National Museum of Japanese History

Hello guys. I'll introduce my trip to Japan in bunches. Firstly, I have here a good museum that we visited on our first day. Surprisingly, that place exceeded my expectations and I was just left speechless and I definitely learned a lot of things. If you have a chance, please drop by and be immersed in Japanese culture and history at the same time. Friends, let me introduce National Museum of Japanese History.

What's it about?

The National Museum of Japanese History is also known in Japanese as Rekihaku. This museum is divided into 6 galleries and exhibits historical goods which are presented creatively from the old to the modern times.

Where is it located?

It's located in Sakura, Chiba prefecture, which is a quick 15-minute train ride from Narita City.

Top Five Reasons to Visit 

• This place is the best place to go first if you go to Japan. It gives you a good introduction of Japanese history and culture.
• This is not your average museum like the others. It also has a theme park and restaurant as well. It's a complete experience already.
• The entrance fee is pretty affordable but the experiences you'll get after visiting there is incomparable.
• Visitors can freely engage in some activities there like using traditional musical instruments and learning basic calligraphy.
• Lastly, before leaving this museum, please try their traditional foods in the restaurant like the brown rice and curry sauce and check out interesting stuffs from their gift shop too.

My Photo Diary

A framework of what old Japan looked like

Their way of living

A map in the olden times

An ancient lady wearing 10 layers ++ of kimono in the winter season

Belle and John in front of a merchant

John in front of an old model of Japanese traditional hotel/ inn

old Japanese houses

A look of the rich house in Japan before

A samurai vest

an old Japanese vendor selling sake

Belle in action

Godzilla 

the room of Japanese children - modern times

How an ancient Japanese school looked like

We got try this traditional dish, brown rice with curry sauce and veggies in it. Yum :)

Hope you find this interesting and let's all continue to learn more about Japanese culture. See you in my next blog entry about Japan. Take care and always be happy.

---Belle