The Foundation Oriental Folk Museum in Nara City was founded in 1928 by Ojin Tsukumo as a private museum. The Renaissance-style building is the most advanced Western-style building at that time. The windows are fitted with stained glass and the roof is covered with tempered glass. Ethnic materials from around the world, mainly from the East, are exhibited here. If you go around the museum, you can enjoy a short trip around the world. The museum’s founder, Mr. Tsukumo, served as assistant and interpreter for anthropologist Dr. Frederick Starr at the University of Chicago, USA, for 17 years. Ojin Tsukumo After Dr. Starr’s death, he traveled around the world to … Continue reading Nara Oriental Folk Museum – Many Sexual Collections