Edo-Tokyo Museum

photo by Guilhem Vellut · CC BY 2.0

photo by Marco Almbauer · CC0

400 years of Edo and Tokyo history at full scale: reopened in 2026 after 4 years of works.

On two floors of 9,000 square metres, full-scale models (a row house, the Hattori clock shop) and dioramas tell four centuries of the city's history, from Edo to the post-war reconstruction. Reopened on 31 March 2026 after four years of renovation work, the museum welcomed over 6,000 visitors on the first day alone.

The museum opened in March 1993 and in 2022–2026 underwent the first major renovation of its thirty years: an upgrade of the building services, the interior and exterior finishes and the large overhanging roof, reopening on 31 March 2026. The general layout follows the previous one, with some updated models (the Hattori clock in place of the Chōya newspaper); several reviews from people who knew the museum before the works note that the change is less noticeable than expected.

ℹ️ Open 9:30–17:30 (Saturdays until 19:30, with four Fridays in August until 21:00); last entry half an hour before closing. Closed on Mondays (the next weekday if Monday is a public holiday) and over the New Year period. Permanent exhibition ticket: 800 yen adults, 400 over-65s, 480 university students, 300 high school students, free up to junior high. In the months after the reopening the queue for tickets exceeded 30 minutes on busy days.

🚉 Ryogoku · 2 min walk

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