The Peanuts comic strip created by Charles M. Schulz is one of the most successful and recognisable cartoons ever created, running for over 50 years and grossing over US$1 billion in revenue, going on to spawn several television specials and animated films.Peanuts began as the story of young Charlie Brown, but a character introduced in the third strip quickly became its most popular and iconic: Snoopy, Charlie?s intelligent pet dog.By the year 2000, the adventures of Charlie Brown and Snoopy had a worldwide readership of around 355 million across 75 countries, and had been translated into 21 languages. The character of Snoopy especially resonated with Japanese audiences, and has become a well-known and beloved property in Japan.It makes sense then, that Japan has its very own Snoopy museum in Tokyo, dedicated to exploring the legacy of the character and the other creations of Charles M. Schulz.Snoopy Museum Tokyo reopeningFirst opened in 2016 in Tokyo?s Roppongi neighborhood, the museum closed in September 2018 and the exhibitions temporarily moved to Osaka and Nagoya.However, the Snoopy museum has now reopened in Tokyo, at the Minami-machida Grandberry Park in the Machida district.Why did the old Snoopy Museum close"The old Tokyo Snoopy museum in Roppongi was closed down in order to move the exhibits to a larger space and expand the facilities.The new Snoopy museum in Machida opened on December 14th, 2019 and is roughly twice the size of the first exhibition space. Su...