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www.taitocity.net/taito/asakura ; 7-16-10 Yanaka, Taitō-ku; adult/student ¥400/150;
9.30am-4.30pm Tue-Thu, Sat & Sun; JR Yamanote Line to Nippori, north exit) , with a
number of the artist's signature realist works on display. At the time of re-
search the museum was closed for renovation, but should reopen in autumn
2013.
See art in a bathhouse
For 200 years, this graceful structure with a sloping tile roof was a public
bathhouse. In 1993, it became Scai the Bathhouse ( 3821-1144;
www.scaithebathhouse.com ; 6-1-23 Yanaka, Taitō-ku; noon-6pm Tue-Sat; Chiyoda Line to
Nezu, exit 1) , a contemporary art gallery. There are still plenty of reminders of
its original use, like the wooden lockers at the entrance and the vaulted ceil-
ing.
See a 100-year-old shop
Shitamachi Museum Annex (2-10-6 Ueno-sakuragi, Taitō-ku; 9.30am-4.30pm
Tue-Sun; Chiyoda Line to Nezu, exit 1) preserves an old liquor shop that operated
from 1910 to 1986, complete with old sake barrels, weights, measures and
posters.
Hangout at Kayaba Coffee
Across the street from the Shitamachi Museum Annex is local hangout
Kayaba Coffee ( http://kayaba-coffee.com ; 6-1-29 Yanaka, Taitō-ku; drinks from ¥400;
8am-11pm Mon-Sat, to 6pm Sun; Chiyoda Line to Nezu, exit 1) , which has been in busi-
ness since the 1930s (the building itself dates to 1916) and still has many vin-
tage fixtures.