2023 New Years at the Open-Air Architectural Museum
2 (Mon., national holiday) & 3 (Tue.)
Special New Year's OpeningFree admission
Our reconstructed buildings will be festooned with traditional shimenawa ropes and kadomatsu decorations. There will also be traditional performances in the museum to ring in the new year, from shishimai lion dances to Daikagura performances.
9 (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, take commemorative photos at the photo studio, and more.
For around 1 week, starting 11 (Wed.)
Annual Event at the Farmhouse of the Tsunashima Family
[Koshogatsu: Japan’s “Little New Year” & cocoon-ball ornaments]
14 (Sat.) & 15 (Sun.)
Demonstration of traditional crafts
10:30 AM to 3:30 PM
Tatami sashi (traditional tatami making) / Tokyo tegaki yuzen (traditional Tokyo dyeing)
Demonstration by artisans from Ota City, Tokyo
28 (Sat.)
Museum talks
From 2:30 PM
Special Exhibition, “Highlights of ‘Edo-Tokyo Museum Collection —Tokyo Through the Ages’”
Representative: Hiroyuki Kutsusawa (Curator)