Special Evening Opening: Downtown Summer Evening (2026)

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This year’s Downtown Summer Evening features enhanced safety measures against sudden storms and other hazards, including changes to event hours, setting limits on how many people can attend, and advance ticket sales only available online. As this differs from previous years, please check the notice for details. We kindly ask for your understanding and cooperation so that all visitors can enjoy the event safely.

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Special Evening Opening　Downtown Summer Evening
August 1 (Sat.) and August 2 (Sun.), 2026
6:00 PM to 9:30 PM (admission ends at 9:00 PM)
*Canceled if bad weather

[Organizers] Tokyo Metropolitan Government and Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum (Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture)

A special two days to experience the charm of a summer evening.

You can enjoy a festive summer atmosphere in the East Zone’s Shitamachi-naka Street, created by lanterns, illuminated buildings, and the soothing sounds of wind chimes. In the West Zone, you can spend time in the traditional Japanese houses and enjoy the cool evening breeze.
Spend a summer evening at the Open Air Architectural Museum, and enjoy experiences different from the daytime.

  • Little Children’s Fair

    [A] Ring Toss, [B] Mini Rubber Duck Scooping, [C] Shooting Gallery

    Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
    Location: [A] Farmhouse of the Tenmyo Family, [B] Public Bathhouse “Kodakara-yu,” [C] Empty lot next to Mantoku Inn
    Capacity: 1,500 persons per day per each session [A][B][C] (first-come basis)
    *Children only

    Experience nostalgic fair games such as ring toss and a shooting gallery.

  • Shogi and Go on Benches

    Time: 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM
    Location: Backyard of the Farmhouse of the Tsunashima Family, etc.

    Enjoy a relaxed summer evening playing shogi outside on benches. This year, you can also try go (Japanese Othello).

  • Hokusai Manga Haunted House—Learn about Ghosts

    Time: 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM
    Location: Mantoku Inn

    A panel exhibition introducing monsters and other supernatural beings featured in “Hokusai Manga.” Mantoku Inn transforms into a haunted house where visitors can learn about ghosts.

  • Ghost Stories Told by Students in the Edomaru Yose

    Time: 6:30 PM to 9:00PM
    Location: Farmhouse of the Yoshino Family

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

  • Awa Dance at the Open Air Architectural Museum

    Time: TBD (2 performances per day, approx. 15 min. each)
    Location: Entrance Square ~ Yamanote Street
    Performed by: Koganei Awaodori Promotion Association

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

  • Children’s Portable Shrine Photo Spot

    Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
    Location: Shitamachi-naka Street
    *Children only

    Take a photo with the children’s portable shrine!

  • A Hundred Wind Bells

    Time: 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM
    Location: Second House of the Nishikawa Family

    Enjoy the soothing sounds of wind bells as you experience the pleasant breeze that flows through this building.

  • Discover How to Cool Down at the Museum

    Time: 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM
    Location: Various places around the Museum

    Experience a variety of ways to cool down, including traditional summer fittings and mosquito nets in the buildings, and a green archway in the Entrance Square.

  • A Slightly Mysterious Illumination

    Time: 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM
    Location: Cosmetic Manufacture “Murakami Seikado”

    The distinctive facade design of Cosmetic Manufacture “Murakami Seikado” will be illuminated.

  • Demonstration and Sale of Traditional Crafts

    Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
    Locations: House of Uemura, “Kawano Shoten” Oil-paper Umbrella Wholesale Store

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

  • Opening of Stores in Reconstructed Buildings

    Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
    Locations: “Kodera” Soy Sauce Shop, Stationery store “Takei Sanshodo”, “Hanaichi” Flower Shop

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

  • Food Trucks & Stalls

    Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
    Location: East Square, etc.

    A row of shops serving drinks and light meals. A dagashi (penny candy) store will also be open.
    *Benches are provided throughout the museum for resting.

*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.

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