Tobacco and Salt Museum
たばこと塩の博物館 | |
Tobacco & Salt Museum | |
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Location | Tokyo, Japan |
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Coordinates | 35°42′20.9″N 139°48′30.7″E / 35.705806°N 139.808528°ECoordinates: 35°42′20.9″N 139°48′30.7″E / 35.705806°N 139.808528°E |
Tobacco and Salt Museum (Japanese:たばこと塩の博物館) is located in Sumida-ku, Tokyo.[1] It was established in 1978 and run by Japan Tobacco.[2] The museum was originally located in Shibuya, but in 2015 it was relocated to Sumida.[3] The museum has about 38,000 artifacts that shows the history of tobacco and salt both from Japan and overseas.[2] It holds a 1.4 tonne rock salt from Poland along with other blocks of rock salts that are brought from various parts of world. There is also a replica of a Mayan shrine from South America to show the place from where tobacco was first used.[4]
The museum also has a workshop room, a reading room and a museum shop.[5]
References[]
- ^ Tobacco & Salt Museum Home Retrieved on 27 September 2012
- ^ a b "Tobacco & Salt Museum". LIVE JAPAN. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
- ^ "Tobacco & Salt Museum". japanistry.com. 2017-09-05. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
- ^ guides-japan.com. "Tobacco & Salt Museum (Tabako to Shio no Hakubutsukan)". Guides-Japan.com. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
- ^ "たばこと塩の博物館". たばこと塩の博物館. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
Categories:
- Museums in Japan
- Tobacco