are ancient Greek
sculpture, European Modernism
and Abstraction, and some
Japanese Impressionist works.
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Map N3 • 1-10-1 Kyobashi, Chuo-ku
• 3563-0241 • Open 10am-8pm Tue-Sat,
10am-6pm Sun • Adm
East Gardens, with view to the tea pavilion
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Imperial Palace
East Gardens
Designed by Kobori Enshu in the
17th century, the gardens were
restored in 1968. The nucleus
of this design can be seen in
the pond area, with its waterfall,
stone lantern, bridge, tea
pavilion, and pebbled beach. The
garden is resplendent with plum
blossoms, spring cherry, and
azaleas in late winter; irises and
lilies in summer; and bush clover,
camellias, and maple leaves in
the fall.
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Map L2 • Chiyoda, Chiyoda-
ku • Open 9am-4:30pm Tue-Thu, Sat-Sun
$
Tokyo Station
Designed by Tatsuno Kingo,
this 1914 building marks an
advance in modern Japanese
architecture in the Western man-
ner. Rendered in the Queen Anne
style, it is said to be modeled
after Amsterdam Centraal Station.
Thanks to its steel frame, the
building survived the great 1923
earthquake, but lost its two upper
stories and cupolas in WWII.
These are now being restored.
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Map N3 •
1-9-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku
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Crafts Gallery
Beautifully finished in brick
and stonework, the 1910 building
housing this museum once
served as the headquarters of
the Imperial Guard.
Today, it showcases
mingei
, folk craft prod-
ucts representing a mid-
20th-century movement
that saw beauty through
the use and aging of
objects. There are fine
examples of pottery,
textiles, ceramics,
lacquer, glass, metal and
bamboo ware. Exhibitions
tend to focus on single
themes, individual artists
Elegant exterior of the Crafts Gallery
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Remnants of the original Edo Castle fortifications survive in the
Imperial Palace East Gardens.
