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| Edo-Tokyo Museum Building |
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| An exhibit in the Edo-Tokyo Museum |
This museum in the Ryogoku district of Tokyo was built to preserve the historical heritage of the city of Tokyo. It includes exhibits such as a replica of the original Nihonbashi (see
here for more information). One section of the museum contains exhibits that show the lifestyle, culture, politics, etc. of Edo during the Tokugawa Period, and another section shows the changes that occurred as Edo became Tokyo, including Western influence, World War II, and reconstruction after the war. A third section has a special exhibition that changes several times a year, each time having a different theme.
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| Edo-Tokyo Museum Library |
Aside from the exhibits of the museum, the museum also houses a library containing more than 140, 000 volumes of books, magazines, and microfilms about the culture and history of Edo-Tokyo. While the books here are not available to borrow, the library seats about 40 people, and a librarian at the reference desk is available to help with searching material, and most of the material is allowed to be photocopied for personal use.
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| Audio-visual hall |
In the first floor of the museum, there is also an audio-visual hall that can hold 148 people and contains three 150-inch screens. This room plays exciting quiz programs complete with three-dimensional images and the person with the highest score in the quiz is shown on the screen. These programs run eight times a day from Saturday to Wednesday, and nine times a day on Thursday and Friday. Programs include: "53 Stations of the Tokaido Highway Sugoroku", "Edo-Tokyo as an International City", "Discovering Tokyo (1)-(4)", and "TOKIO, a Boy From the Future, Visits Today's Tokyo (1)-(4)".
Completing the museum experience, there are two souvenir shops, lounging areas ideal for enjoying a bagged lunch, a Japanese tea room, and two cafe/restaurants. For details regarding these restaurants, including hours of operation and the types of food served, please click
here.
You can view the English version of the official museum website
here for information about current exhibitions, hours, and admission fees.
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