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Mike StevensI don't know if it's somehow fitting that Europe's only samurai museum is in Berlin, but I'm glad it is, because I'm only a short tram ride away from some incredible sights! I visited the Samurai Museum this weekend with my son and we were both blown away. The museum itself is a very modern space, with a mix of more than 4000 authentic items filling 1500 square metres over two floors. My favourite piece was probably the beetle helmet (amazing!), and the AI-tweaked photos of me and my son as samurai warriors. He looks like Daniel Craig! 😂 The samurai suits belong to Peter Janssen, a lifelong Japan obsessive and collector who opened the Samurai Museum in 2022. The armour is all displayed in well-lit cases, alongside various masks and weapons and mascot-like motifs. In all, you'll find around 200 helmets, 1500 masks and 160 swords, amongst hundreds of smaller items and sculptures. There's also a number of multimedia areas, projecting the history of Japan's samurai era in vivid detail, complete with animations and sound effects for a super high-quality result. The traditional Japanese drumming performance is incredible, too, so make sure you don't miss that. <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/samurai?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#samurai</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/samuraimuseum?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#samuraimuseum</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/japan?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#japan</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/japanese?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#japanese</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/berlin?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#berlin</a> shogun <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Ricoh?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ricoh</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/RicohGRIIIx?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RicohGRIIIx</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/RicohGR3x?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RicohGR3x</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/GRIIIx?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GRIIIx</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/GR3x?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GR3x</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/GRIII?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GRIII</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/RicohGR3?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RicohGR3</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/RicohGRIII?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RicohGRIII</a>

George Scherer"Are you going to eat the WHOLE sandwich?!" This handsome fellow stood next to me at lunch, trying to convince me to share my sandwich. (He did not succeed!) If you look closely, you can (almost) see a selfie of me in the reflection in his eye. Peacock, Los Angeles County Arboretum, Arcadia, California, USA. January, 2024. <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/peacock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#peacock</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/laarboretum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#laarboretum</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#birds</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/birdphotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#birdphotography</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/naturephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#naturephotography</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/ricohgr3x" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ricohgr3x</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/gr3x" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gr3x</a>

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