Edo Tokoyo Museum

The Edo Tokyo Museum
We seem to have a tendency that we seldom have interest in where we live all the more because we live there. Let's say we traveled to Egypt and came back without seeing Pyramids, we'd feel it a shame. But living in Tokyo without ever going up Tokyo tower is nothing unusual. A case in point is my wife and children. They have never climbed the symbol of Tokyo. I have.
But this time I realized how typical example I was. Yes, the other day I went to the Edo-Tokyo Museum for the first time. It was nostalgic to me. Going through the gate on the 6th floor, I crossed a large wooden bridge supposed to be Nihonbashi. It was grand replica of one of the famous landmarks in Edo. Going down to the 5th floor I entered Edo zone which portrays the lifestyle of the citizens. It was amazing to see how people lived in a 4-and-half-tatami-mat room doing everything from delivering a baby, to cooking, to piecework. I didn't have much time to see the Tokyo zone because I had to go to Kokugikan to see sumo.
What I meant anyway is the museum has been there for the Tokyoite since 1993 and I didn't even know it had been.
There are arguments about spending our tax on useless buildings but what makes those buildings useless may be us citizens. If it's there already, it's not so bad to pay a visit sometimes to see if it's really useless. It may be about time we stopped following opinions of mass media. At least we have to have an attitude to check out on our own.
The picture was taken from a hotel window in San Fransisco, USA. It was just before the dawn.