Shitamachi Museum
Shitamachi Museum
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9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Tuesday
9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Wednesday
9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Thursday
9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Friday
9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Saturday
9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Sunday
9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
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Neighbourhood: Ueno, Asakusa
Traces of the history and culture of the Edo (old Tokyo) era remain vividly in Ueno and Asakusa. Spacious Ueno Park is a great place to relax and visit a variety of different museums and galleries. At Ameyoko which starts in front of Ueno station, the grocery stores and clothing shops are crammed alongside fishmongers. It gets particularly busy at the end of the year, when many people go on shopping sprees. The town of Asakusa, developed around Sensoji temple, has many shops selling goods and clothing from old Japan, making it a great place for souvenir hunting. It's also known for various annual festivals, and the whole district gets involved with the huge Sanja Festival in May.
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ny1,528 contributions
Mar 2023
This is a small museum and it was hard to find. When we finally did find it, I found it too warm inside and we didn't stay long.
Written 7 April 2023
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Lisa B
New York City, NY186 contributions
Feb 2023 • Solo
This beautiful tenement museum pays hommage to historical Japanese life. There are many parts that are interactive and truly allow you to immerse yourself into the late 19th century, early 20th century. The cons while there are some signs labeled in English, many of the captions my translation app was unable to decipher so I was left to use my imagination as to what I was experiencing. Overall it was a great stop off after the zoo.
Written 20 February 2023
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Dr D
Husborne Crawley, UK11 contributions
Jul 2022
This museum highlighted how Tokyo was before its modern expansion. We had an excellent guide in English, who took his time to really explain in detail how people lived. It was wonderful.
Written 8 July 2022
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RaoulJean
Tokyo, Japan618 contributions
Jul 2021
The museum recreates a shimatachi street during Edo period; great learning experience; and short enough not to get overwhelmed....
Written 23 July 2021
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Bardabu
Lille, France8 contributions
Dec 2019
Museum staff are very knowledgeable. The museum allows you to learn a lot about the history of Japan.
Written 26 December 2019
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matthew330
Oxford, CT42 contributions
Oct 2019
We went with my 9 year old grand daughter on a terribly raining miserable day.
It saved the day for us. The guide in English told us so many wonderful things about living in Japan 100 years ago and taught Maeve how to pray at a shrine, which we did later! After gleamingly new Tokyo, learning about the old days was awesome.
The second floor was self guided and included many Japanese toys from 100 years ago. My grand daughter played for well overrun hour with the choices and had a ball.
Also upstairs were exhibitions from the early 20th century providing insights into the earthquake of 1924 and bombing of WW 2 that devastated the area. On a miserable weather day, our trip to the museum made this a memorable morning and afternoon.
It saved the day for us. The guide in English told us so many wonderful things about living in Japan 100 years ago and taught Maeve how to pray at a shrine, which we did later! After gleamingly new Tokyo, learning about the old days was awesome.
The second floor was self guided and included many Japanese toys from 100 years ago. My grand daughter played for well overrun hour with the choices and had a ball.
Also upstairs were exhibitions from the early 20th century providing insights into the earthquake of 1924 and bombing of WW 2 that devastated the area. On a miserable weather day, our trip to the museum made this a memorable morning and afternoon.
Written 30 October 2019
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mbroe865
16 contributions
Sep 2019
This museum was a highlight of our trip. They offer a tour in English and our tour guide was wonderful. You get to see how the Japanese lived and worked in the 1920s. They also explain a lot of customs that people still practice today. We learned a lot and really enjoyed the exhibits.
Written 22 September 2019
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stan lee
Newcastle upon Tyne, UK296 contributions
Jul 2019 • Solo
There is a small admission fee to pay & enter. However, there was an English speaking Japanese tour guide that made this experience memorable. She was patient & provided us with an in-depth interactive history lesson. It may be a small place but it is well worth a visit.
Written 13 July 2019
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quin88
Oakham, UK337 contributions
May 2019 • Couples
We were staying in Ueno and decided to visit this small museum. We were not expecting much but on arrival we were offered a tour in English and this was wonderful. We were able to see things in the houses that we might have overlooked and were given a real insight into how people lived before this area of Tokyo was modernised. I would thoroughly recommend.
Written 26 June 2019
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Chris H
Melbourne, Australia6 contributions
Jun 2019 • Family
A must stop on any visit, spend one or two hours there and really get to know the area and it’s past, I will never forget it.
Written 13 June 2019
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how much the tickets?thanks
Take0311
Tokyo Prefecture, Japan6 contributions
300JPY for adult, 100JPY for children under 18years old. Worth visit I think.
mummymandy1208
Burnley, UK3 contributions
hi was wondering how long should we allow to visit the museum ?
thanks
HawaiiAndi
Pearl City, HI629 contributions
As already mentioned, you should consider allowing at least one hour; however if you decide to read all the details of the displayed events on the second floor, it can easily take two hours. First floor is more displays while second floor is displays with history details. Overall, this is a relatively small museum. Enjoy!
dancingfeetManila
Manila, Philippines311 contributions
Best way to reach sitamachi musum from tawaramachi station. Wiil appreciate your immediate response as our family of 7 will be visiting your lovely country Japan starting May 26 to June 1. Our visit to your museum is schedule next Saturday May 30, 2015. Thanks.
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