National Museum of Ethnology

Kokuritsu Minzokugaku Hakubutsukan

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 8/10
contemplative, playful

A local would say...

A world cultures museum where Ghanaian barbershop signs sit alongside Bollywood posters and a full-size Filipino jeepney.

This ambitious museum treats world cultures as the continuous, tangled threads they are. Beyond the expected masks, textiles, and pottery, you'll find Ghanaian barbershop signboards, Bollywood movie posters, and a Filipino jeepney. The music room lets you summon street performances from around the globe via touch panel. Exhibits on Okinawan history and Japan's indigenous Ainu culture add unexpected depth. It's the kind of museum that rewards curiosity and resists easy categorisation.

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