morning we plan to go to Ikebukuro hear a free organ concert, discovered by one of those flyers that continuously collect ...
Near the concert hall there this space, a gallery which contains products of traditional crafts from all over Japan. There are some wonderful things , of \u200b\u200bcourse, far beyond all of my price range, but it is interesting to see .
the ground floor is the permanent exhibition (and a small library of books on the subject), the upper floor temporary exhibitions. Meet them in person a few artisans among those who are exposing, and it's nice to see that many are young people, who may use traditional techniques, however, creating new forms.
talked to a couple of them (they are all obviously very passionate about what they do, some are also working there, there are a couple of potters and a guy who works the metal) and it's time to go faster.
The concert will be held here at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space .
Our room is upstairs, easily accessible by escalators (by the way, if you come to Japan, remember that if you do not want to walk, you have to be on the left, the right is the "lane overtaking ", even on escalators its direction is equal a quello delle strade, cioè il contrario del nostro, e qui a Tokyo troverete le scale mobili dappertutto!) . 
Eccoci arrivate , abbiamo anche trovato un buon posto (ovviamente questi concerti gratuiti, ce n'è circa uno al mese, sono molto popolari). 
A metà programma c'è una piccola pausa, durante la quale l'organo si gira . Questa non me l'aspettavo proprio! 
Dietro l'immenso organo in stile barocco c'è questo immenso organo moderno. La seconda parte del concerto a me piace molto, suona "Le Jardin Suspendu" di Jehan Alain, una musica molto sognante. Kayoko non è rimasta così soddisfatta, ma io sono proprio contenta di essere venuta qui stamani, il concerto mi ha proprio rilassata. 
Il panorama di Ikebukuro dal 3° piano della sala concerti. 
Scendiamo e ci separiamo. Kayoko va in un grande magazzino, io prendo il treno, cambio a Takadanobaba, e prendo un locale della SeibuShinjukuSen per andare a Kami Igusa, sempre nella zona ovest dei sobborghi di Tokyo, dov'è il museo che vorrei visitare oggi. Kami Igusa è una stazione molto piccola, dove si fermano solo i treni locali, appunto. Ci sono due binari, uno per prendere i treni che vanno verso Tokyo, e uno for those in the opposite direction, and to move from one platform to another must cross the tracks, it seems to be Diecimo! (which for the uninitiated, is the train station closest to my house) .
leaving the station there is this statue of Gundam ...
I am a bit 'confused, usually there are stations in all directions to the museums, especially those included in GruttoPass , but here there is nothing, not even marked on the plant which is just outside from the station. Do a tour in the district (which looks more like a village, really ....), I have not the courage to ask for information I am almost convinced that you have the wrong station. But when you double check the address (I have now learned to read and interpret Japanese addresses, which is an achievement in itself), I understand now what happened: I just have to cross the tracks, are the opposite of where I go. And not just through, I immediately find a sign pointing the way for the museum, and after that one every 10 meters.
What happened? That crossed the tracks are in another town, and so the other side (but that is where the people who come down from Tokyo> _ <) non hanno messo nessuna indicazione per venire qui. Sono stata vittima di un classico caso di campanilismo tra paesi vicini (I told him that this place reminded me Pescaglia statue of Gundam apart ...)
follow the directions and finally found the museum. Not that I walked for hours, but it rains and I feel a bit 'tired.
Luckily was worth coming here, is a very beautiful place, and space is well organized and relaxing. The museum is dedicated to the figure of Chihiro Iwasaki, illustrator famous here in Japan.
ground floor there is a Café, the Art-shop, a room that always exposes some of his work in rotation, one which preserves the area where he worked, with a desk and everything, and then a hall for exhibitions .
she works a bit like 'you and a little' no, but there is this shows the illustration on Akaba Suekichi that is wonderful.
There are photos of his childhood, his desk, with all the brushes and paints, and then the original illustrations (meravigliose!), with correspondents in the books he has edited to browse quietly (there is also a comfortable sofa for this purpose!). And again, materials that illustrate the way he works, sketches, storyboards, is not only a feast for the eyes, it is also interesting. passing from one room to another, there are the glass windows overlooking the garden, which would be available, too bad it's raining.
Upstairs I was surprised to find yet another room dedicated to the show on this page, I'm very happy. 
And then there's a playroom for children, with all materassoni Morbidoni, room and library, all books, of course. Actually in this place you could go an entire day in comfort! 
But it's almost closing time, I hasten to the art-shop to buy the catalog, and then I walked slowly towards home. Kayoko meanwhile, is adept in the tiramisu, and it came just fine!
Sasuga Kayoko-san!
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