Top 10 Museums in Koto, Kanto
Discover the best top things to do in Koto, Japan including Fukagawa Edo Museum, KidZania Tokyo, teamLab Borderless, teamLab Planets TOKYO, Mori Building Digital Art Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Gallery A4, Ando Gallery, Gas Science Center, Tokyo Port Museum.
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1. Fukagawa Edo Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 310 reviews
See village life in 19th-century Fukagawa in this reproduction village of traditional homes, inns, fish and produce stores, complete with an ambient sound track and seasonal plants and weather.
Reviewed By 144leandad - Townsville, Australia
We stumbled upon this fantastic museum by accident as we were heading back to the Metro after visiting a nearby Sumo stable, Oguruma-beya. The entry price is only 400 yen, it's worth every penny. Inside they have re-created an Edo (old Tokyo) town, the attention to detail is magnificent. There are several English speaking guides who are all too happy to show you around (no charge) and I'd recommend this; you'll see all the small details you would miss on your own, plus learn a lot of history. Special thanks to our wonderful guide Nagano Higachi; you are very special lady and we enjoyed our time with you very much x
2. KidZania Tokyo
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 498 reviews
KidZania is a city founded by the children of the world where they can be leaders and learn about society while having fun. Kids get to role-play as Adults at more than 90 jobs and activities using real-world tools and equipment. Complete with shops, vehicles and a functional society, KidZania is a 2/3 scale city just for Kids. Choose an activity at the TV Station, Airplane, Bank or any of the over 60 pavilions. Put on a uniform and get to work! ★What to do? First, choose a pavilion where you want to work. After you finish your job, you get paid in the local currency, "kidZos". Use your kidZos to shop and pay for services. At most activities, you will be creating something new. Whether it is food from the Pizza Shop or Bakery, or a DVD from the Fashion Show, what you create is yours to keep! ★Let's Start! Just like any country you will travel to, the more you plan before you enter, the better. Upon entering KidZania, choose a pavilion and get started! ★Getting Tickets KidZania Tokyo operates two shifts daily. ・1st shift:9:00am - 3:00pm ・2st shift:4:00pm - 9:00pm Congestion is expected. Please come here as early as possible! Book your tickets online ahead of time to make sure you get in on the day and time you wish. Same-day ticket sales are limited and subject to capacity. ★Using English Though most Activities are in Japanese, a limited number are conducted in English every day. Regardless of language skill, all Kids are encouraged to try any activity they wish!
Reviewed By WS_Ang - Singapore, Singapore
Excellent indoor facility for children to role play different occupations and earn kidzo (currency that can be used in all Kidzania outlets globally). It is located in a shopping mall and near to Toyosu station. Staff are friendly, helpful and patient, and they make instructions very simple for kids (young kids or kids who don’t speak Japanese) to follow. You can check in (best to buy tickets online before visiting) at the counter before the shift starts (2 shifts per day: 9am to 3pm and 4pm to 9pm) and you will be given a queue number card for entering. You can start to queue 45 minutes before the shift starts at the stipulated queue spot according to your queue number and admission begins around 30 minutes before the shift starts. Once inside, it is best to go to the popular activities (Nintendo, candy factory, pilot) to make a reservation so that you can come back for that activity later at the reserved time. You can only make the next reservation after you have finished the first reserved activity. In the meantime, You can do other jobs that are available (refer to the timing information displayed at each activity). For the theatre events, there’s only 1 session per event(example, there’s only 1 wedding ceremony per shift) so you might want to reserve for a particular type of theatre activity that your child really wants to do. Kidzania Tokyo does not use the B.Kidzania PaZZport so you cannot collect stamps in your PaZZport here. Instead they use the job reservations card and they give out a job card at the end of each completed activity, which is quite a nice collectible. They also have professionally taken photos of your child for certain activities that are printed out and displayed near the entrance and you can choose which one you will like to purchase. (Wish they can be more environmentally friendly though!) They have some F&B outlets for food and drinks purchases, with lots of seatings around. There’s also a parents lounge for parents to relax in. We went for the Speak English Wednesday 2nd shift event, and we heard from the staff that the speak English events are usually not as crowded. Overall it’s a unique and fun place for kids to try different jobs activity.
3. teamLab Borderless
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,324 reviews
teamLab Borderless is a group of artworks that form one borderless world. Artworks move out of the rooms freely, form connections and relationships with people, communicate with other works, influence and sometimes intermingle with each other. Create new experiences with others, immerse yourself in borderless art, and explore the world with your body. In a vast complex, three-dimensional 10,000 square meter space, 520 computers and 470 projectors create a completely new world, the likes of which have never been seen before. Closed day: June 22nd, 25th, July 9th, 23rd, August 10th, 27th.
Reviewed By DouglasA587
teamLab Borderless (The Odaiba Edition of teamLab), was our first experience of this kind of interactive digital light and sound exhibit. We've visited our fair share of classical, modern and interactive galleries. But this was something quite different, as evidenced by the throngs off people waiting to get in at 10am (opening time), and the queues 10 deep, 50m back outside the door when we left at 1pm. Other reviews and their own website give you the general sense of what's happening: clever use of light and sound in a dark space, some of them with interactive, and even physical elements (like climbing through the 3 dimensional bouldering wall). But that doesn't capture the magic of being there in the dark, wondering what new and beautiful creature is about to come dancing around the corner. There's mo map and genuinely a surprise around every corner. We went around and around to make sure we left no nook undiscovered. Although initially you feel lost and perhaps a little overwhelmed, after a while the layout starts to make sense. For all that, we couldn't visit one of the most famous rooms, with the lanterns, because by the time we got to it, there was an additional 1 hour queue that we decided was too much on top of 3 hours already spent. I do recommend pre-booking online and turning up at opening time, or even 15 minutes before so you're in ASAP when it's as empty as possible. There are coin operated lockers, and luggage locks, so dump your stuff. Having bags around is a drag. Even though you'll be captivated from the first large open area, do head straight to the Lantern room, and consider doing the upstairs section early because it has more elements to queue for. Young (and old) kids will also get more of a blast upstairs where everything is interactive and designed more for the younger (although me and my wife did our crayon drawing that got turned into a digital life-form that we happily chased around the floor). Also take advantage of the En Tea House early, which is located on the upper floor. This isn't not your ordinary Japanese tea experience and is really a full exhibit in its own right. Don't just take the tea, but take the ice cream set. Hint: the tea and the ice cream behave differently. We pre-booked and arrived at opening time on a Christmas Sunday (Dec 21) and the queue was already full but they were selling tickets at the door. They only sell a certain volume off tickets for the day, and when we left at 1pm, they were selling tickets that could only be used from 3pm. Despite the crowd control, it was quite busy inside, although the area is larger than I thought, so it easily swallows several thousand people I would think. Many people say they took one or two hours. We were there 3, and I think we could have stayed longer just to soak up the ambience. It's easily accessible from the Tokyo Teleport station, or the Aomi station. Both are on private lines, so you need an IC card or special ticket, since they are neither JR nor Metro. TeamLab also have a similar exhibit in Shanghai and another "Planets" exhibit in Tokyo which we didn't go to, but looks more for kids.
4. teamLab Planets TOKYO
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 734 reviews
***The exhibition will be extended until the end of 2022*** ■COVID-19 Infection Control Measures: https://planets.teamlab.art/tokyo/#information teamLab Planets is a museum where you walk through water. It consists of four vast exhibition spaces containing seven indoor artworks, plus one outdoor piece at the entrance for a total of eight works created by art collective teamLab. By immersing the entire body with other people in these massive “Body Immersive” artworks, the boundary between the body and the artwork dissolves, the boundaries between the self, others, and the world become something continuous, and we explore a new relationship without boundaries between ourselves and the world. Visitors enter the museum barefoot, and become completely immersed with other visitors in the vast artwork spaces. ■1 minute on foot from Shin-Toyosu Station ■10 minutes on foot from Toyosu Station and LaLaport *The facilities do not have any parking, so we ask guests to come by train or bus.
Reviewed By AratiStha
It was really wonderful experience... the dark path with light near the bottom of walls, the walk through the water increased curiosity.. the infinite crystal universe was awesome.. feels like where have I came, so good... the koi fish pond was like going back to childhood as playing with water and fish... when touching the fish, the flowers blooms at that spot, a treat to eyes.. In air ball room, the color changes with impactful touch.. and the falling universe of flowers was incredible with the flowers and color movement ... It was really good... The "Soft black hole" considering COVID-19 is closed now.. however in website "Cold life" artwork was also mentioned.. don't know if I missed it or it is also closed.. also as restroom is only available near locker area.. if someone wants to go to restroom in middle of artworks observation it may be a problem as reentry is not allowed (may be consulting with staffs or asking beforehand might help, though not sure)... overall enjoyed alot.. :)
5. Mori Building Digital Art Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 12 reviews
Reviewed By JulesAmsterdam - Toronto, Canada
A must see in Tokyo! Really cool experience and great for all ages!! Be sure to buy your tickets well in advance.
6. Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 249 reviews
Reviewed By 1calgal2016 - Los Angeles, United States
Set in Kiba Park near the center of Tokyo, this museum is dedicated to collecting postwar modern art, mostly produced by Japanese artists. There are series of permanent galleries as well as temporary exhibits that rotate throughout the year. There is signage in English providing context and explanations as visitors are better able to understand the works they are seeing. We gained insight into life in Japan during times of war and natural disasters through the eyes of artists.
7. Gallery A4
8. Ando Gallery
9. Gas Science Center
10. Tokyo Port Museum
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