Koto City, Japan
1 Chome-3-28 Shirakawa
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+81 336308625
Good for kidsToiletsNo restaurant
Wheelchair-accessible entranceWheelchair-accessible liftWheelchair-accessible toilet
This museum was one of those places where I wish it was more popular. An excellent museum as they recreated a chome of old Edo. Each wooden building was painfully recreated, and included typical household things you would find in a house. I was also impressed that they simulated night and day, so you will be able to hear crows or cats every 15 mins or so. If you are a tourist, don't worry as there are excellent English tour guides who are volunteers (and is free) who will provide extensive information to each building. I was so shocked how much they knew about the displays, right down to the type of shoes they wore, or the presence of vermin at the time.
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A very nice museum with a real size reproduction of a small village from Edo era. Everything is built indoor so you can go even when it rains or weather is very hot. The museum is not huge but you can easily spend one hour there, visiting the village, looking inside the houses and shops (about 10 buildings), and then having a look at the exhibition of old Japanese pictures (ukiyo-e). When I went, there was also a photo exhibition, probably about the neighborhood of the museum, with very nice photos from the 1980s to now, showing local life and atmosphere. The museum is of course 100% kid-friendly. There aren't many explanations to read, and the few ones present in the village are all available in English. Some volunteer guides are also present sometimes. Entry ticket is quite cheap - 400 yen for adults, 50 yens for children until 15.
An amazing surprise! I had no expectations when I stopped here, and almost didn’t go in when I saw the front desk and entrance. What a huge mistake it would have been! I imagined looking at paintings and some artifacts, which is fine ... but ... they have built a full scale suburban block as it was in the Edo period, complete with lights and sound effects to give illusion of day and night and even inclement weather. It is fully automated and reminded me of The Truman Show. The staff are volunteers and very helpful. The guy I had spoke excellent English.
It is a small museum but the volunteer guide really helpful. He guided us with deep explanations (in Japanese) and sometimes using English for a bit complicated words. Unfortunately, due to covid-19 we couldn't get inside the house sets and only saw the sets from outside.
You will know well about the places and house with the helpful volunteer guide. They show you around the town and explain clearly everything. It was so nice to visit here. Thank you
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