Event Schedule>>Past Events

1月

  • The museum will reopen from January 2 (Tue.) in 2024.

  • New Years at the Open-Air Architectural Museum

    2 (Tue.) & 3 (Wed.)

    Special New Year's Opening Free admission

    Our reconstructed buildings will be festooned with traditional shimenawa ropes and kadomatsu decorations. There will also be New Year’s festivities such as the “Sekino Town Mochitsuki” (rice cake pounding) and “Koganei-bayashi” (traditional musical performance for festivals), both of which are Koganei City-designated Intangible Folk Cultural Property, as well as performances of Shishimai (lion dance) and Daikagura (juggling).

    8 (Mon., national holiday)

    Happy Coming of Age Day at the Museum
    *Free admission for people who have newly come of age(Please present proof of your age)

    10:00 AM to 4:15 PM

    Enjoy a tour around the museum by rickshaw, indulge in performances of traditional Japanese instruments, take commemorative photos at the photo studio, and more.

  • For around 1 week, starting 10 (Wed.)

    Annual Event at the Farmhouse of the Tsunashima Family

    [Koshogatsu: Japan’s “Little New Year” & cocoon-ball ornaments]

  • 13 (Sat.) & 14 (Sun.)

    Demonstration of traditional craft

    10:30 AM to 3:30 PM

    Murayama-Oshima Tsumugi (Textured Silk Pongee) / Stencil dyeing & woodblock dyeing
    Demonstration by artisans from the Tama area

  • 27 (Sat.)

    Museum talks

    From 2:30 PM

    Visitor Center (Former “Kokaden” Palace) Repair Work
    Representative: Ayumi Ando

2月

3月

  • 9 (Sat.) & 10 (Sun.)

    Demonstration of traditional craft

    10:30 AM to 3:30 PM

    Ivory Carving / Tortoise Shell Glasses
    Demonstration by artisans from Itabashi City, Tokyo

  • From 16 (Sat.),
    the Museum’s opening hours will be from 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM.

  • 18 (Mon.) Temporarily open

  • March 23 (Sat.) to July 7 (Sun.)

    Special Exhibition, Edo-Tokyo Museum Collection—Life and Transportation in Edo-Tokyo

  • 23 (Sat.)

    Museum talks

    From 2:30 PM

    Special Exhibition, “Highlights of ‘Edo-Tokyo Museum Collection—Life and Transportation in Edo-Tokyo’”
    Curator: Shinichi Saito

  • 25 (Mon.) Temporarily open

  • 27 (Wed.) & 28 (Thu.)

    Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum Festival

    11:00 AM to 4:00 PM

    A variety of events for children and adults will be held at the Museum, just as the cherry trees are about to blossom.

    28 (Thu.)

    Anniversary of the Museum’s opening Free admission

* There may be changes to the schedule or event contents.