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Mystery Tour in Shibuya!? Journey to ancient Egypt more than the space-time

Room of lotus opposite the building of the Tower Records of Koen-dori. Here Do you know that there is a full-fledged "ancient Egyptian Museum"! ?
Opening the entrance door on the eighth floor building, there is the front door. Here it goes up take off your shoes. People who set foot in the museum, surprise I'm sure, you will be fascinated by the memorabilia that exists beyond time and space!
Left) museum entrance right) small relics will be exhibited "Entrance Gallery"

To open the museum in July 2009, high-value ancient Egyptian relics more than 1,000 holdings. Of 70 square meters, the hotel is "Entrance Gallery", lined with memorabilia necessary to mummy making "House of mummy-making", the image of the excavation hut in the desert "excavation hut Gallery", a huge pillar of the temple will be exhibited " Temple Gallery ", and the (dead) wooden coffin was placed" burial chamber gallery ", lined with old warehouse goods of Europe of prominent patron" patron gallery ", made up of six different exhibition space. In addition to permanent, the theme of the exhibition is changed every year, until December 2015 being held is "Egypt Exhibition of life". Including the head of the girl mummy, cats and falcons of the mummies, such as five of Osiris slate of premiere, Egypt relics on the theme of "life" is about 130 points are on display.
Mystery guide Mr. us with welcome. Sprinkled with gallery talk and quiz, learn fun history and culture of Egypt.
The back of the mural: "relief of the men carrying the offerings" (age: 4000 years Old Kingdom - the first interim period before to 4500 years ago)

While being surrounded by a number of valuable works of art, 5, of the 000 years of the history of Egypt studied at 5 minutes, mummy and after the death of the world to the treasure hunt!

"Shabti of the New Kingdom" (age: 3500 years ago the New Kingdom era)

This "shabti". It is a small image that modeled the burial has been mummy along with the deceased person as grave goods. It was believed that working in the next world instead of the dead. Hmm? This shabti ... hey be similar to Michael Jackson!?
Mummy cover ensemble (age: Ptolemaic BC 305 - 30 years). Mask, chest ornaments, abdomen ornament, it consists of four ensemble of leg ornaments.

This is the golden "mummy mask". Alive, seems to himself available to young. Egyptians sensitive to the epidemic in gal average of Shibuya! In groupie, fashion curious. And Toka'm faster to get tired .... Mask, modeled on those in power was idle existence at the time, ... and the troubled brow of the epidemic, has been made to stick.
Put the switch to the flashlight, into the lighting is dropped in dark hall. Go to "dig hut Gallery" (There is a 3500-year-old precious glass of accessories in the treasure box), further the image of the tomb to the "burial chamber gallery". Idea that like in the mood became even to archaeologists, look for the hidden treasure of ancient Egypt. Do you have what the hell is on the other side of this door!? Emergency to the "nether world tour". ....
Within the "House of mummy-making", items necessary to mummy making

And have a good look at many of the mask, somewhere to us may look is similar! It has much boiled is a sense of intimacy to the ancient Egyptians. Replica without any. There is a real unique aura of Egyptian ancient art!

Shopping and intervals of, why not in the middle of a date try to open the door of the "ancient Egypt".

Ancient Egypt Museum
Yes Address: Shibuya-ku, Jinnan 1-12-18 Maison Shibuya 801
※ 5-minute walk from JR Shibuya Station Hachiko mouth Jinnan post office before crossing
○ Open:
[General] Saturday, days 12:00 to 18:00
(Admission until 17:30 / year-end and New Year holidays is closed)
[Charter] also Negotiable other day Saturday, day 10: 00~12: 00/19: 00~21: 00 ※ general opening hours without a charter
○ fee:
[General] adult 1,500 yen / university student 1,200 yen / high school or less 1,000 yen
[Charter] 21,600 yen (2 hours, 1 to 16 persons) ※ individuals and another charge except fellow
○ official:http://www.egyptian.jp/top.html

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