I love the hands-on area of a museum, and this museum had a great area! First we tried on the samurai helmets, then added the robes, then decided I might’ve been wearing the helmet with rabbit ears backwards, then we discovered the sign you could add to the picture.
More things in the hands-on area of the museum (why didn’t I take more photos?!) included a big puzzle, origami, and a place to try your hand at Japanese calligraphy. You could trace Japanese characters drawn on special paper using a brush that had water flowing through it. When the paper got wet, it turned black, so you could see your brush strokes. But when the water dried, the black disappeared and was ready for another attempt at tracing the characters.
