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! <br> <br> 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. <br> <br> 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! 😂 <br> <br> 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. <br> <br> 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.<br> <br> <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><br> <br> <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>