Edo-Tokyo Museum nears long-awaited reopening with revamped exhibits, language support

The Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum, one of the capital’s leading cultural attractions, was shown to the media on Wednesday ahead of its official reopening on March 31 following a four-year renovation project.The museum, in Tokyo’s Sumida Ward, has been closed since April 2022 for its first major renovation since it opened in 1993.During the media preview, updates to the museum’s permanent exhibition -- including new, large-scale models of period buildings -- were unveiled as highlights of the renovated facility, which showcases the history and culture of Tokyo from the Edo period (1…READ FULL ARTICLE