Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum at Koganei Park
In recent years, traditional Japanese architecture has become rare, especially in Tokyo. Maintaining old wooden structures is challenging, making it difficult to find homes with their original charm. However, you can visit the Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum (Edo-Tokyo Tatemono-en), where restored historical houses are displayed as cultural treasures.
The exhibits are "real" classic buildings
Located in Koganei City, Tokyo, the Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum is a park where they showcase historical buildings that hold a lot of cultural significance. The museum lovingly exhibits restored and preserved buildings from the Edo period to the early Showa period, covering the time from the 1600s to the 1940s. The exhibits feature a variety of houses, including traditional Japanese homes, folk houses, shops, a bathing house, luxurious residences, and early-modern buildings designed by pioneer architects.
A museum that brings to mind a town in Tokyo from the good old days
As you stroll through this collection of old buildings, you can’t help but feel a sense of nostalgia. You can step inside these structures, where you will get a unique opportunity to connect with and experience the lifestyles of those who lived in a different era. It’s a chance to immerse yourself in the rich history that shaped our lives today.
Taking a walk through Koganei Park is also enjoyable when visiting the museum
The Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum is located in Koganei Park, Koganei City, Tokyo. The park covers an area of about 80 hectares and features a large grassy field, wooded areas, a children's playground, an archery range, an exhibit of steam locomotives, 16 tennis courts, and a cherry blossom garden with 1,400 Sakura trees in 50 varieties. From late March to early April, the park becomes a popular spot for viewing cherry blossoms.
Access
To reach Koganei park and the museum, city buses are available from three of nearby stations; Musashi-koganei station and Higashi-koganei Station on the JR Chuo Line, Hana-koganei Station on the Seibu Shinjuku Line (a 5 or 10 min. bus ride). It is also walkable from each station to Koganei park, that would be a 35 min. walk or so.
Google Maps : Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum in Koganei Park
From Central Tokyo to nearby stations
From Takadanobaba station to Hana-koganei : 22 min. (by Seibu Shinjuku Line Train)
From Seibu Shinjuku station to Hana-koganei : 23 min. (by Seibu Shinjuku Line Train)
From JR Shinjuku station to Musashi-koganei sta. : 25 min. (by JR Chuo Kaisoku Line Train )
From JR Shinjuku station to Higashi-koganei : 23 min. by (JR Chuo Kaisoku Line Train )
By bus from a nearby station
From Musashi-koganei Station 武蔵小金井駅 on the JR Chuo Line, take the Seibu bus, then get off at the bus stop "Koganei-koen Nishiguchi 小金井公園西口."
OR
From Higashi-koganei Station 東小金井駅 on the JR Chuo Line, take the CoCo Bus (or Keio Bus), then get off at the bus stop "Sekinobashi 関野橋."
OR
From Hana-koganei Station 花小金井 on the Seibu-shinjuku Line, take the Seibu Bus, then get off at the bus stop "Koganei Koen Nishi-guchi 小金井公園西口."
Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum
江戸東京たてもの園 (Edo-Tokyo Tatemono-en)
[Opening Hours]
April-september 9:30AM – 5:30PM
October-March 9:30AM – 4:30PM
(Entry by 30 minutes before closing)
[Closed]
Mondays (closed on Tuesday if Monday is a public holiday).
New Year's holidays (28.Dec 28 to 4.Jan )
[Admission Fees ]
400 JP Yen for Adults
For details, see their official web site.
https://www.tatemonoen.jp/
Related Websites
Koganei Park
小金井公園 (Koganei Koen)
https://www.tokyo-park.or.jp/park/format/index050.html
Koganei city tourism
https://koganei-kanko.jp/ (In Japanese)
