Free admissions on Tokyo Citizens' Day (Tomin-no-hi)

The first of October, or Tomin-no-hi, is Tokyo Citizen’s Day, on which most schools in Tokyo are closed for a holiday. For business people, it is just an ordinary working day unless it falls on Saturday or Sunday, but it is good enough for tourists to visit some public facilities operated by the Tokyo government with free admission. Students in Tokyo look forward to the day as they plan to visit popular spots that are usually crowded on weekends.

Tokyo Public Facilities offering free admissions on Tomin-no-hi : October 1st.

* If the Tokyo Citizens' Day falls on Saturday or Sunday, popular spots will be crowded.

Ueno Zoo
Location: Ueno
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Kyu-Iwasaski-tei Garden
Location: Ueno
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Hama Rikyu Garden
Location: Shiodome near Shinbashi
Official website
https://www.tokyo-park.or.jp/teien/en/hama-rikyu/

Kiyosumi Garden
Location: Kiyosumi Shirakawa
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Edo-Tokyo Openair Museum
Location: Koganei
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Tokyo Sea Life Park
Location: Kasai Rinkai Koen
Official website
https://www.tokyo-zoo.net/english/kasai/

~~Edo-Tokyo Museum~~
Been closed for major renovations
Location: Ryogoku
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Rikugien Garden
Location: Komagome
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Kyu Furukawa Gardens
Location: Kaminakazato
Official website
https://www.tokyo-park.or.jp/teien/en/kyu-furukawa/

Mukojima Hyakkaen Garden
Location: Mukojima
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Jindai Botanical Gardens
Location: Jindaiji
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Kyu Shiba-rikyu Gardens
Location: Hamamatsucho
Official Website
https://www.tokyo-park.or.jp/teien/en/kyu-shiba/

Koishikawa Korakuen Gardens
Location: Suidobashi
https://www.tokyo-park.or.jp/teien/en/koishikawa/

~~Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum~~
Excluded in 2020
(Free for designated exhibition only)
Location: Ueno Park
https://www.tobikan.jp/en/

Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum
(Free for Garden entry only)
Location: Meguro-ku
Official website
https://www.teien-art-museum.ne.jp/en//eng/
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Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
(Permanent exhibition)
Location: Kiba, Koto-ku
Related website
https://www.mot-art-museum.jp/en/

Tama Zoological Park
Location: Tama City
https://www.tokyo-zoo.net/english/tama/

Yumenoshima Tropical Greenhouse Dome
Location: Shinkiba
https://www.yumenoshima.jp/

Tokyo Photographic Art Museum (TOP)
Location: Mita, Meguro-ku
https://topmuseum.jp/e/contents/index.html

Tokyo Port Wild Bird Park
Location: 15-min walk from
Tokyo Monorail Ryutsu Center Station
https://www.tptc.co.jp/park/03_08

Inokashira Park Zoo
Location: Inokashira, Kichijoji
Related Website
https://www.tokyo-zoo.net/english/ino/

Tonogayato Gardens
Location: Kokubunji
Related website
https://www.tokyo-park.or.jp/teien/en/tonogayato/