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WELCOME!
We have events, outings or parties in Tokyo, Chiba and elsewhere for Japanese and foreigners who want to build good social relations while exploring this amazing area.
We like socializing with food and drinks including city and country walks, park and garden tours with picnics, exploring "hidden" neighborhoods, old homes and castles, enjoying traditional and modern festivals, fairs, concerts, comedy shows, museums, arts and crafts, unique art events and special "happenings"!
Discover Japan, practice English/Japanese communications, make new friends, and invite your friends to join!
Volunteers are welcome, and we're eager to hear your suggestions for future meetups.
Domo Arigatou!
~ Kerry @}:^)!
P.S. We need volunteers especially Japanese-English and English-Japanese translators!
Volunteers may help in planning future events, assist the organizers on Meetup days, will get FREE admission to special events, and may enjoy other nice benefits too numerous to mention here..
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ใในใฆ่ฆใ- Explore historic Yanaka๐visit Asakura Sculpture๐Museum๐Antiques Fair & More!Nippori station, Tokyo
Let's enjoy a fascinating, relaxing walking together along the Nippori Ridge to beautiful Ueno Park through Tokyo's attractive, old-fashioned Yanaka district, browse the free, Yanaka outdoor antiques fair, visit the superb Asakura Museum of Sculpture, Asakura Home Gardens, see gorgeous temples, discover another side of Ueno Park & more!
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(We've been exploring historic North Tokyo for over 15 years, an area filled with remarkable old temples, lovely homes, quirky shops & amazing monuments which somehow escaped the disastrous wartime bombings in the 1940's, so we have many wonderfully fun places & insights to share with you!)
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The Asakura Museum of Sculpture (also known as the Asakura Choso Museum) is the sprawling, three-storied former residence & studio of sculptor Fumio Asakura (1883-1964)
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The Museum features many of Asakura's superb bronzes & includes his extensive library, other collectibles such as paintings, pottery, plus fine gardens at both ground & roof levels.
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Asakura's impressive library of thousands of books, is housed in the adjoining study, along with curios such as a human skeleton!
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Upstairs of the Western-style wing is the Orchid Room, now home to several evocative statues of cats. There is also an attractive roof garden from which to view the whole building, including the Japanese garden below & wonderful statues & gardens topping the roofs!
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(Museum admission, just ยฅ500, HS students or younger, ยฅ250!)
Nearby, the friendly Yanaka Antiques Fair will be happening, so we'll stop by there to browse among the treasures before visiting the museum.
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Afterwards we'll walk along the ridge through a wonderful vintage part of Tokyo that's full gorgeous temples, unique galleries, beautiful old fashioned houses & historic monuments, until we reach lovely Ueno Park.
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Those that care to can visit one of the wonderful museums Ueno Park there, or we can visit the elegant, Goddess temple in Shinobazu Pond!
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(This will be a shorter Meetup than some of our events, so you will have the rest of the day for your own activities.)
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Our Meetups are family-friendly, so your well-behaved kids are welcome!
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We work very hard to plan interesting and unique meetups for you, so please be generous with your contributions of between ยฅ500-ยฅ5000!
(As much as you an afford, because we appreciate your joining!)
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>>PLEASE INVITE YOUR FRIENDS TO JOIN OUR MEETUP GROUP!<<
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THIS WILL BE FUN, SO LET'S ALL GO!
KERRY D. ๐
