Tokyo · Permanent cultural facility

Tobacco & Salt Museum

Explore how salt is produced and how tobacco culture has changed. This Sumida museum brings two everyday commodities into focus through science, history and objects.

What to see

Salt resources, Japanese salt-making and the science of salt.
Permanent displays tracing tobacco’s arrival and its place in Edo-period life.

Oshiage Station → your visit

Walk about twelve minutes from Oshiage. The official shortest route starts at exit B2.
Address: 1-16-3 Yokokawa, Sumida-ku, Tokyo. No parking for general visitors’ cars.

Official access information ↗

Closures & important conditions

Mondays, or the next weekday after a Monday holiday, plus the year-end/New Year period. Open November 23, 2026; closed November 24.

Plan your visit

Checked: 2026-11-07 · a facility guide, not a dated festival listing

Hours & admission arrangements

10:00–17:00; last entry 16:30.

Adults and university students ¥300; ages 65+ and school pupils ¥100. Preschool children enter free.

No reservation for ordinary individual visits. Groups book by the day before. Lectures and other events may require separate advance online booking.

What still needs checking

Final 2026–27 New Year closure dates, same-day changes and event availability.

Official sources & photographs

Access to individual areas, exhibits and activities can vary by day.

Photo pending · View official photos ↗

Official visitor information ↗

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Opening & visit notes
- Closed on the second and fourth Mondays, except holidays, and December 29–January 3. The exhibition rooms alone have special New Year opening on January 2–3. Extra maintenance closures may occur. On December 21, 2026, only the permanent exhibition is closed.
- The permanent exhibition room closes on 21 December 2026.
- Hands-on access may depend on ticket category or group conditions. Do not reuse old infection-control notices as current rules.
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Opening & visit notes
- 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.
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Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum
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Opening & visit notes
- Closed Mondays, or the following day when Monday is a public or substitute holiday. The official October–December 2026 schedule lists the New Year closure as December 25, 2026–January 1, 2027 inclusive.
- On 6–7 November 2026 only, opening extends to 09:30–20:30, with last entry at 20:00. Illumination runs 16:30–20:30. The organizer recommends advance dated online tickets; entry may involve waiting when busy.
- Restoration work or events may limit access to individual buildings.
- Commercial photography requires advance application. Reuse of website photographs requires a separate image-license check.
- Jisho-in Mausoleum (C2, Otama-ya) is closed for repairs from September 1, 2026 until late March 2027. Dates may change; this applies only to that building, not the whole park.
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Culture & places
Opening & visit notes
- Closed Mondays; on holidays opens and closes the next weekday. Closed Dec 15 and Dec 26–31, 2026. Only the Gallery of Horyuji Treasures and Kuroda Memorial Hall open on 22–25 December. Opens Jan 1, 2027 from noon to 20:00, and Mar 29. Special-exhibition exceptions must be checked separately.
- Partial closures: Honkan Room 4, 26 October 2026–25 April 2027; Honkan Rooms 17–20 and Toyokan, 30 November–31 December 2026; Honkan Rooms 2–3, 14 December 2026–25 April 2027.

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Tobacco & Salt Museum

What to see

Oshiage Station → your visit

Closures & important conditions

Plan your visit

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