Culture places

Kita's landmark park combining play, lawns, historic trains and three museums.

A public museum in Asukayama Park exploring Kita's nature, archaeology, history and daily life.

A public museum beside Shakujii Park exploring Nerima's history, daily life and nature.

A public learning centre offering inquiry courses and study space for elementary pupils.

A public museum for literature, picture books, manga and family programmes.

A free waterfront museum about Omori's history of nori making.

A free museum of Japanese animation history, production, voice work and digital drawing.

A free museum of Nakano history, daily life and archaeology with family workshops.

A life-size recreation of late-Edo Fukagawa where families can enter houses and explore seasonal everyday life.

Explore Minato’s nature, history and culture in the former Institute of Public Health building, with architecture to see as well.

A free museum where posters, film and digital displays connect Japanese advertising with changes in society.

A preserved early-Showa wooden building used as a cultural venue; check visiting hours and scheduled programmes.

A free museum covering broadcasting history, programme-making and changing technology through displays and hands-on areas.

A free museum where fire engines, a helicopter and disaster-prevention exhibits introduce Tokyo firefighting.

A free police museum that moved to Gotanda in 2026, with family exhibits on policing history, vehicles, uniforms and police work.

An open-air museum in Koganei Park preserving buildings from Edo through Showa, explored like a walk through historic streets.

An immersive Edo-period town in Nikko with ninja, samurai, theatre and children's role play.