Enjoy a pleasant summer evening at the Open Air Architectural Museum.

“Downtown Summer Evening” is an event with extended opening hours, offering visitors a chance to experience the charm of summer evenings.
In the East Zone’s Shitamachi-naka Street, the illuminated restored commercial buildings and lanterns evoke a festive summer atmosphere.
In the West Zone, you can spend time in the traditional Japanese houses and enjoy the cool evening breeze.

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  Children’s Portable Shrine

  Location: Shitamachi-naka Street
  Time: About 30 min. from 6:00 PM

  

  Carriers of the portable shrine will be recruited on the day of the event. Children will parade with a vibrant energy that matches the festival mood. Heave-ho!

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  Awa Dance at the Open Air Architectural Museum

  Location: Entrance Square ~ Yamanote Street
  Times: ① From 5:00 PM ② From 5:30 PM, ③ From 6:30 PM (each performance is around 15 min.) *On August 2 （Sat）, only ② and ③
  Performed by: Koganei Awaodori Promotion Association

  

  Local dancers will perform the Awa Dance at the Open Air Architectural Museum.

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  Little Children’s Fair
  [A] Candy Cutting, [B] Mini Rubber Duck Scooping, [C] Shooting Gallery

  Location: [A] Farmhouse of the Tenmyo Family, [B] Public Bathhouse “Kodakara-yu,” [C] Empty lot next to Mantoku Inn
  Time: 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM
  Capacity: 1,000 persons per day per each session [A][B][C] (first-come basis)

  
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  Hokusai Manga Haunted House—Learn about Ghosts

  Location: Mantoku Inn
  Time: 4:00 PM to 8:30 PM

  

  A panel exhibition of monsters appearing in “Hokusai Manga.”

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  Ghost Stories Told by Students in the Edomaru Yose

  Location: Farmhouse of the Yoshino Family
  Time: 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM
  Performed by: Nihon University College of Art Rakugo Club, Aoyama Gakuin University Rakugo Club, Mejiro University Rakugo Club, Hosei University Rakugo Club

  

  A rakugo event where aspiring student storytellers, dedicated to their craft, showcase their talents within a traditional thatched-roof home

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  A Nostalgic Sight: Shogi on Benches

  Location: Backyard of the Farmhouse of the Tsunashima Family, etc
  Time: 12:00 PM to 8:30 PM

  

  From standard Shogi to variations like Hasami Shogi and Yamakuzushi, explore a wide variety of playing styles. Enjoy the cool evening breeze over games of Shogi on benches.

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  Demonstration and Sale of Traditional Crafts

  Locations: House of Uemura, “Kawano Shoten” Oil-paper Umbrella Wholesale Store
  Time: 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM

  

  There will be a demonstration and sale of the traditional Tokyo crafts of Tsuri-shinobu (hanging ferns), Edo glassware, and Edo fans.

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  Opening of Stores in Reconstructed Buildings

  Locations: “Kodera” Soy Sauce Shop, Stationery store “Takei Sanshodo”, “Hanaichi” Flower Shop
  Time: 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM

  

  Three stores on Shitamachi-naka Street will open specially for two days only. Available items are drinks (“Kodera” Soy Sauce Shop), old school stationeries (Stationery store “Takei Sanshodo”), and cut flowers (“Hanaichi” Flower Shop).

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  Penny Candy Store

  Location: Beside the City train model 7500
  Time: 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM

  

  Popular with children in any era! We sell nostalgic dagashi (penny candies), ramune soda, toys, and more.

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  Food Trucks & Stalls

  Locations: East Square, Entrance Square, etc.
  Time: 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM

  

  A row of shops serving drinks, light meals, etc. *Benches are provided throughout the museum for resting

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  A Hundred Wind Bells

  Location: Second House of the Nishikawa Family
  Time: 9:30 AM to 8:30 PM

  

  Enjoy the soothing sounds as you take in the pleasant breeze flowing through the building

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  A Slightly Unusual Illumination

  Location: Cosmetic Manufacture “Murakami Seikado”
  Time: 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM

  

  The distinctive facade design of the cosmetic manufacturer “Murakami Seikado” building will be illuminated.

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  Discover How to Cool Down at the Museum

  Locations: Various places around the Museum
  Time: 9:30 AM to 8:30 PM

  

  Experience traditional Japanese ways of staying cool in addition to green archways and mist showers.

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  Discover How to Cool Down Even More at the Museum

  Location: Center Zone
  Time: 4:00 PM to 8:30 PM

  Large waterfall nishiki-e prints and mist showers are spots where you’ll get even cooler!

*Public Bathhouse “Kodakara-yu” will not be available for viewing after 4:00 PM due to a children’s festival being held there. Thank you for your understanding.

*There may be changes to the schedule and event contents due to weather conditions or other circumstances.
*For further details, please refer to the Event Map handed out to you on the day of your visit to the museum.