Name: Musashino's History and Folklore: Artifacts Preserved by the "Musashino Folk Museum"
Start: 2025-07-19
End: 2025-12-14
Location: Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum

Tokyo Tokyo

July 19, 2025 (Sat) – December 14, 2025 (Sun)
Closed: Monday ※If Monday falls on a public holiday, it will be observed the following day

Musashino's History and Folklore: Artifacts Preserved by the "Musashino Folk Museum"

武蔵野の歴史と民俗～「武蔵野郷土館」がのこしたモノたち～

The Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum opened on March 28, 1993 (Heisei 5) as a branch of the Edo-Tokyo Museum and is now in its 33rd year. During this time, it has continued its activities with the aim of passing on valuable cultural heritage to future generations.

Before the construction of our museum, this site housed the "Musashino Folk Museum," which focused on the history of Musashino from prehistoric and ancient times to the modern era. This Folk Museum concluded its activities in 1991 (Heisei 3), but many of its valuable materials, including reconstructed buildings, archaeological, folk, historical, art, and library materials, were inherited by our museum. We have been organizing, preserving, and continuously making these materials available to the public.

This exhibition showcases archaeological materials collected by the "Musashino Folk Museum," such as clay earrings (Late Jomon period, excavated from the Shimo-Fuda site, designated as a National Important Cultural Property), as well as folk and art materials related to livelihoods, daily life, faith, and entertainment. Additionally, we introduce the activities of the Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum, which continues to carefully preserve and carry on the items inherited from the "Musashino Folk Museum."

Source: PR TIMES

- At the exhibition, we will showcase valuable archaeological and folk materials collected by the Musashino Folk Museum, including the nationally designated Important Cultural Property "Earthen Ear Ornament" excavated from the Shimofuda Ruins in Chofu City. - The Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum has inherited the collections of the Musashino Folk Museum and is committed to preserving and passing on cultural properties through exhibitions on the history and folklore of Musashino. - The exhibition will be held from July 19 to December 14, 2025, with the museum closed on Mondays.

3-7-1 Sakuracho, Koganei City, Tokyo Metropolis, inside Tokyo Metropolitan Koganei Park

Place：Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum

Transportation：・5 minutes by bus from the north exit of JR Chuo Line Musashi-Koganei Station ・6 minutes by bus from the north exit of JR Chuo Line Higashi-Koganei Station ・5 minutes by bus from the south exit of Seibu Shinjuku Line Hanakoganei Station

Parking：Please use the paid parking lot (Parking Lot No. 1) at Koganei Park. ※ Congestion is expected on weekends and public holidays. We recommend using public transportation to get here.

Time：【April～September】9:30～17:30 【October～March】9:30～16:30 (Admission is allowed until 30 minutes before closing)

Price：General: 400 yen, Seniors (65 and over): 200 yen, University students (including vocational and various types): 320 yen, High school students: 200 yen, Junior high school students and younger: free

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