A Special Event To Try Replica Samurai Armor Set At A Local Museum

I wrote about some advantages of local museums in my previous post on May 16th. This post is also about local museums. There was a very interesting one-day event at a local small museum in West Tokyo recently although the event wasn't widely known.

At the event visitors could experience wearing a replica armor set which is shown in the upper left hand side photo. This replica armor was made of metal so that people can feel the real weight of Samurai armor. What's more, it wasn't only wearing an armor. There were also strings and pads for shoulders, arms and legs to attach under metal armor as you can see in the upper center and right hand side photos. So it was like a full set of Samurai soldiers' outfits.

There were more items such as a replica Samurai sword and a flag to show which Samurai lord to belong. Then after put everything on, becoming like a Samurai foot soldier as shown in the lower left hand side photo. 

Moreover, after enjoyed trying Samurai armor replica, museum staff brought out one of their real Samurai armors and showed to people as in lower center and right hand side photos. It would be also a rare opportunity to see a real armor so closely although it was just a general armor and wasn't owned by any famous historical person or any lord class people. People could take a look all the parts from every angles and enjoyed seeing how elaborate the metalworking and the craftsmanship were.

Unfortunately this was a one-day special event, however if you are interested in trying this kind of Samurai armor replicas, please feel free to contact me.