Last updated March 31, 2024
Experience the traditional handicrafts
6. Ningyocho, Kodemmacho
Experience the living traditional handicrafts in the vicinity of Ningyocho and Kodemmacho in which the mood of O-Edo Nihombashi still remains. Enjoy walking through the streets of Amazake-yokocho and see techniques continued from the Edo period in the “The Collection of Edo-ya on Traditional Natural-Fiber Handmade Brushes Museum”, “Ozu Museum” or the Chuo City accredited “Chuo City Machikado Museum”.
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Route
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- Start Toei SubwayHamacho Station [Exit A2]
About 3 minutes on foot
About 150 meters - Spot1 Amazake-yokocho
About 6 minutes on foot
About 360 meters Travel Tips - Spot2 Karakuri clock
About 3 minutes on foot
About 140 meters - Station Tokyo MetroNingyocho Station [A6 exit]
About 4 minutes by train
1st stop - Station Tokyo MetroKodemmacho Station[Elevator entrance and exit]
About 6 minutes on foot
About 310 meters - Spot3 The Collection of Edo-ya on Traditional Natural-Fiber Handmade Brushes Museum(Edoya)
About 4 minutes on foot
About 190 meters Travel Tips - Spot4 Ozu Museum (Ozu washi)
About 7 minutes on foot
About 390 meters - Goal Tokyo MetroKodemmacho Station[Elevator entrance and exit]
- Information used in the creation of this website was current as of January 2023
- Indicated route travel times are calculated based on a speed of about 60 meters/minute
Route Details
There is also useful information for when you actually visit a spot, such as the time required, details on restrooms, and travel time between spots.
Explanation of PictogramsNote Items are indicated in dark blue if applicable.
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- Wheelchair-accessible restroom (located within the ticket gates at train and subway stations unless noted otherwise)
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- Nursing area (with diaper-changing table, unless noted otherwise)
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- Written communication possible through communication boards or paper
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- Osotomate-friendly facility
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- Parking for the impaired
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- Explanations, etc. available through tactile maps or in Braille
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Start Toei Subway Hamacho Station [Exit A2]
Start at Toei Subway Hamacho Station [Exit A2].
For station details, refer to the Toei Subway website operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Transportation.Toei Subway website operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Transportation
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About 3 minutes on foot
About 150 meters Travel Tips The A2 Exit elevator comes out at the pedestrian street on Meijiza-Dori, so continue on to Amazake-Yokocho. -
Spot1 Amazake-yokocho About 20 minutes
The 400-meter-long street of Amazake-yokocho runs from the “Amazake yokocho” intersection to Meijiza. Derived from the Amazake store at the entrance to Yokocho at the beginning of the Meiji period, the street is still lined with Sake stores and Japanese sweet stores. There are many tasty treats to choose from, such as hand-made tofu, roasted green tea, rice crackers and egg rolls. The Kimono and Japanese accessory stores are also popular. Please enjoy walking around the vibrant local streets.
Accessibility Information
There are no steps so wheelchair users can move freely. Be careful when moving through crowds at weekends or on national holidays.
Restroom Information
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Facility Information
- Telephone number
- 03-3666-7662
- Address
- 2, Nihombashi Ningyocho, Chuo-ku
- Fee
- Varies by shop
- Hours
- Varies by shop
- Closed days
- Varies by shop
- Official Website
- http://amazakeyokocho.jp/
*This information was current as of January 2024. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
There are many long-established and famous old-fashioned stores. Walk through this new, yet strangely familiar rich and vibrant atmosphere.
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About 6 minutes on foot
About 360 meters -
Spot2 Karakuri clock About 10 minutes
On the Ningyocho shopping street, the Karakuri clock remains as a trace of the Edo period. There is a 6.5-meter-tall Edo Rakugo themed tower towards Suitengu Shrine and a 7.55-meter-tall fire fighting theme tower towards the Ningyocho intersection. Between 11:00 and 19:00 everyday, there is a 2 - 3 minute clockwork display on the hour. Pedestrians can enjoy the Edo-style performance.
Accessibility Information
The Karakuri clock and towers are installed on the sidewalk, so be careful of pedestrians and bicycles.
Restroom Information
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Facility Information
- Telephone number
- None
- Address
- Around 1-17, Nihombashi Ningyocho, Chuo-ku
- Fee
- Free
- Hours
- 11:00-19:00
- Closed days
- None
*This information was current as of January 2024. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
Please visit both towers.
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About 3 minutes on foot
About 140 meters Travel Tips Take the A6 exit elevator to platform 2 (for Kodemmacho), or the A3 exit elevator to platform 1 (for Nakameguro), down to the ticket gates. Tokyo Metro Ningyocho Station [A6 exit]
About 4 minutes by train
1st stop Tokyo Metro Kodemmacho Station [Elevator Exit]
About 6 minutes on foot
About 310 meters -
Spot3 The Collection of Edo-ya on Traditional Natural-Fiber Handmade Brushes Museum (Edoya) About 15 minutes
A long-established store, appointed as the brush maker to the shogunate during the rule of Tokugawa Ietsugu, the 7th Shogun. Then in the Edo period after getting its name from the Shogunate, it continued as a traditional brush maker. Each and every brush is made to an exacting standard under the motto "made from the user’s viewpoint." There are many brushes to meet one’s requirements including clothes brushes, shoe brushes, hair brushes, toothbrushes and many others. The traditional techniques used to make the brushes give them a luxurious feel that only their users can understand, which is why they remain popular.
Accessibility Information
There are stairs into the store and the inside is narrow, but browsing is possible.
Restroom Information
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Facility Information
- Telephone number
- 03-3664-5671
- Address
- 2-16, Nihombashi Odemmacho, Chuo-ku
- Fee
- Free
- Hours
- 9:00-17:00
- Closed days
- Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays
- Official Website
- https://www.nihonbashi-edoya.co.jp/
*This information was current as of January 2024. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
Please come and look at our range of traditional specialist brushes from the Edo period.
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About 4 minutes on foot
About 190 meters -
Spot4 Ozu Museum (Ozu washi) About 1 hour 30 minutes
In November 2014, the traditional paper making techniques of Hon-minoshi, Sekishu-Banshi and Hosokawa-shi were registered as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. This handmade paper manufacturing technique has a 1400 year history and is highly valued around the world. Ozu Japanese paper, which is widely used for artwork, calligraphy, sculptures, interiors, etc., is central to the handmade paper techniques of Japan. Items that are not familiar to the general public, like paper for cultural asset restoration, backing paper or paper for coverings, are on sale, and they provide consultation on framing and mounting. In the store, there is the Ozu Museum that hosts exhibitions, regardless of genre, as well as the Ozu Cultural Classes and Ozu Museum. The Ozu Museum displays the historical relationship of Ozu and paper that has enriched peoples’ lives since the start of operations in 1653. The 1000 historic documents registered as Tokyo Chou-ku privately owned Tangible Cultural Properties are masterpieces. The Ozu Cultural Classes offer over 80 classes ranging from calligraphy, watercolors and collages, to pressed flowers.
Accessibility Information
There are 3 steps to the main entrance, but there is also a slope at the north entrance. A slope was installed to eliminate the steps in front of the elevator on the 1st floor, allowing wheelchair users to shop in the store. Use the elevator to access the 2nd and 3rd floors. For handmade washi papermaking experience, participants must work standing up. Therefore, it will be difficult to participate on wheelchair.
Wheelchair-accessible restroom on 1st floor Restroom Information
There is a wheelchair-accessible restroom on the 1st floor only.
Facility Information
- Telephone number
- 03-3662-1184
- Address
- Ozu Honkan Bldg. 3-6-2, Nihombashi Honcho, Chuo-ku
- Fee
- Make 1 sheet of A4 handmade paper for ¥500 (Requires 1 hour)
*be there 5 minutes before the scheduled start time. - Hours
- 10:00-18:00
- Closed days
- Sundays
- Official Website
- https://www.ozuwashi.net/en/
*This information was current as of January 2024. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
Experience making and processing handmade paper in this workshop. Take the paper you made home with you on the same day. Feel free to drop by at any time.
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About 7 minutes on foot
About 390 meters -
Goal Tokyo Metro Kodemmacho Station [Elevator entrance and exit]
Tokyo Metro Kodemmacho Station [Elevator entrance and exit] is the goal.
For station details, refer to the Tokyo Metro website.
Sightseeing spots around the area
Ningyocho and Kodemmacho
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Spot5 Kodenmacho Prison and Execution Ground
This display is a model recreating the interior of the Tenmacho prison.
Accessibility Information
Wheelchair users can visit. There are line and dot-like braille blocks from the road to the building entrance.
Restroom Information
There is a wheelchair-accessible restroom (with ostomate facilities) on the 1st floor at Jisshi Square Annex.
Facility Information
- Telephone number
- 03-3546-5346 (Culutural Affairs and Lifelomg Learning Section Chuo City)
- Address
- Jisshi Square Annex, 5-19, Nihombashi Kodemmacho, Chuo-ku
- Fee
- Free
- Hours
- 9:00-20:00
- Closed days
- None
- Official Website
- https://chuoku-machikadotenjikan.jp/pdf/english.pdf
*This information was current as of January 2024. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
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Spot6 Jisshi Park
This park is a memorial to the end of the Tokugawa shogunate with engravings of poems by Yoshida Shoin and is on the site of the Tenmacho Prison.
Accessibility Information
Easily accessible from Tokyo Metro Hibiya line Kodemmacho Station. The park is mostly flat with wide paths that are easy to navigate.
Toilet with wheelchair-accessible restroom in the park Restroom Information
To the right of the park entrance is a toilet with wheelchair-accessible restroom.
Facility Information
- Telephone number
- 03-3546-5435
- Address
- 5-2, Nihombashi Kodemmacho, Chuo-ku
- Fee
- Free
- Hours
- Free
- Closed days
- Free
*This information was current as of January 2024. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
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Spot7 Daiichi Sankyo KUSURI (Medicine) Museum
Enjoy learning about medicine in the museum through displays that spark intellectual curiosity on the relationship between medicine and the body and how medicine works.
Accessibility Information
An interactive map by the 1st floor elevator shows the layout of the museum. There is a wheelchair-accessible restroom with ostomate facilities on the 2nd floor.
Wheelchair-accessible restroom on 2nd floor Restroom Information
There is 1 toilet with wheelchair-accessible restroom and ostomate facilities on the 2nd floor.
Facility Information
- Telephone number
- 03-6225-1133
- Address
- 3-5-1, Nihombashi Honcho, Chuo-ku
- Fee
- Free
- Hours
- 10:00 - 18:00 (admission until 17:30)
Pre-appointment system - Closed days
- Mondays (the following day if Monday is a national holiday)
- Official Website
- https://kusuri-museum.com/
*This information was current as of January 2024. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
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Spot8 Ibasen Ukiyo-e Museum
Ibasen has a proud 400 year history as a popular long-established maker of fans and folding fans imprinted with Ukiyo-e designs.
Accessibility Information
The store interior is flat so wheelchair users can shop and browse freely.
Wheelchair-accessible restroom on 1st floor Restroom Information
Ask the staff to use the toilet with wheelchair-accessible restroom
Facility Information
- Telephone number
- 03-3664-9261
- Address
- 4-1, Nihombashi Kobunacho, Chuo-ku
- Fee
- Free
- Hours
- 8:00-20:00 (Shop opening hours:11:00-17:00)
- Closed days
- Saturday, Sunday, Holidays
- Official Website
- https://www.ibasen.co.jp/pages/gallery
*This information was current as of January 2024. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
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Spot9 Dyehouse "Tora no Ori" - tiger in the cage (Hamacho Takatora)
Sample booklets and diagrams of curtains, towels and coats that were loved by the people of Edo are on display.
Accessibility Information
The entrance is a hinged door, so take care when entering or leaving the store.
Restroom Information
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Facility Information
- Telephone number
- 03-3666-5562
- Address
- 2-45-6, Nihombashi Hamacho, Chuo-ku
- Fee
- Free
- Hours
- 9:00 - 18:00 (Saturdays until 17:00)
- Closed days
- Sundays, national holidays
- Official Website
- http://www2.gol.com/users/ip0611031455/
*This information was current as of January 2024. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
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Spot10 Mitsubishi Logistics Corporation, Edobashi History Gallery
Introduces the history of Edobashi and the Mitsubishi Logistics Corporation as well as the background of the area around Nihonbashi.
Accessibility Information
There are point and line-like blocks at the main entrance. Wheelchair users can enter using the slope next to the wheelchair parking area. The floor is flat and exhibits are at a height appropriate for viewing from a wheelchair.
Restroom Information
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Facility Information
- Telephone number
- 03-3278-6611
- Address
- 1-19-1, Nihombashi, Chuo-ku
- Fee
- Free
- Hours
- 7:30 - 19:30 (weekdays), 7:30 - 13:30 (Saturdays)
- Closed days
- Sundays, national holidays
*This information was current as of January 2024. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.