Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Ukiyo-e Ōta Memorial Museum of Art
MUSEUM
OFFLINE MAP
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Pad quietly in slippers to view the first-rate collection of
ukiyo-e
(wood-block
prints) amassed by Ōta Seizo, former head of the Toho Life Insurance Company. A
small selection of the collection, numbering more than 10,000 prints and includ-
ing works by masters such as Hokusai and Hiroshige, are arranged in changing,
thematic exhibitions.
(
3403-0880;
www.ukiyoe-ota-muse.jp
;
1-10-10 Jingūmae, Shibuya-ku;
adult ¥700-1000, child free;
10.30am-5.30pm Tue-Sun, closed 27th to end of month;
JR Yaman-
ote Line to Harajuku, Omote-sandō exit)
Understand
Harajuku Style
Harajuku is the city's living catwalk. It's also that rare place in Japan where uncon-
ventionality is rewarded: a country girl can get off a train, get a job at a local boutique
and - with enough moxie and sartorial innovation - find herself on the pages of a na-
tional magazine within a year. Clerks and hair stylists set the trends in Harajuku, not
the fashion glossies, as photographers from street fashion magazines and websites
stalk the neighbourhood looking for the next big thing. Every time someone declares
Harajuku dead, another trend is born, inspiring a whole nation of teens.
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Nezu Museum
MUSEUM
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This recently renovated museum offers a striking blend of old and new: a
renowned collection of Japanese, Chinese and Korean antiquities in a gallery
space designed by contemporary architect Kuma Kengō. Select items are displayed
in manageable monthly exhibitions.
( 3400-2536;
www.nezu-muse.or.jp
;
6-5-1 Minami-
Aoyama, Minato-ku; adult/student/child ¥1000/800/free, special exhibitions ¥200 extra;
10am-5pm Tue-Sun;
Ginza Line to Omote-sandō, exit A5)
