Things to Do - Ryogoku, Ningyocho, Kiyosumi-Shirakawa, Kinshicho

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Museums

Edogawa-ku Nakagawa Funabansho Museum

Nakagawa Funabansho, the key to the water transportation system that supported the city of Edo, is being realistically reproduced with dioramas, sound and lighting.

Koto-ku Basho Museum

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Visitors can enjoy the exhibits on Matsuo Basho, a former resident of Fukagawa, Koto-ku and an outstanding haiku poet having written great travel journals.

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Museums

Kameido Umeyashiki

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A former plum blossom viewing spot that has been transformed into a spot where people can easily get acquainted with Japanese traditional culture such as ukiyoe prints and facets of the Edo period.

The unique exterior designed in the image of an elevated storehouse
(Photo credit: Edo-Tokyo Museum)

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Museums

Edo-Tokyo Museum

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A Wonderland for Learning About the Past! Experience the Sophistication of Edo at this Museum

Tsukishima Nishinaka-Dori, commonly referred to as “Monja Street”

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Shopping Streets

Tsukishima Nishinaka-Dori

If You’re in Tsukishima, You Have to Try Monjayaki! Enjoy it Amongst the Old Japanese Shitamachi Atomsphere

Kameido Katori Jinja, known for enshrining the god of sports

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Shrines & Temples

Kameido Katori Shrine

Before a Competition, Athletes Pray to the Enshrined Deity for Victory in Sports.

The central square is identifiable by its clock tower. Its expansive lawn is beautifully adorned by blooming cherry blossoms.

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Parks & Gardens

Sarue Onshi Park

A Place to Relax and enjoy a Picnic or Sports.

“Mt. Fuji”, the tallest and largest artificial mountain in Kiyosumi Gardens

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Parks & Gardens

Kiyosumi Gardens

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The garden has a reputation for the beauty of the harmony of famous stones and pine trees collected from all over Japan, allowing you to enjoy the beauty of Japan in a circular fountain garden.

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Museums

Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo

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Large-scale international exhibitions and special exhibitions of various genres are held, and encounters with artists of interest await you.

The venue, which can accommodate up to 10,000 people, is used for various events not only for sumo.

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Museums

Ryogoku Kokugikan

The hall called home by the Tokyo Grand Sumo Tournament.

Sunamachi Ginza Shopping Street

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A lively shopping street with about 130 stores lined up in the nostalgic atmosphere of the bygone Showa era.

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Shrines & Temples

Fukagawa Fudodo

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Fukagawa’s Fudo-sama, Beloved Since the Edo Period

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Parks & Gardens

Kiba Park

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A park with expansive lawns and the dynamic "Kiba Park Bridge."

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Koto-ku Fukagawa Edo Museum

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Museum with a full-scale reproduction of the townscape and lifestyle of Fukagawa Sagacho, including stores and rows of houses, at the time of the Edo period around 1840.