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ROUTE 02

East Tokyo
Contemporary

Contemporary Art & Design · Full Day · 5 Stops

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  • DISTANCEapprox. 5 km

    walk + bus

  • DURATIONHalf Day

    3–4 hrs

  • STOPS5

    inc. 2 Foundation

  • AREARyogoku

    Kiyosumi-Shirakawa

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Ryogoku → Kiyosumi-Shirakawa Route MapTap pins for details

  • Foundation Venue ★
  • National / City
  • Edo / History
  • Garden

RYOGOKU AREA

  • VENUE01 Foundation Venue

    Edo-Tokyo Museum
    • History
    • Edo
    • Culture
    • ¥800–

    Edo-Tokyo Museum

    Traces the history of Edo and Tokyo across approx. 9,000m² of permanent exhibition galleries, with full-scale reconstructions, hands-on exhibits and scale models. Free multilingual smartphone audio guide available.

    Grutto Pass: Free admission / 20% off special exhibitions

    • Art
    • Admission: ¥400

    Sumida Hokusai Museum

    Dedicated to Katsushika Hokusai, who spent much of his life in Sumida. Striking aluminum building by Kazuyo Sejima.

    Grutto Pass: Free admission / 20% off special exhibitions

KIYOSUMI-SHIRAKAWA AREA

  • VENUE06 Foundation Venue

    Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo (MOT)
    • Contemporary Art
    • Design
    • Price: ￥500-

    Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo (MOT)

    One of Japan’s largest contemporary art museums, with a collection of over 6,000 works placing particular emphasis on post-war Japanese art. The museum also engages in a wide range of projects across diverse creative fields.

    Grutto Pass: Free admission to permanent exhibitions; group-rate admission to special exhibitions.

    • History
    • Admission: ¥400

    Fukagawa Edo Museum

    Full-scale recreation of a Fukagawa riverside townscape from the early 19th century. Atmospheric and hands-on.

    Grutto Pass: Free admission

    • Garden
    • Admission: ¥150

    Kiyosumi Garden

    Historic stroll garden with a pond and rare stones collected from across Japan. Former estate of Mitsubishi founder Iwasaki Yataro.

    Grutto Pass: Free admission

Nearby — Food & Drink

Dining areas along the route

  • Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo (MOT)

    • Café & Lounge Sandwich Upstairs
    • Restaurant 100 Spoons

    Visit official site

  • Ryogoku — Chanko Nabe

    Multiple chanko nabe (sumo stew) restaurants around Ryogoku Station, many run by retired wrestlers

  • Kiyosumi-Shirakawa — Coffee District

    Known as Tokyo's specialty coffee hub · Numerous third-wave cafés in the area

  • Sandwich Upstairs café and lounge

    Café inside the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo — a convenient mid-route lunch stop

Planning Your Visit

Route Information

  • ACCESS

    Start: Ryogoku Station (JR Sobu Line / Toei Oedo Line) · End: Kiyosumi-Shirakawa Station (Tokyo Metro Hanzomon / Toei Oedo Line)
    A bus or taxi connects Ryogoku and Kiyosumi-Shirakawa stations (approx. 15 min)

  • TIME REQUIRED

    All 5 stops: 6–8 hrs · Ryogoku only (2 stops): 3–4 hrs

  • MUSEUM PASS

    Grutto Pass 2026 can be used throughout this route. Admission benefits vary by venue and exhibition.

  • TIPS

    Many venues are closed on Mondays (or Tuesdays if Monday is a public holiday) · Kiyosumi Garden opens at 9:00

  • ACCESSIBILITY

    Foundation venues fully accessible. Kiyosumi Garden: gravel paths, some uneven surfaces.

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