Stationery MuseumFree: All time

At the Stationery Museum in Tokyo, expect to exhibits ranging from a tablet from the Mesopotamia to the papyrus from Egypt to the abacus from China and to today’s modern stationery from Japan. One of the highlights from the museum is a human-height writing brush weighing 14kg and made of the tail-hair of 50 horses. All descriptions are in Japanese.

Address: 1-1-15, Yanagibashi, Taito-ku, Tokyo, 111-0052
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 10am – 4pm; Closed Saturday and Sundays
Direction: Train JR Asakusa, Sobu Lines to Asakusabashi Station east exit
Phone: +81 3-3861-4905
Website: www.nihon-bungu-shiryoukan.com

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