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tobacco+and+salt+museum Latitude and Longitude:

35°42′20.9″N 139°48′30.7″E / 35.705806°N 139.808528°E / 35.705806; 139.808528
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Tobacco & Salt Museum
たばこと塩の博物館
Tobacco & Salt Museum
LocationTokyo, Japan
Coordinates 35°42′20.9″N 139°48′30.7″E / 35.705806°N 139.808528°E / 35.705806; 139.808528

The 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 is 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 show the history of tobacco and salt both from Japan and overseas. [2] It holds a 1.4 tonne block of rock salt from Poland along with other blocks of rock salts that have been brought from various parts of world. There is a replica of a Mayan shrine from South America to show where tobacco was first used. [4]

The museum also has a workshop room, a reading room and a museum shop. [1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Home". Tobacco & Salt Museum. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Tobacco & Salt Museum". Live Japan. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Tobacco & Salt Museum". Japanistry. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Tobacco & Salt Museum (Tabako to Shio no Hakubutsukan)". Guides-Japan. Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2024.



tobacco+and+salt+museum Latitude and Longitude:

35°42′20.9″N 139°48′30.7″E / 35.705806°N 139.808528°E / 35.705806; 139.808528
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tobacco & Salt Museum
たばこと塩の博物館
Tobacco & Salt Museum
LocationTokyo, Japan
Coordinates 35°42′20.9″N 139°48′30.7″E / 35.705806°N 139.808528°E / 35.705806; 139.808528

The 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 is 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 show the history of tobacco and salt both from Japan and overseas. [2] It holds a 1.4 tonne block of rock salt from Poland along with other blocks of rock salts that have been brought from various parts of world. There is a replica of a Mayan shrine from South America to show where tobacco was first used. [4]

The museum also has a workshop room, a reading room and a museum shop. [1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Home". Tobacco & Salt Museum. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Tobacco & Salt Museum". Live Japan. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Tobacco & Salt Museum". Japanistry. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Tobacco & Salt Museum (Tabako to Shio no Hakubutsukan)". Guides-Japan. Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2024.



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