Bunkyo Museum

Bunkyo Museum (文京ふるさと歴史館, Bunkyō furusato rekishikan) is a public museum in Tokyo, Japan. It is the local history museum for the Bunkyō area. The museum was opened in April 1991.[1] The museum has a permanent exhibition and special exhibitions. Since 1994, a newsletter, "Bunkyo Museum News" has been published once per year. In 2021, the museum celebrated its 30 year anniversary. Between 1991 and 2020 the museum has had more than 560,000 visitors.

Bunkyo Museum
文京ふるさと歴史館
Bunkyo Museum entrance
Established1991 (1991)
LocationHongō, Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan
Coordinates35.70802125290514°N 139.75675237257676°E / 35.70802125290514; 139.75675237257676
OwnerBunkyō special ward
WebsiteOfficial website

Exhibition

The museum has two floors with a main exhibition and a basement where special exhibitions are held.[2] The main exhibition starts with history from the Jōmon period and Yayoi period,[a] but mostly covers the Edo period and the present era. The exhibition has several scale models of old buildings and streets.

Notes
a The Yayoi period is named after the Bunkyo neighborhood Yayoi where artifacts from this era were first found.

References
  1. "Rekishikan nitsuite" 歴史館について [About the history museum]. 文京ふるさと歴史館 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-02-12.
  2. "Shisetsu annai" 施設案内 [Facility guide]. 文京ふるさと歴史館 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-02-12.
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