Tokyo Architecture, Edo-Tokyo Museum

Close to the JR Ryogoku Station, between the train lines and the Ryogoku Kokugikan sumo arena, you can visit one of the most intriguing buildings from Tokyo, the Edo-Tokyo Museum. Although quite a tall construction (62.2 meters), if you don't know about it you can miss it, since from many places it is hidden by the surrounding buildings.
Edo-Tokyo Museum was designed by Kiyonori Kikutake, one of the most famous Japanese architects, founder of the Metabolist movement, who also designed the Showa-Kan museum.

Seen from up close, whether you like it or not, you have to admit that the Edo-Tokyo Museum is a spectacular construction. Looking like a huge roof sustained by four strong columns, it was inspired by an the architecture of the old kurazukuri storehouses.
And actually, it really is a kind of storehouse... The total surface is 2.4 times bigger than the field area from the Tokyo Dome stadium, and inside it you can visit life-size replicas of entire buildings, like the Nakamura Theater and the Choya Newspaper Publishing. A full-scale replica of the original Nihonbashi Bridge is also featured inside...