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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Oiwa Inari Younji Temple

On the other side of the road of Oiwa Inari Tamiya Shrine, you can find a temple related to Oiwa.
But this temple has no relationship with the shrine.

This temple was built while shrine was missing after the fire.
This temple seems to have many items related to Oiwa but I'm not sure if these items are real.

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<The Nearest Station>

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

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Oiwa Inari Tamiya Shrine

Oiwa is a name of a woman who lived in early Edo era. (Early 1600's)
She became famous because of a ghost story which was published 200 years after her death.

It's a horror story about Oiwa who were poisoned and killed by her husband.
She became a ghost to kill her husband.

But real Oiwa had lived happily as wife of Iemon Tamiya.
Somehow, horror fiction made after her death became so famous as a play in Kabuki.

This shrine was transferred to Shinkawa in Chuo City in 1879 when this shrine suffered a fire.
New shrine in Shinkawa burnt down by bombing in World War II.

The new shrine in Shinkawa was rebuilt in 1952 and this one here was also rebuilt as a original shrine a year later.

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<The Nearest Station>

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

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Suga Shrine

Suga Shrine is a shrine to cover Yotsuya area since early Edo era.
Original shrine was located in Shimizudani in Akasaka, then moved here in 1634 since outer Edo castle was re-developed.

This shrine has 36 pictures of famous poets in history.
Each picture has a poem. Replicas of them are exhibited on the board.

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<The Nearest Station>

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

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(S03) Shinjuku Gyoen and Amusing Museums

Here's a plan to enjoy walking in beautiful gardens in the morning and visit two amusing free museums after lunch.

If you like flowers and greens, you can spend half day in Shinjuku Gyoen easily.
Kids will be excited in Fire Fighters Museum. Even adults can enjoy this museum, too.

MIN-ON Music Museum has really good performance.
It's amazing to hear rich sound of old music boxes and classic pianos.

I cannot believe these two museums are free of charge.

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(S03) Shinjuku Gyoen and Amusing Museums

                             <Shinjuku Sanchome/Shinjuku Gyoenmae/Shinjuku>

1. Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden

2. Lunch                  <Yotsuya Sanchome>

3. Fire Fighters Museum

4. MIN-ON Music Museum

                              <Shinanomachi>

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Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden

Fire Fighters Museum

MIN-ON Music Museum

Fire Fighters Museum

This museum is in a real fire department.
It has an observatory on the 10th floor and you can bring your lunch.

Exhibitions are on the 6th floor through B1 floor except the 2nd floor.
2nd floor is the office of the fire department.

Exhibitions include history of fire fighting from Edo era through current time.
There're dioramas, costumes, fire engines, helicopter, devices, movies and so on.

In city of Edo has 48 teams of fire fighters.
Symbols of each team which was held on the top of the roof during fire fighting are exhibited all together.

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<The Nearest Station>

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

<Admission>

Free of Charge

9:30-17:00      

Closed on Mondays

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