Shinjuku Historical Museum

This museum exhibits history from ancient age through modern age in Shinjuku area.
Shinjuku was developed as a last post town from Shinano on Koshu Kaido Road, one of 5 main roads in Edo era.

In other words, it's the first post town from Edo and this town became popular with whorehouses as well as hotels and markets.

Exhibitions include an old store building, materials related to novelists who lived in Shinjuku and a street car.

This museum has a sunken garden, too.

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<The Nearest Station>

Yotsuya Sanchome station on Marunouchi Line (M11/Tokyo Metro)

<Admission>

300 yen

9:30-17:30       Closed on the second and forth Mondays (Next day if it's holiday)
                     Dec.29 through Jan. 3

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