Itabashi City Local Museum

Itabashi City is one of metropolitan 23 cities in Tokyo and located in North West Tokyo.
Museum exhibits history, culture and life in this area.

Regular exhibitions are on the first floor and special exhibitions are on the second floor.

Since Itabashi was the first post station from Edo on Nakasendo road, the entrance of an old whorehouse is in front of the museum.

The first post station from Edo on main roads in Edo era was also known as 4 red-light districts.

* Itabashi (Nakasendo road)
* Senju (Nikko Kaido road)
* Shinjuku (Kushu Kaido road)
* Shinagawa (Tokaido road)

These places were called "side places" because there's Yoshiwara district near Asakusa in the center of Edo.

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Nishi Takashimadaira station on Mita Line (I27/Toei Subway)

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Free of Charge

9:30-17:00        Closed on Mondays, Year end and New Year Holidays

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