Tokyo · Permanent cultural facility
Printing Museum, Tokyo
Books, type and printing presses reveal how people reproduced and shared information. Compare Japanese and world printing history in the permanent galleries, then consider a separately reserved workshop tour or letterpress session to see the craft behind the printed page.
What to see
- Books, type and machinery tracing printing in Japan and worldwide
- Printing processes, typefaces and a separately reserved working print studio
Edogawabashi Station / Iidabashi Station → your visit
- About 8 minutes from Edogawabashi Exit 4, or 13 minutes from Iidabashi via the JR East Exit or subway Exit B1.
- Go to the TOPPAN Koishikawa headquarters in Suido, Bunkyo. Korakuen Exit 1 is another option, about 10 minutes away.
Closures & important conditions
Closed Mondays, or the following day when Monday is a public/substitute holiday, plus exhibition-change closures. Closed 26 December 2026–4 January 2027. Open 23 November and 11 January; closed 24 November and 12 January.
- The Printing × Technology section and some other permanent displays are omitted during special exhibitions. Studio reservations do not make the ordinary galleries reservation-only.
- P&P Gallery admission is free; the basement exhibition rooms require paid admission.
Plan your visit
Checked: 2026-11-06 · a facility guide, not a dated festival listing
Hours & admission arrangements
10:00–18:00; last admission 17:30. A typical visit takes 45–90 minutes.
No reservation for the exhibition rooms or P&P Gallery. The print studio, KOISHIKAWA XROSS and library require their own official online reservation forms; telephone bookings are not accepted.
- Standard admission: adults ¥500, students ¥200, high-school students ¥100; junior-high ages and younger, and ages 70+, free. Special exhibitions may replace this tariff; a permanent-gallery-only ticket is then unavailable.
- Wheelchairs and strollers can be used and borrowed free. Ask staff to operate the dedicated elevator to the basement galleries. Nursing room and multipurpose toilet available.
- Regular studio tours and letterpress sessions have no extra fee, but museum admission is required. Check the booking page for days, times and capacity.
What still needs checking
- Foreign-language guiding/instruction, individual-event age and cancellation terms, and availability on a chosen date.
Official sources & photographs
Access to individual areas, exhibits and activities can vary by day.
Photo pending · View official photos ↗
Announced exhibitions
Periods can include closed days. Open each exhibition for its own conditions.
- Polaris: Icons and Artists across Time · 2026-09-19 – 2027-01-11
- Modern Japan Package 2026 · 2026-10-17 – 2027-01-17