Edogawabashi
Edogawabashi
Station is
a station in the Edogawabashi district
of Bunkyo Ward of Tokyo serving
the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line.
The station is a relatively small
one with only one island platform
– a single platform that lies between
two tracks, both serving the same
platform but running in opposite
directions.
Chinzan-so
Garden
Edogawabashi
Station is best known as the access
point of Chinzan-so Garden, one
of the most beautiful and well-known
Japanese gardens of Tokyo. Located
a 10-minute walk from Edogawabashi
Station, Chinzan-so Garden is a
tranquil retreat from the hustle
and bustle of busy Tokyo.
This
6.8 hectare garden was previously
the estate of Prince Aritomo Yamagata
a statesman of the Meiji Era (1868-1912).
He built a manor on the grounds,
then called “Mansion on Camellia
Mountain”, and used it for government
meetings and conferences. The grounds
were later developed into the beautiful
gardens by Baron Heitaro Fujita.
Ancient relics and a wide variety
of stone monuments were imported
from all over Japan, especially
Kyoto and Toba, and placed throughout
the garden. Although the whole of
the beautifully landscaped garden
is a gem in itself, the most beautiful
spot is the Shiratama
Inari Shrine
in the center of the garden. This
three-story pagoda is over 1000
years old and was built by the Chikurin-ji
temple monks of Hiroshima without
using a single nail.
Chinzan-so
Garden is a must for all visitors
to Tokyo. Four
Seasons Chinzan-so Hotel is also
located in the garden.
Printing
Museum
Situated
an 8 minutes' walk from Exit 4 of
Edogawabashi Station is the Printing
Museum of Tokyo. Its main aim is
to bring awareness of the printing
business to the general public and
to explain its importance as a medium
of communication.
The
Printing Museum occupies the basement
level and the first floor of the
Toppan
Printing Co, Ltd.'s new 21-floor
office building. The museum covers
a floor area of 4,150 m², of
which 1,770 m² is used for
exhibitions. The basement level
is divided into six sections – the
first is the General Exhibition
Zone (exhibits here explain the
relationship between printing and
culture from many different perspectives);
the second is the Temporary Exhibition
Zone (temporary exhibitions on the
printing theme are held here); the
third is the Printing Workshop (actual
printing can be discussed and experienced
here); the fourth is the Prologue
Exhibition Zone (with exhibits from
the world of printing); the fifth
is Theater (with virtual reality
shows created by computers); and
the sixth is the Study Room (used
mainly for museum orientation).
The ground floor of the museum has
a Museum Shop with exclusive souvenirs
and books; a Library with a rich
collection of books and magazines
on printing; and the P & P Gallery,
a multi-purpose gallery used for
exhibitions and events. Other facilities
include a restaurant and a concert
hall with all the latest acoustics
used mainly for classical performances.
