Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum

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Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum

An Open-Air Museum Where Historical Buildings from the Edo through Showa Periods are Relocated, Restored, and Displayed

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Here on this 7-hectare site bursting with seasonal flora you’ll find 30 Tokyo buildings from the early Edo period through the postwar period that have been relocated and restored for display.
The lifestyles and businesses of each associated time period are reproduced inside of the buildings.
There are also many spots on the grounds where you can take photos that look like you’ve traveled back in time.
There is also a book corner at the Visitor Center where you can browse to your heart’s content, learning about the characteristics and history of Japanese architecture.
Moreover, there is a museum shop, a restaurant, and a café where you can enjoy food and drinks inside of a retro building.

Highlights

  • Enjoy the atmosphere of shitamachi areas in the East Zone, which features old merchant houses, public bathhouses, and izakaya.
  • Houses of various architectural styles are lined up in the West Zone, including retro-modern buildings from the Showa and Taisho eras and thatched roof houses from the Edo period.
  • The restaurant “Kura” offers customers a chance to enjoy handmade udon noodles made the traditional way of the Musashino area, where the museum is located.
  • The museum’s mascot character, “Edomaru,” was created by director Hayao Miyazaki and is featured on original items for sale in the museum shop.

Photos

  • Visitor Center

    Visitor Center

  • Bar “Kagiya,” built during the Edo period

    Bar “Kagiya,” built during the Edo period

  • Showa period public bathhouse “Kodakara-yu”

    Showa period public bathhouse “Kodakara-yu”

  • Showa period photo studio “Tokiwadai Photo Studio”

    Showa period photo studio “Tokiwadai Photo Studio”

  • Edo period farmer’s house “Farmhouse of the Yoshino Family”

    Edo period farmer’s house “Farmhouse of the Yoshino Family”

  • Visitors can also enjoy seasonal flowers, including cherry blossoms

    Visitors can also enjoy seasonal flowers, including cherry blossoms

  • Restaurant “Kura”

    Restaurant “Kura”

Reviews

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  • Norman Gale

    把各地即將拆除的老舊房子移到這個地方來,裡面陳設營造出當時的生活真實狀態,能夠更了解日本早期時代的生活。

  • Rise

    特别喜欢日本的传统建筑,当然一定要来这个展出有30栋日本老建筑的江户东京建筑园来看看。果然是名不虚传,每一间建筑都好像能把人带到日本江户和昭和初期的年代,小酒馆、文具店、澡堂、仓库等建筑都好像是当年原封不动的样子。不由地对日本人珍惜传统建筑文化的精神而感动。听说宫崎骏大师的许多作品的创作灵感都来自这里。

Details

Name in Japanese
江戸東京たてもの園
Postal Code
184-0005
Address
3-7-1 Sakuracho, Koganei-shi, Tokyo (inside Koganei Park)
Telephone
042-388-3300 (Main number)
Admission
400 yen; college students 320 yen; junior high school and high school students (from outside Tokyo) and those 65 and older 200 yen
※Free for junior high school students (resident of Tokyo or attending school in Tokyo) and younger
Closed
Mondays (or following weekday if Monday falls on a national holiday or compensatory holiday), year-end and New Year’s holidays
Hours
April-September 9:30am-5:30pm
October-March 9:30am-4:30pm
※Admission allowed until 30 minutes before closing
※Certain tours of the insides of buildings have been suspended in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19 infections. Please check for updated information before visiting.
Access
(1) Take the Seibu bus (boarding areas 2 and 3) from the north exit of the JR Chuo Line’s Musashi-Koganei Station, getting off at the “Koganei-Koen Nishiguchi” stop. The museum is then about a 5-minute walk away. Alternatively, take the Kanto bus (boarding area 4), getting off at the “Edo-Tokyo Tatemono-En Mae” stop. The museum is then about a 3-minute walk away.
(2) Take the CoCo bus northeast loop from the north exit of Higashi-Koganei Station, getting off at the “Tatemono-En Iriguchi” stop. The museum is then about a 10-minute walk away.
(3) Take the Seibu bus bound for “Musashi-Koganei Station” from the “Minami Hana-Koganei” boarding area outside of the south exit of the Seibu Shinjuku Line’s Hana-Koganei Station, getting off at the “Koganei-Koen Nishiguchi” stop. The museum is then about a 5-minute walk away.
Parking Lot
Koganei Park’s paid parking lot available for use
※There is often heavy traffic on weekends and holidays, so we recommend using public transportation.
Official Website
Official Website (English)