The Taito City Shitamachi Museum of Folklore is a museum located in Ueno Park that mainly introduces the culture of the Shitamachi area from the Edo period to the mid-Showa period.
In addition to hands-on programs, the museum also holds special exhibitions.
On the first floor, there is a reproduction of a townscape from the Taisho period with candy shops and tenement houses, a rickshaw and a telephone booth.
On the second floor, daily utensils and toys are displayed, and visitors can try playing games of the time such as BEGOMA.
The daily necessities on display are items that were actually used.
Outline
| name | Taito City Shitamachi Folk Museum 台東区下町風俗資料館 |
|---|---|
| business hours | 9:30 – 16:30 (Admission until 16:00) |
| business holiday | Mondays (or the following day if Monday is a national holiday) 12/29 – 1/3 Special arrangement period, etc. |
| fee | Adults: 300 yen (200 yen), Elementary, junior high and high school students: 100 yen (50 yen) Figures in parentheses () are for groups of 20 or more. |
| residence | 2-1 Ueno Koen, Taito-ku, Tokyo |
| telephone number | 03-3823-7451 |
access
5 minutes walk from Shinobazu Exit of Ueno Station
