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The Sumida Hokusai MuseumA 5-minute walk from Ryogoku Station on the Toei-Oedo Line.

Enjoy the works of world-renowned ukiyo-e artist Katsushika Hokusai

Opened in November 2016, the Sumida Hokusai Museum is a museum themed on famous ukiyo-e (woodblock print) artist Katsushika Hokusai.
The Permanent Exhibition includes displays of high-definition replicas of precious collection pieces such as “Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji” and “Hokusai’s Sketchbooks”. The museum is also holding a special exhibition titled “Tekuteku Tokaido: Hokusai to Tabisuru Goju-san Tsugi (Leisurely Journey around Tokaido: Travelling the 53 Stages of the Tokaido Highway with Hokusai)” until June 11 (Sunday).

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■Address: 2-7-2 Kamezawa, Sumida-ku, Tokyo
■Open: 9:30–17:30 (entry closes at 17:00)
■Admission fees: Adults 400 yen; Students/Seniors
   (aged 65 years or over) 300 yen
   (Special exhibition admission fees: Adults 1,000 yen; High School/University
   Students 700 yen; Seniors (aged 65 years or over) 700 yen; Junior High School
   Students 300 yen; Persons with Disabilities 300 yen)
■Closed: Mondays
(the following weekday when Monday is a public holiday)
■Inquiries: HELLO DIAL Tel: 03-5777-8600 (8:00–22:00)

Science MuseumA 10-minute walk from Kudanshita Station on the Toei Shinjuku Line.

Experience the fascination of science and technology

From wonders in everyday life to the mysteries of the universe, this facility provides experiential exhibits and workshops where visitors can learn how we have come to understand humankind through science and how technology has been advanced.
The museum has around 20 exhibition halls with various different themes, allowing visitors to broaden their knowledge of science and technology in an exciting way.

Photographs courtesy of the Science Museum

■Address: 2-1 Kitanomaru-koen, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
■Open: 9:30–16:50 (entry closes at 16:00)
■Admission fees: Adults 720 yen; Junior High School/
High School Students 410 yen;
Children (aged 4 years or over) 260 yen
■Closed: most Wednesdays (irregular holiday)
■Inquiries: TEL: 03-3212-8544

Sunshine AquariumA 6-minute walk from Higashi-Ikebukuro Yonchome Station on the Tokyo Sakura Tram.

Encounter rare and unusual fish at this rooftop aquarium

Sunshine Aquarium is an aquarium close to the sky (rooftop) where you can see displays of a variety of aquatic creatures—including sunfish, weedy sea-dragons, giant isopods, and sea angels—and even enjoy a sea lion show.
The 2nd “Poisssssssonous Exhibition”—the sequel to the immensely popular 1st exhibition held in the summer of 2014 that drew some 200,000 visitors—is being held in the Special Exhibition Hall until September 3.

Photographs courtesy of the Sunshine Aquarium

■Address: Rooftop, Sunshine City World Import Building, 3-1 Higashi-Ikebukuro,
Toshima-ku, Tokyo
■Open: 10:00–20:00
■Admission fees: Adults (High School Students and above) 2,000 yen;
   Elementary School/Junior High School Students 1,000 yen;
   Pre-schoolers (aged 4 years and above) 700 yen;
   Seniors (aged 65 years or over) 1,700 yen *Fees to change from July 12.
■Closed: open all year round
■Inquiries: Tel: 03-3989-3466

Asakusa Engei HallA 10-minute walk from Asakusa Station on the Toei Asakusa Line.

Brighten your spirit with tasteful laughter

Opening in 1964 in a corner of Asakusa—a world-famous sightseeing district of Tokyo—Asakusa Engei Hall is a rakugo (storytelling) theater with a long and distinguished history.
In recent years, the theater has been frequented by many young people and foreign visitors who come to enjoy the tasteful entertainment comprising not only rakugo, but also manzai stand-up comedy, mandan comic monologues, magic shows, acrobatics, impersonations, comedy sketches, and other traditional Japanese performing arts.

Photographs courtesy of Asakusa Engei Hall

■Address: 1-43-12 Asakusa, Taito-ku, Tokyo
(in the center of the Rokku Broadway Shopping Arcade)
■Performance times:Daytime 11:40–16:30 Evening 16:40–21:00
■Entrance fees: Adults 2,800 yen (3,000 yen); Students 2,300 yen (2,500 yen); Children (aged 4 years or above) 1,500 yen
■Closed: open all year round
■Inquiries: Tel: 03-3841-6545

Space Museum
TeNQ (Ten-Q)A 5-minute walk from Suidobashi Station on the Toei Mita Line.

A space where you can enjoy “space” in comfort

This museum opened in Tokyo Dome City in July 2014. Under the theme “Amazing Space”, the facility recreates the night sky and outer space using cutting-edge technology.
The museum is holding an experiential exhibition titled “The Journey to EUROPA by KLOKA” until June 28. Based on the latest scientific surveys, this exhibition provides views from observation windows of a research vessel and displays of the imagined ocean floor created using 3D objects.

Photographs courtesy of Tokyo Dome Corporation

■Address: Yellow Building 6F, Tokyo Dome City, 1-3-61 Koraku, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo
■Open: 11:00
(10:00 on Saturdays, Sundays, public holidays, and designated days)
until 21:00 *Entry closes at 20:00
■Admission fees: Adults 1,800 yen; Students 1,500 yen;
   Children aged 4 years – Junior High School Students and
   Seniors aged 65 years or over 1,200 yen
   *Children aged under 4 years are not permitted entry
■Closed: open all year round
■Inquiries: Tel: 03-3814-0109

Teramachi Art Museum and GalleryA 6-minute walk from Nippori Station by Nippori-Toneri Liner.

Experience the Edo Period atmosphere and Yanaka streetscape

Opening in 2011 in the Yanaka district—designated by UNESCO as a “Heritage for the Future”—the Teramachi Art Museum and Gallery boasts a collection of about 300 ukiyo-e (woodblock prints).
The museum is holding the “Violin Exhibition and Performance by Young Violin Artists” until June 4, and the “Summer Ukiyo-e Exhibition” will begin on June 6.

■Address: 7-6-3 Yanaka, Taito-ku, Tokyo
■Open: 11:00–sunset
(until 18:30 June 1–4; live violin performances throughout the day)
■Admission fees: free of charge;
300 yen while the ukiyo-e exhibition is being held
■Closed: Mondays
■Inquiries: Tel: 080-5684-5996