たばこと塩の博物館 | |
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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°E |
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]
たばこと塩の博物館 | |
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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°E |
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]