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- Address
- 千住橋戸町２３番地
- Phone
- +81-3-3888-7520
- Website
- View website
- Open Hours
- 1-12: Tue-Sun: - 10:00-17:00
About this sight
Specializing in sculptures, ceramics, lacquerware, and metalwork, this museum mainly contains the collection of Senju Satoh. Senju Satoh was an entrepreneur and the chairman of the Senju Metal Industry Co., a company that specializes in solder manufacturing. The museum building itself is unique with a brick-tile hexagonal exterior and a simple gray interior.
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