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Visiting the City: Museums: Local History & Culture


Adachi Ward Museum
Miscellaneous local exhibits
5-20-1 Oyata Tokyo 120-0001
T: +81 3 3620 9393 / F: +81 3 5697 6562
Asakura Choso Museum
Sculpture in Western-style
7-18-10 Yanaka Tokyo 110-0001
T: +81 3 3821 4549
Asakusa Historical Museum
Recreating Old Traditions
2-7-3 Asakusa Tokyo 111-0032
T: +81 33 844 5656
Basho Museum
A Great Writer and Poet
1-6-3 Tokiwa Tokyo 135-0006
T: +81 3 3631 1448 / F: +81 3 3634 0986
Battledore Museum
For the Game of Shuttlecock
5-43-25 Mukojima Tokyo 131-0033
T: +81 3 3623 1305
Bunka Gakuen Costume Museum
Fashion Through Historical Costumes
Shinjuku Bunka Quint Bldg 3-22-1, Yoyogi Tokyo 151-0053
T: +81 3 3299 2387
Bunkyo Historical Museum
Japanese Domestic Architecture
4-9-29 Hongo Tokyo 113-0033
T: +81 3 3818 7221
Century Museum
Exhibitions and Permanent Works
2-2-9 Hongo Tokyo 113-0033
T: +81 3 5800 0077
Chihiro Iwasaki Art Museum
Children's Book Illustrations
4-7-2 Shimo Shakujii Nerima-ku 177-0042
T: +81 3 3995 0612 / F: +81 3 3995 0680
Daimyo Clock Museum
Time-pieces From Yesteryear
2-1-27 Yanaka Tokyo 110-0001
T: +81 3 3821 6913
Edo-Tokyo Museum
History & Architecture
1-4-1 Yokoami Tokyo 130 0015
T: +81 3 3626 9974 / F: +81 3 3626 9950
Eisei-Bunko Museum
Family Treasures
1-1-1, Mejirodai
T: +81 3 3941 0850 / F: +81 3 3943 0454
Folk Museum of Ota City
Folklore around Tokyo Bay
5-11-13 Minamimagome Tokyo 143-0025
T: +81 3 3777 1070 / F: +81 3 3777 1283
Fukagawa Edo Museum
Take a Trip to the Tokyo of Yesteryear
1-3-28 Shirakawa Tokyo 135-0021
T: +81 3 3630 8625
Furniture Museum
An eclectic mix of furniture
3-10 Harumi Tokyo 104-0053
T: +81 3 3533 0098 / F: +81 3 3533 0098
Goto Museum
Period Picture-Scrolls And More
3-9-25 Kaminoge Tokyo 158-8510
T: +81 3 5777 8600
Gunma Prefectural Museum of History
Sericulture and fossils
239 Iwahana-cho Takasaki 370-1208
T: +81 273 46 5522 / F: +81 273 46 5534
Hasegawa Machiko Art Museum
Favorite funnies for the kids
1-30-6 Sakura Shinmachi Tokyo 154-0015
T: +81 3 3701 8766
Higuchi Memorial Hall
Politics, Poetry and Novels
3-18-4 Ryusen Tokyo 110-0012
T: +81 3 3873 0004
ICU Hachiro Yuasa Memorial Museum
Archaeological Remnants From Site Excavations
3-10-2 Osawa Tokyo 181-0015
T: +81 422 33 3340 / F: +81 422 33 3485
Iris Button Museum (The)
Buttons of Pearl and Gold
1-11-8 Nihonbashi Hamacho Tokyo
T: +81 3 3864 6537 / F: +81 3 5687 7683
Japan Calligraphy Museum
Flair With Brush and Ink
1-3-1 Tokiwadai Tokyo 174-0071
T: +81 3 3965 2611
Japan Folk Crafts Museum (Mingeikan)
Japanese Folk-Art Farm-House Style
4-3-33 Komaba Tokyo 153-0041
T: +81 3 3467 4527 / F: +81 3 3467 4537
Japan Open-Air Folk House Museum
Country Living From Yesteryear
7-1-1 Masugata Kawasaki-shi 214-0032
T: +81 44 922 2181
Japan Sword Museum
Cutting Edge Museum
4-25-10 Yoyogi Tokyo 151-0053
T: +81 3 3379 1386 / F: +81 3 3379 1389
Kaisei University Living History Museum
Enduring Student Life-styles
1-18-1 Kaga Tokyo 173-0003
T: +81 3 3961 5226
Kamihanawa Institute of History
Estate of Scenic Beauty
Noda-shi
T: +81471 22 2070 / F: +81 471 22 2070
Kanagawa Museum of Modern Literature
Writer's Treasures
110 Yamatecho Yokohama City 231-0862
T: +81 45 622 6666 / F: +81 45 623 4841
Kanagawa Prefectural Museum
History Of Yokohama and Kanagawa
5-60 Minami-Nakadori Yokohama 231-0006
T: +81 45 201 0926 / F: +81 45 201 7364
Kanazawa Bunko Museum
Thirteenth Century Hojo Treasures
142 Kanazawa-cho Yokohama City 236-0015
T: +81 45 701 9069 / F: +81 45 788 1060
Kanto Earthquake Memorial Museum
Legacy of a Devastating Quake
2-3-25 Yokoami Tokyo 130-0015
T: +81 3 3623 1200
Kashima-Jingu Treasure House
Long Iron Sword
2306-1 Kyuchu Kashima 314-0031
T: +81 299 82 1209 / F: +81 299 82 1625
Kawasaki City Museum
City and People Exhibits
1-2 Todoroki Kawasaki City 211-0052
T: +81 44 754 4500 / F: +81 44 754 4533
Kite Museum
Flying Hobby
1-12-10 Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku Tokyo 103-0027
T: +81 3 3275 2704 / F: +81 3 3273 0575
Kobayashi Doll Museum
Traditional Doll Making
6-31-2 Yahiro Tokyo 131-0041
T: +81 3 3612 1644
Koga Memorial Museum
In Memory of a Popular Composer
3-6-12 Uehara Tokyo 151-0064
T: +81 3 3460 9051
Kokugakuin University Shinto Museum
Shinto Garments And Drums
4-10-28 Higashi Tokyo 150-0011
T: +81 3 5466 0162 / F: +81 3 5466 9237
Kumagai Museum
Batiks and Crockery
2-27-6 Chihaya Tokyo 171-0044
T: +81 3 3957 3779
Kume Museum of Art
A Good Memorial
2-25-5 Kamiosaki Tokyo 141-0021
T: +81 3 3491 1510 / F: +81 3 3491 6617
Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts
Prints and Lithographs
4-28-1 Haramachida Tokyo 194-0013
T: +81 427 26 2771 / F: +81 427 25 1987
Meiji Jingu Treasure Museum
Of Emperors and Empresses
1-1 Yoyogi Kamizonocho Tokyo 151-8557
T: +81 3 3379 5511
Meiji University Archaeological Museum
Artifacts From Excavation Sites
1-1 Kanda Surugadai Tokyo 101-0062
T: +81 3 3296 4448 / F: +81 3 3296 4365
Meiji University Criminal Museum
Crime and Punishment
1-1 Kanda Surugadai Tokyo 101-0062
T: +81 3 3296 4448 / F: +81 3 3296 4365
Minato City Local History Museum
Local Historical Findings
5-28-4 Shiba Tokyo 108-0014
T: +81 3 3452 4966 / F: +81 3 3452 4966
Museum of Logistics
Messengers and Documents
4-7-15 Takanawa Tokyo 108-0074
T: +81 3 3280 1616 / F: +81 3 3280 4385
Mushanokoji Saneatsu Kinenkan
A Beautiful Museum
1-8-30 Wakabacho Tokyo 288-0047
T: +81 3 3326 0648
National Museum of Japanese History
History through the ages
117 Jonai-cho Sakura-shi
T: +81 43 486 0123
National Museum of Modern Art-Crafts Gallery
Pots, Threads & Lacquer
1-1 Kitanomaru-koen Tokyo
T: +81 3 5777 8600
Okura Shukokan Museum
Japan's First Private Museum
2-10-3 Toranomon Tokyo 105-0001
T: +81 3 3583 0781
Onko Gakkai Hall
Memory of a Shinto Scholar
2-9-1 Higashi Tokyo 150-0011
T: +81 3 3400 3226
Osaragi Jiro Memorial Museum
Homage to a Local Writer
113 Yamate-cho Yokohama 231-0862
T: +81 456 22 5002 / F: +81 456 22 5071
Ota Memorial Museum of Art
Edo Period Wood Block Prints
1-10-10 Jingumae Tokyo 150-0001
T: +81 3 3403 0880 / F: +81 3 3470 5994
Otani Art Museum Foundation
Western House in Japanese Garden
1-27-39 Nishigahara Tokyo 114-0024
T: +81 3 3910 8440
Paper Museum
The History of Paper
1-1-3 Oji Tokyo 114-0004
T: +81 3 3916 2320 / F: +81 3 5907 7511
Riccar Art Museum
Myriad Wood Block Prints
6-2-3 Ginza Tokyo 104-0061
T: +81 3 3571 3254
Roppongi Hills
Roppongi's Urban Mega-Complex
6-10-1 Mori Tower
T: +81 03 6406 6000 / F: +81 03 3201 3347
Safe and Key Museum
Keys for the Lock
3-4-1 Chitose Tokyo 130-0025
T: +81 3 3633 9151
Saitama Prefectural Museum
Musashi's History
1-5-9 Wakamiya Omiya-shi
T: +81 48 789 1515 / F: +81 48 789 1517
Seikado Bunko Art Museum
Forgotten Iwasaki Treasures
2-23-1 Okamoto Tokyo 157-0076
T: +81 3 3700 2250
Senshu Bunko
Treasures from Feudal Times
1-36 Kudanminami, 2-Chome Tokyo 102-0074
T: +81 3 3261 0075 / F: +81 3 3261 0076
Shibusawa Memorial Museum
Father of Japanese Banking
16-1 Nishigahara 2-chome Tokyo 114-0024
T: +81 3 3910 0005 / F: +81 3 3910 0085
Shinagawa Historical Museum
Promoting Local History and Culture
6-11-1 Oi Tokyo 140-0014
T: +81 3 3777 4060
Shinjuku Historical Museum
History of Shinjuku-ku District
22 Saneicho Tokyo 160-0008
T: +81 3 5840 8893 / F: +81 3 5840 8895
Shitamachi Museum (The)
Edo Nostalgia
2-1 Ueno Koen Tokyo 110-0007
T: +81 3 3823 7451 / F: +81 3 3823 3870
Striped House Museum of Art
Contemporary Museum
5-10-33 Roppongi Tokyo 106-0032
T: +81 3 3405 8108
Suginami Municipal Museum
Period Exhibits in Suginami Area
1-20-8 Omiya-ku Tokyo 168-0061
T: +81 3 3317 0841
Suntory Museum of Art
The Art Factor
9-7-4 Akasaka
T: +81 3 3479 8600 / F: +81 3 3479 8643
Suzuki Woodwork Museum
Handcrafted Wooden Toys
6-38-15 Higashi Mukojima Tokyo 131-0032
T: +81 3 3616 5008
Tabi Museum
Traditonal Japanese Footwear
1-9-3 Midori
T: +81 3 3631 0092
Takagi Bonsai Museum
Cultivation of Dwarfs
1-1 Goban-cho Tokyo 102-0076
T: +81 3 3221 0006
Tokyo Fuji Art Museum
Art from Around the Globe
492-1 Yano-machi Tokyo 192-0016
T: +81 42 691 4511 / F: +81 42 691 4623
Tokyo Metropolitan Takao Museum of Natural History
Museum next to the Mount
2436 Takao-cho Tokyo
T: +81 426 61 0305 / F: +81 426 62 9407
Tokyo National Museum
A Trove of Cultural Treasures
13-9 Ueno Park Tokyo
T: +81 3 3822 1111 / F: +81 3 3821 9680
Tomioka Art Museum
Gleanings from Buddhist Art
2-13-3 Sanno 143-0023
T: +81 3 3771 5100
Tortoise-shell Work Museum
Tools for Tortoise Shell
2-5-5 Yokoami Tokyo 130-0015
T: +81 3 3625 5875
Toshima Historical Museum
Life From a Bygone Age
2-37-4, 7F Nishi-Ikebukuro, Tokyo 171-0021
T: +81 3 3980 2351
Wood Carving Museum
Relief Carving
1-13-3 Ishiwara Tokyo 130-0001
T: +81 3 3622 4920
Yamatane Art Museum
Fine Period Paintings
1st Floor, 2 Sambancho Tokyo 102-0075
T: +81 3 3239 5911
Yokohama Museum of Art
Delights From The 20th Century
3-4-1 Minato Mirai Yokohama City 220-0012
T: +81 45 221 0300 / F: +81 45 221 0317
Yokohama Noh Theater Museum
Know All About Noh
27-2 Momijigaoka Yokohama City 220-0044
T: +81 452 63 3055 / F: +81 45 263 3031
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