Ome city is about 1 hour away from Tokyo and leaves the nostalgic atmosphere of Showa. A lot of people addicted to the charm fascinating us. Now, let me show you this nostalgic Showa town today. Let’s check it out !
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Ome station
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Good old masterpieces’signboard is put up everywhere inside the station. These are all handwriting !
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This waiting room’s worn-out image is … so irresistible ! I just pray that it won’t be dismantled for aging .
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This is inside the waiting room. It was 2005 that Ome station opened as “ Retro Station “.
Around Ome station
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We can see retro cinema signboard everywhere inside the city, too. “ Retro Station ”seems to be done with all the city’s strength.
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The bus stop in front of the Sumiyoshi Shrine. Oh ! There was the movie named “ Bus Stop “ in the old days. I wanted to see Marilyn Monroe in those days….
Ome cinema signboard street
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The signboard of cinema that was shown in the Showa era is being put up everywhere around the old Ome kaido. I feel the aged charm so much !
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We can find the signboard also beside the gateway of shrine !
Showa Retro Packaging Museum
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Showa Retro Packaging Museum displays the nostalgic household goods in the Showa Period. We can see the signboard of cinema here, too.
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These posters are which collecters each of individuals and companies have collected.
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This is the corner of cheap sweets. Among these confectioneries, there are the ones which remains even now. We can trip to the early Showa Period !
【Showa Retro Packaging Museum】
(address) 65, Sumiecho, Ome city, Tokyo
(access) 5 minutes walk from JR Ome station
(open time) 10:00~17:00
(regular holidays) every Monday (if it’s the National holidays, the next weekday is the holiday), the year end and New Year days
(URL) http://ome-akatsukafujio-museum.com/retoro/index.html
Ome Akatsuka Fujio Kaikan
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Ome Akatsuka Fujio Kaikan is the theme builing of comic artist Fujio Akatsuka representing the Showa Period. The original picture of his precious work, photographs, and fancy goods are much displayed here.
【Ome Akatsuka Fujio Kaikan】
(address) 66, Sumiecho, Ome city, Tokyo
(access) 5 minutes walk from JR Ome station
(open time) 10:00~17:00
(regular holidays) every Monday (if it’s the National holidays, the next weekday is the holiday), the year end and New Year days
(URL) http://ome-akatsukafujio-museum.com/
Showa Gentokan
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The movie signboard made by the last signboard creater, Bankan Kubo and a diorama showing the scenery of Showa in this theme building. I remember watching this “ Waterloo Bridge “ in my school days and was moved so much.
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The Showa Gentokan is the annex to the Showa Retro Packaging Museum. It reproduce the street of Ome in the Showa Era with the miniature diorama.
【Showa Gentokan】
(address) 9, Sumiecho, Ome city, Tokyo
(access) 7 minutes walk from JR Ome station
(open time) 10:00~17:00
(regular holidays) every Monday (if it’s the National holidays, the next weekday is the holiday), the year end and New Year days
(URL) http://ome-nekomachi.com/
Sumiyoshi Shirine
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Sumiyoshi Shrine was established in 1369. It is the local deity of Ome, and a big annual festival, Aoyama Big Festival is held in May. The solemn atmosphere of this shrine surely makes us forget the daily stress.
(address) 12, Sumiecho, Ome city, Tokyo
(access) 10 minutes walk from JR Ome station
(URL) http://www.tesshow.jp/tama/oume/shrine_smie_smi.html
Yoshino Baigo
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Yoshino Baigo is the tourist spot known as one of the largest village of plum in Kanto area. It is a little far away from Ome station. About 200 varieties and 25,000 plum trees bloom in spring season. The contrast of the plum trees that differs in color subtly is splendid and fascinates a lot of people every year.
【Yoshino Baigo】
(address) 4chome, Baigo, Ome city, Tokyo
(access) 5minutes walk from JR Hinatawada station
(URL) http://www.omekanko.gr.jp/hana/hana.php?p=kouen
Summary
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Do you like the atmosphere of Showa which I introduced here ? I like the street of Ome very much. The good old days … That’s the Showa !