Visit museums around Ryogoku and Sumida with THE TOKYO PASS

• MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART TOKYO houses a collection of over 5,000 pieces of contemporary art. Collection exhibitions are held throughout the year, focusing on young artists and innovative works.
• Fukagawa Edo Museum is impressive for its exhibits that recreate the streets of Edo period (1603-1868). Visitors will feel as if they have stepped back in time several hundred years. Visitors can actually enter a row house called “Nagaya” which is an Edo period house and touch the tools of daily life in this hands-on facility.
• Kiyosumi Gardens is located right next to Fukagawa Edo Museum. It has a large pond and is surrounded by Tsukiyama, artificially created mountains, and meiseki, historic stones. Enjoy a relaxing moment of your travel while admiring the traditional Japanese architecture.
• If you know The Great Wave, you should visit THE SUMIDA HOKUSAI MUSEUM. Katsushika Hokusai is Japan's most famous painter and is world-renowned for his influence on the West. The museum traces his life and shows the evolution of his painting style.
• Are you interested in Samurai? Then you should definitely visit The Japanese Sword Museum. Japanese swords are exquisite and delicate that they have been treated as works of art since ancient times. The museum is located in a Japanese garden, and you will enjoy Japanese culture.
• A short distance away is another notable spot in this area, Mukojima-Hyakkaen Gardens. This Japanese garden was built in the Edo period, and visitors can experience the beauty of Japan. The name “Hyakkaen” means “hundred flowers,” and as the name implies, flowers of the four seasons are delightful.

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MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART TOKYO

This is a modern art-themed museum. Since the post-war period, the museum has made efforts to collect works, especially by young artists, and currently has a collection of approximately 5,800 art works. One of the attractiveness of the museum is the collection, focusing on innovative trends that has carved out a path to a new era.

MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART TOKYO
https://www.mot-art-museum.jp/en/

Fukagawa Edo Museum

The museum exhibits a faithful reconstruction of the life of common people in the late Edo era. Visitors can experience Edo life with sound and light shifting to simulate a passing day.

Fukagawa Edo Museum
https://www.kcf.or.jp/fukagawa/

Kiyosumi Gardens

This is a stroll garden with the woods and the pond representing the Meiji era, in which the method for landscaping of Daimyo gardens of the Edo period was modernized. About 10 cherry trees are planted and the garden offers a quiet place to enjoy the cherry blossoms away from the hustle and bustle of the city.

Kiyosumi Gardens
https://www.tokyo-park.or.jp/park/kiyosumi/

THE SUMIDA HOKUSAI MUSEUM

The museum features Katsushika Hokusai, Japanese ukiyo-e artist. You can follow Hokusai’s history of art works, which were arduously created up to his 90s. The novel architecture designed by Sejima Kazuyo is also highlight in the museum.

THE SUMIDA HOKUSAI MUSEUM
https://hokusai-museum.jp/?lang=en

The Japanese Sword Museum

This museum was founded to disseminate Japanese sword culture. In addition to Japanese swords, which are said “Arms were enhanced to artistic crafts,” the collection includes armors and ancient records. Many national treasures and important cultural properties are also housed there.

The Japanese Sword Museum
https://www.touken.or.jp/english/

Mukojima-Hyakkaen Gardens

The garden was created by top writers and artists in the Edo period, which is popular, has many followers for all four seasons, and has a touch of elegance.

Mukojima-Hyakkaen Gardens
https://www.tokyo-park.or.jp/park/mukojima-hyakkaen/

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