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Edo-Tokyo Museum
東京都江戸東京博物館Sumida, Tokyo
Museum
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At a Glance
The Edo-Tokyo Museum is a history museum in the Ryōgoku district of Sumida, Tokyo, and the first museum built to tell the story of the city. Its permanent galleries on the fifth and sixth floors are split into an Edo zone and a Tokyo zone. Visitors walk across a life-size replica of Nihonbashi, the bridge that led into Edo, and see a full-scale model of the Nakamura-za theatre and scale models of towns and buildings.
The Edo zone looks at daily life in the castle town, while the Tokyo zone covers the Meiji Restoration, the Great Kantō Earthquake and the wartime air raids. The building by Kiyonori Kikutake opened in 1993, stands about 62 metres tall, roughly the height of Edo Castle's keep, and is raised on four large columns. The main entrance is on the third floor, reached by a red escalator from the plaza. The museum reopened in March 2026 after its first major renovation.
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Visit Duration
90 minutes
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