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 Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2010 8:27 pm
Tokyo National Musuem is the oldest and largest museum in Japan. The museum collects, houses, and preserves a comprehensive collection of art works and archaeological objects of Asia, focusing on Japan. The museum holds over 110,000 objects, which includes 87 Japanese National Treasure holdings and 610 Important Cultural Property holdings (as of July, 2005). The museum also conducts research and organizes educational events related to its collection.
The museum is located inside Ueno Park in Taito, Tokyo. The facilities consist of the Honkan (本館, Japanese Gallery), Tōyōkan (東洋館, Asian Gallery), Hyōkeikan (表慶館), Heiseikan (平成館), Hōryū-ji Hōmotsukan (法隆寺宝物館, the Gallery of Hōryū-ji Treasures), as well as Shiryōkan (資料館, the Research and Information Center) and other facilities (Map). There are restaurants and shops within the museum's premises, as well as outdoor exhibitions and a garden where visitors can enjoy seasonal views.
The museum's collections focus on ancient Japanese art and Asian art along the Silk Road. There is also a large collection of Greco-Buddhist art.
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Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 7:19 pm
Alexander Angelus
Sky | Angelus  Alex marveled at the Japanese art. "Woah..." Being a fan of art and having a refined taste for it gave him the interest of carefully inspecting each piece and reading the descriptions of each one.
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Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 8:14 am
 Angelus Family
Isabel Eleanor Hernandez - Cloud Guardian
Holding out a map, Isabel looked through a list of all the regular exhibits. She noticed that the Toyokan exhibit was closed and wouldn’t be open for another two years. A sigh left her lips; she had been looking forward to seeing the Asian gallery. Her eyes lit up when she saw that they were actually somewhere near the Museum shop. It was kind of impractical to go to a souvenir shop when she doesn’t have anyone to go back home and give it too, but she read that they also sold art books.
She looked up and found her boss seemingly scrutinizing every piece of art there was. She looked back at the map and decided to go for it. She walked forward and tapped him on the shoulder.
“Boss…” she said tentatively, averting her eyes. “Is it okay if we could go to the museum shop for a short while? I wanted to buy something.” She then put her hands up and continued, “But its okay if we don’t. We could go to Heiseikan exhibit… and the nearby theatre in the next building. Or the tea houses! It’s somewhere around here… I’m not even gonna buy anything important…” she rambled, she opened up the map and started showing him the buildings.
[[WC= 213]]
[[TWC= 1,415]]
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Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 4:03 pm
Alexander Angelus
Sky | Angelus "I'm fine with your idea. I kinda want to buy a book or something." Isabel continued to ramble on and Alex smiled amused. He put one finger on her lips. "We'll go to the gift shop, then we'll go to the Heiseikan exhibit. Then it's lunch time."
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Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2010 7:29 am
Angelus Family
Isabel Eleanor Hernandez - Cloud Guardian
Isabel felt the finger on her lips and she immediately stopped talking. Her blush started to spread all over her face before she pulled her head back, her eyes growing as wide as saucers. She ended up on her butt but she stood back up quickly, awkwardly rubbing the back of her head.
“Hahaha…” she laughed nervously. She tried to recall what he had said… “Right. Gift shop.” Then the Heiseikan and he also mentioned something about lunch.
When she was sure that was everything he said, she allowed herself to calm down and give him a sincere smile. “Gracias. she told him and picked up the fallen map to try and locate where the gift shop was. “It’s just around the corner.” She stated out loud and gave her boss a smile.
[[WC= 133]]
[[TWC= 1, 548]]
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Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2010 8:55 pm
Alexander Angelus
Sky | Angelus Alex smiled at Isabel. She was a kind girl. He hadn't told her but one of the guardians that he had found died. She was assassinated by a group of radicals in Korea. He was sad, but death was a part of life and he was going to go to her grave and tell her that he was sorry. The ring is being kept by her family until he retrieves it. "Ah... there it is." Alex and Isabel entered the gift shop. Alex smiled again as he saw Isabel smile at him. It was warm and full of admiration. He began looking around looking for maybe a sketch book and/or a glass block that had those nice pictures curiously engraved in them depicting certain landmarks and such.
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Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2010 9:20 pm
Angelus Family
Isabel Eleanor Hernandez - Cloud Guardian
They entered the shop and Isabel went off to look for those art books. Once she found them, she happily picked one up and headed for the counter to pay for it. As she was pulling out her wallet, she noticed the ring on her finger. She glanced around the shop to look for her boss and found him browsing through the shelves.
Looking back at the ring, she briefly wondered where were all the guardians at the time. She was new so she didn’t know anything, and she was too embarrassed to ask.
“Ahem.” Isabel looked up to find the irritated look on the cashier’s face. She sheepishly smiled at her as she finally pulled out some money. “A-ano… go-gomenasai…” she stuttered out, hoping she said it right and waited for her purchase. As soon as the bag was handed to her, she walked over to her boss and looked over her shoulder. “What are you looking for?” she asked.
[[WC= 161]]
[[TWC= 1 709]]
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Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2010 9:24 pm
Alexander Angelus
Sky | Angelus "Ah... well, I'm looking for a sketchbook, or one of those glass blocks that have a pattern inside of it." Alex scanned the shelves again but couldn't find a good sketchbook. He preferred the leather bound ones with a silk bookmark. "I prefer leather bound books."
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Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2010 9:45 pm
Angelus Family
Isabel Eleanor Hernandez - Cloud Guardian
Isabel looked around, deciding that she should help her boss. She couldn’t find any of those leather bound ones he mentioned, but she did find some of those glass blocks. Picking one up, she hurried over back to the boss and held it toward him.
“I couldn’t find any of those leather books, but I found these.” She pointed back to where she came from. “They have a ton over there with different designs.”
[[WC= 74]]
[[TWC= 1 783]]
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Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2010 2:25 pm
Alex grinned and walked over to where Isabel was. "Awesome... He took one with one of Tokyo's famous landmarks. The Tokyo Tower. He thanked Isabel and went to pay for it. As he was walking over to the cashier he noticed one leather bound book on a shelf. "No way..." He grabbed it and flipped through it. Bliss blank pages! Perfect for drawing! He hurried over to the cashier and paid for the items. Alex carefully put them in his duffel bag. "Isabel, let's move to the next exhibit!"
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Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2010 11:07 pm
Angelus Family
Isabel Eleanor Hernandez - Cloud Guardian
She giggled quietly to herself when she saw her boss flip through the sketch book. His eyes had lit up happily and she watched him as he hurried to the counter. “Isabel, let’s move on to the next exhibit!” he exclaimed. Isabel just grinned before opening up the map once again.
“The Heiseikan exhibit is in the next building…” she told him, then her eyes scanned around the map, “The Museum Theatre isn’t so far either and the Tea Houses are in the back…” she then glanced up at him and chuckled, “I don’t think they’re exhibits though…”
She pocketed the map and looked over at her boss, “So boss, where should we go to next?”
[[WC= 116]]
[[TWC= 1 899]]
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Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 7:22 pm
Alexander Angelus
Sky | Angelus Alex smiled. "Let's head over to the Museum Theater. I was wondering what that was when I saw it on the brochure." Alex kept trying to think about the situation on hand but his mind kept drifting off. What would he do if the Takashi Family didn't accept the alliance? What if they were too weak? Questions ran through his mind as he walked with Isabel.
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Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 9:09 pm
Angelus Family
Isabel Eleanor Hernandez - Cloud Guardian
“Okay!” Isabel exclaimed and they made their way to the theater. Isabel stole glances at her boss and noticed the far away look on his face. She wondered what he was thinking about. She looked at her feet and a concentrated look was on her face. There must be a lot of things a mafia boss might be thinking about. Now that she thought about it, there were only two things that hit her that her boss might be thinking about. It either may be the guardians or the alliance with the Takashi family. She looked back up her boss and decided to ask, “Um… boss, is something the matter?”
[[WC= 110]]
[[TWC= 2 009]]
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Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2010 4:25 pm
Alexander Angelus
Sky | Angelus Alex turned to Isabel."It's just there's so many things that can go wrong... life's just so unpredictable... but don't let it bother you. I'm able, I'm sure it'll work out." He and Isabel took a seat while the next show started giving a documentary about Tokyo's "old days."
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Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 5:38 pm
Angelus Family
Isabel Eleanor Hernandez - Cloud Guardian
Isabel continued to stare at her boss even when the documentary started. It wasn’t like she didn’t know he could handle it, but the look on his face was troubled and Isabel wanted to at least be there to support him. That’s what guardians are for, right? To support the boss. Right?
She looked down on her ring and wondered if she was an able cloud guardian. From what she’s heard, the Cloud was supposed to be independent and strong-willed. But she didn’t fit any of those categories. She didn’t like being left alone and she was hesitant with her actions.
Speaking of the guardians, she has yet to meet any of them. The thought had already crossed her mind a little while ago, but she didn’t ask the boss. Looking back to her boss who was watching the documentary, she decided to ask. Maybe that was what was bothering him and she could help, if not that, then maybe at least she could divert his thoughts from whatever it was that troubled him.
“Um boss… I was actually kind of wondering where the other guardians are..?” she gripped her seat as she looked expectantly at the boss.
[[WC= 198]]
[[TWC= 2 207]]
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