The kids are on their summer vacation, so we have been bringing them to museums (or somewhere air-conditioned) just to get away from the humidity. During the Obon holidays (γηδΌγΏ), we visited the Metro Museum, which is directly underneath the elevated railway tracks of Kasai Station on the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line.
Though it is a small museum, it has a lot of interactive exhibits. My Chibi-Tetsu (Underaged train-otaku) were so excited when they got to try out a couple of train simulators for free.
My kids are turning into Oshi-Tetsu since our last visit toΒ JAXA Tsukuba Space Center. (Thanks to Jessica I’ve learned the term for the fervent rubber-stamp collector). They love collecting stamp prints. Daddy even got them each an informative stamp-collection booklet at the museum store (Β₯210 each). If you managed to collect all the stamps in the museum, you can show them to the entrance ticket staff for some museum goodies. A pretty good deal to me!
I learned a few new things from the museum. For example, “The world’s first metropolitan subway system was launched in London, UK, in 1863.” And that this man, Mr. Noritsugu Hayakawa, was known as the Father of the Japanese Subway. (Hint: you can find a stamp station hidden nearby. We had a hard time finding this one. LOL)
Museum Information
Admission Fee
Adult: Β₯210
Children (Over 4 years old): Β₯100
See the Official Information Guide here.
Center Opening Hours:
10:00 a.m. β 5:00 p.m.
(Entry is allowed until 4:30 p.m.)
Closed on Mondays*
(*Excluding national holidays on Mondays and vacation seasons.
Please double-check the official website for closing dates.)
Car Park
A free parking lot for 18 vehicles.
If you are going there by car, please note that there is very limited parking space. We were one of the lucky few to have managed to park there. π There was a very long queue behind us.
Address
6-3-1 Higashi-kasai Edogawa-ku, Tokyo γ134-0084
See access on the official website.
