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Fukagawa Edo Museum, Tokyo

Fresh from a recent renovation, this intimate museum features a wonderfully recreated Tempo-period (1830-1843) neighbourhood - complete with homes, shops, narrow alleyways, and even the local rubbish dump.

Fresh from a recent renovation, this intimate museum features a wonderfully recreated Tempo-period (1830-1843) neighbourhood - complete with homes, shops, narrow alleyways, and even the local rubbish dump. Wander about, peering in windows and entering buildings furnished with household goods and Edo-period bric-a-brac. Light and sound effects create the illusion of a whole day passing from day to night in the space of a few minutes. Pair it up with a visit to the huge Edo-Tokyo Museum in nearby Sumida ward, just a couple of stops away on the Toei Ōedo subway line.


Hours

Sun

9:30

17:00

Mon

9:30

17:00

Tue

9:30

17:00

Wed

9:30

17:00

Thu

9:30

17:00

Fri

9:30

17:00

Sat

9:30

17:00

About Fukagawa Edo Museum

 1 Chome-3-28 Shirakawa, Kōtō-ku, Tōkyō-to 135-0021, Japan

 +81 3-3630-8625

 www.kcf.or.jp

Fukagawa Edo Museum and Nearby Sights on Map

Kiyosumi Garden

Not the most famous of Tokyo's gardens, but the Kiyosumi is quite lovely and uncrowded

Tabi Museum

Edo-Tokyo Museum

One of the best museums in Tokyo, the Edo-Tokyo Museum is housed in a bizarre multi-storey building which is meant to evoke an old raised kurazukuri-style warehouse

Sumo Museum

Attached to the Ryōgoku Kokugikan Sumo Arena, the Sumo Museum is a small, quirky gallery dedicated to the history of Japan's national sport

Ryōgoku Kokugikan

The largest sumo arena in Japan with a capacity for 10,000 spectators, this is where grand tournaments or basho are held in January, May and September, starting on the second Sunday of the month

Tokyo Stock Exchange

Tokyo's stock exchange, while one of the largest in the world by capitalization, is now entirely automated, and the tiny building it resides in is mostly for show, featuring a small museum, exhibition hall, and broadcasting facilities

Capsule Tower

A famous building of Kisho Kurokawa, that reflects the views Japanese had of the future in the70's

Ryogoku Fireworks Museum

Sensoji

Sensoji, also known as Asakusa Kannon, is Tokyo's oldest Buddhist temple that dates back to the 7th century AD

Asakusa Jinja

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