Edo-Tokyo
Museum is a great place to start if you're looking to know all about Tokyo's
history.
Also of interest are the Tokyo National Museum (Japan's oldest museum), the National Science Museum,
Tokyo, the National Museum
of Emerging Science and Innovation (Miraikan), and the Science
Museum.
For art lovers there is the National
Museum of Western Art, the Ueno Royal Museum, the National Museum of Modern Art, and
the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography.
The Japanese traditional performing arts are Kabuki,
Bunraku, Noh and Kyogen. The weird and
wonderful Noh plays combine highly stylised vocalising with impressive traditional
costumes. Kabuki is a synthesis of dance and singing that was created in the
17th century, and Bunraku is a traditional puppet drama. Kyogen evolved
in parallel with the Noh, but is light-hearted and comical. The National Theatre,
National
Noh Theatre, Meijiza Theater and National Engei
Hall all produce performances of these traditional genres. If you’re more
into classical concerts, opera or ballet, then you should check out the programmes
at Tokyo Opera City, Bunkamura,
or Suntory
Hall.
