Tokyo's weirdest museums

Meguro Parasitological Museum

Meguro Parasitilogical Museum is home to hundreds of jars of preserved parasite specimens, many of them spilling out of organs and dead animals.

The world's only parasite museum aims to educate the public.

There is also a gift shop at the premises where you can buy preserved pinworm and hook worm in key rings.

4-1-1, Shimomeguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo. Nearest train station: Meguro.

Ace World Luggage Museum

This personal collection of the owner of Japan's Ace luggage company contains more than 400 examples of handbags, travel bags and trunks made from every conceivable skin.

The items range from antique trunks made from antelope to zebra-skin handbags and bags made from the skins of seal, elephant, shark and even aardvark.

1-8-10 Komagata, Taito-ku, Tokyo. Nearest train station: Asakusa

ADMT Museum of Advertising and Marketing

The ADMT Museum of Advertising and Marketing explores the history of the country's advertising industry.

Higashi-Shimbashi 1-5, Caretta Shiodome B1F. Nearest station: Shimbashi.

The permanent display features a timeline of advertising, from Edo-era woodblocks, revealing that product placement has been around some time, to today's TV ads.

The entry is free.


The Tobacco and Salt Museum

The Tobacco and Salt Museum outlines the importance of salt and tobacco in Japan's history.

Vintage cigarette packets, pipes and all manner of smoking paraphernalia from around the world are on display. The museum is also home to temporary exhibitions of all kinds, from 19th century prostitutes' wigs to Mexican silverware.

Jinnan 1-16-8, Shibuya-ku, Nearest station: Shibuya

[Via The Sydney Morning Herald]