About the Museum
Museum type: Craft Museum
Closed: Thursday
Hours of operation: 10:00 to 16:00
Admission: (Adult) 1,100 JPY (Children) 800 JPY
Viewing time: (Carefully) 90 mins (Quickly) 30 mins
English brochure: Available
URL: https://art-play.or.jp/ttm/en/
Address: Yotsuya Hiroba, 4-20 Yotsuya, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
TEL: 03-5367-9601
E-mail: yotsuya@art-play.or.jp
Nearest station: Yotsuya-Sanchome Station, Akebonobashi Station
Closed: Thursday
Hours of operation: 10:00 to 16:00
Admission: (Adult) 1,100 JPY (Children) 800 JPY
Viewing time: (Carefully) 90 mins (Quickly) 30 mins
English brochure: Available
URL: https://art-play.or.jp/ttm/en/
Address: Yotsuya Hiroba, 4-20 Yotsuya, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
TEL: 03-5367-9601
E-mail: yotsuya@art-play.or.jp
Nearest station: Yotsuya-Sanchome Station, Akebonobashi Station
What is Tokyo Toy Museum?
Tokyo Toy Museum is a hands-on museum with over 100,000 toys and various toys from 100 countries. The museum is operated by the Association for the Arts, Toy and Playing Activities, a non-profit organization. It is housed in the old Yotsuya Daishi Elementary School building, which was built in 1935 and has been repurposed as a museum.
Most of the toys on display can be touched and played with by visitors, making the museum ideal for families. In addition, friendly museum staff members wearing red aprons are stationed throughout the museum to explain how to play with the toys and help visitors have fun with them.
What is Tokyo Toy Museum?
Tokyo Toy Museum is a hands-on museum with over 100,000 toys and various toys from 100 countries. The museum is operated by the Association for the Arts, Toy and Playing Activities, a non-profit organization. It is housed in the old Yotsuya Daishi Elementary School building, which was built in 1935 and has been repurposed as a museum.
Most of the toys on display can be touched and played with by visitors, making the museum ideal for families. In addition, friendly museum staff members wearing red aprons are stationed throughout the museum to explain how to play with the toys and help visitors have fun with them.
Highlights of the Museum
While the entire museum is a highlight for children, there is a highlight for adults: two giant tin dioramas in the Game Salon, created by tinplate artist Jean Pierre Hartmann.
The first, An Eiffel Tower of the Imagination, is said to represent the Eiffel Tower as an independent country. The second is Santa Claus.1, a diorama of the future spaceship of the Messenger of Peace. Both are stimulating, imaginative, and fascinating exhibits.
Museum Shop “Apty”
On the second floor, in front of the reception desk, there is a museum store named Apty, where visitors can purchase made-in-Japan crafts and popular toys in the museum.
Remarks
Fire Museum is a 5-minute walk from Tokyo Toy Museum, and Shinjuku Historical Museum is a 10-minute walk away.
The museum is closed on special holidays in February and September, so please check the website before visiting.
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