Last updated March 31, 2024
Feel the Nature and recall the Emperor Showa
35. Tachikawa
The course of Tachikawa is plenty of variety. After feeling the proximity of Nature in a spacious and lush park, you can recall the days of Emperor Showa (Hirohito), learn about safety measures when natural disasters come and know what kind of observation and research is being carried out in the Antarctic and Arctic.
- Tama
- Culture/History
- Nature
Route
Select a spot to see details such as tourist information and barrier-free information.
- Start JRNishi Tachikawa Station,
About 3 min. on foot
About 160 meters - Spot1 Showa Kinen Park
On foot
- Spot2 Emperor Showa Memorial Museum
About 3 min. on foot
About 220 meters - Bus Stop Tachikawa Bus 立13-1Tachikawa Keisatsu-sho Bus Stop
About 4 minutes by bus
3th stop - Bus Stop Tachikawa Bus 立13-1Tachikawa Shobo-sho Bus Stop
About 1 min. on foot
About 40 meters - Spot3 Tachikawa Life Safety Learning Center
About 12 min. on foot
About 700 meters - Spot4 Polar Science Museum
About 10 min. on foot
About 600 meters - Goal Polar Science MuseumTakamatsu Station
- 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 JR Nishi Tachikawa Station
The course starts at JR Nishi Tachikawa Station.
For station details, refer to the JR East website. -
About 3 min. on foot
About 160 meters Travel Tips A dedicated road connects JR Nishi Tachikawa Station to the Nishi-Tachikawa Gate of Showa Kinen Park. -
Spot1 Showa Kinen Park About 2 hour
This National Park was created to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Emperor Showa’s reign. Spanning over 180 hectares, this huge park boasts a variety of natural spaces and seasonal flowers offering different sceneries throughout the year. You can find also hammocks, playground equipment, sport facilities and popular spots like the “Children´s forest” or the “Barbecue garden”.
Accessibility Information
The Park has pathways with gentle slopes and without steps. In the children´s space “Wanpaku yugu” there are big size playground equipment universally designed, and chair-shaped or basket-shaped swings.
Restroom Information
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Facility Information
- Telephone number
- 042-528-1751
- Address
- 3173 Midoricho, Tachikawa-shi
- Fee
- ¥450
- Hours
- 8:30–18:00 (may change depending on season or areas)
- Closed days
- January 1st, the fourth Monday of January and the following day.
- Official Website
- https://www.showakinen-koen.jp/guide-english/
*This information was current as of January 2024. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
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On foot
Travel Tips Exit the park at Tachikawa Gate. Take the elevator from the "Floating Garden" in the Green Culture Zone (free zone) to the 1st floor and head to the "Hanamidori Cultural Center" where the "Emperor Showa Memorial Museum" is located. -
Spot2 Emperor Showa Memorial Museum About 20 minutes
The Emperor Showa Memorial Museum is located in the Showa Kinen Park’s Green Culture Zone, inside the Hanamidori Cultural Center. The Museum exhibits the botanical collection of the late Emperor Hirohito, as well as photos, personal belongings and documents related to him and his wife, the Empress Kojun.
Accessibility Information
The Museum is wheelchair accessible. Inside the Hanamidori Cultural Center there is a wheelchair accessible toilet.
Restroom Information
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Facility Information
- Telephone number
- 042-726-2771
- Address
- 3173 Midoricho, Tachikawa-shi, Showa Kinen Park Hanamidori Bunka Center
- Fee
- General admission, ¥510; Seniors over 65 years, ¥410. Disability handbook holders and their caregivers, free.
- Hours
- Mar-Oct, 9:30–17:00, Nov-Feb, 9:30-16:30 (admission until 30 minutes before closing)
- Closed days
- Mondays (if National Holidays, the following day), Fridays (open if it falls on a public holiday), Exhibition change period, Closed days of Showa Kinen Park
- Official Website
- https://f-showa.or.jp/museum/
*This information was current as of January 2024. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
The Museum features rarely seen images of the Emperor Showa and the daily life of regular citizens throughout the tumultuous years of era Showa. Here you can get to learn all about the Emperor Showa, from his childhood to his adulthood and even his last days.
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About 3 min. on foot
About 220 meters Tachikawa Bus 立13-1 Tachikawa Keisatsu-sho Bus Stop
About 4 minutes by bus
3th stop Tachikawa Bus 立13-1 Tachikawa Shobo-sho Bus Station
About 1 min. on foot
About 40 meters -
Spot3 Tachikawa Life Safety Learning Center About 1 hour
The Center opened in 1992 as an experiential facility dependent of Tokyo Fire Department where you can learn and experience about disaster prevention. The Center is designed to help adults and children to acquire disaster preparedness knowledge and techniques, throughout the mini-theater images or enjoying themselves as they take part in earthquake simulations, initial firefighting and emergency first aid exercises, and learn the basic principles for escaping smoke inhalation. Groups can also ask for tours with specialist instructors for each section, so it´s better to ensure the service doing reservation by phone or on the web page.
Accessibility Information
Elevator to each floor. Wheelchair users can take part also in prevention exercises.
Restroom Information
There is a wheelchair-accessible restroom and a diaper-changing station.
Facility Information
- Telephone number
- 042-521-1119 (Inquiries and reservations regarding experiences)
- Address
- 1156-1 Izumicho, Tachikawa-shi
- Fee
- free
- Hours
- 9:00-17:00
- Closed days
- Thursdays, the third Friday of the month and the following days: January 17th, September 1st, October 1st.
- Official Website
- https://tokyo-bskan.jp/en/bskan/tachikawa/
*This information was current as of January 2024. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
There are also Life Safety Learning Centers in Ikebukuro and Honjo in Tokyo. Our aim is that everybody can obtain a better disaster preparedness knowledge through several means.
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About 12 min. on foot
About 700 meters -
Spot4 Polar Science Museum About 20 minutes
The Museum provides information on historical and current research activities and results regarding Earth´s Polar regions. In the Aurora Theater, you can admire images of auroras, and in the Exhibition Hall you will find many items, like an Ice Core drill, a snow vehicle used in the Antarctica, taxidermy specimens of a polar bear and other wildlife; meteorites said to come from Mars and the moon, rocks or ice from the Antarctica and more, all authentic. Here, visitors can get information about research in the Poles that may have the key to understand our present or even our future.
Accessibility Information
The Museum is almost flat and can be easily viewed by wheelchair users.
Restroom Information
In the multi-purpose wheelchair accessible toilet there is a diaper changing sheet for children until 2 years old.
Facility Information
- Telephone number
- 042-512-0910
- Address
- 10‐3 Midoricho, Tachikawa-shi
- Fee
- free
- Hours
- 10:00–17:00 (admission until 16:30)
- Closed days
- Sundays, Mondays, third Thursday of the month and National Holidays.
- Official Website
- https://www.nipr.ac.jp/english/science-museum/
*This information was current as of January 2024. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
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About 10 min. on foot
About 600 meters -
Goal Tama Monorail Takamatsu Station
Tama Monorail Takamatsu Station
For station details, refer to the Tama Monorail Takamatsu Station website.
Sightseeing spots around Tachikawa
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Spot5 National Institute of Japanese Literature exhibition room
This institute strives to serve researchers in the field of Japanese literature and those working in various other fields by collecting a massive archive of materials related to Japanese literature from all corners of the country in one location. NIJL is a comprehensive research institute and functions as a foundation for the broader promotion of advanced collaborative research into Japanese literature. The Institute contributes to the society by widely publicizing the results of its research via exhibitions. These exhibitions display mainly original materials collected from Japan and overseas.
Accessibility Information
The entire facility is barrier-free. You can go from the entrance to the Exhibition Room using a wheelchair.
Wheelchair accessible toilet. Mobility impaired parking available. Wheelchairs available for lending.Restroom Information
A multi-purpose toilet is installed so that it is easy for people using wheelchairs to use it.
Facility Information
- Telephone number
- 050-5533-2900
- Address
- 10-3 Midoricho, Tachikawa-shi
- Fee
- Free
- Hours
- 10:00-16:30
https://www.nijl.ac.jp/event/#exhibition - Closed days
- The 4th Wednesday of the month,Saturday,Sundays,National holidays, year-end and New Year holidays, and library inspection periods
- Official Website
- https://www.nijl.ac.jp/en/
*This information was current as of January 2024. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
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Spot6 Tamashin Art Museum
This museum opened in May 2020 in the new headquarters building of the Tama Shinkin Bank. The Museum features the works by writers working in or associated with the Tama area, wonderful pictures and statues and also a variety of old ceramics and porcelains from China and Japan.
Accessibility Information
Disability handbook holders and one caregiver, free entry. The facility can be toured smoothly with a wheelchair.
Restroom Information
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Facility Information
- Telephone number
- 042‐526‐7788
- Address
- Tama Shinkin Bank Head Office 1F, 3-4 Midoricho, Tachikawa-shi
- Fee
- ¥500 (Discounts for disability handbook holders and one caregiver)
- Hours
- 10:00-18:00 (admission until 17:30)
- Closed days
- Mondays (If Monday is a public holiday, the museum will be open and closed the following day.), Exhibition change period
- Official Website
- https：//ｗｗｗ.tamashin.or.jp
*This information was current as of January 2024. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
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Spot7 GREEN SPRINGS
It is a complex facility with the theme of well-being.
A hotel with an infinity pool on the top floor, the largest entertainment venue in Tama District, shops, restaurants, offices, etc. are arranged around a central garden of about 10,000 square meters that is rich in water and greenery.Accessibility Information
The entire facility is barrier-free. Wheelchair accessible elevators, wheelchair accessible toilet, disabled parking space, wheelchair for lending and nursing room available.
Restroom Information
There is a wheelchair-accessible restroom.
Facility Information
- Telephone number
- 042-524-2222 (Infomation)
- Address
- 3-1 Midoricho, Tachikawa-shi
- Fee
- Free
- Hours
- Open 24 hours
*The business hours of each store are different. - Closed days
- None
*The closing days of each store are different. - Official Website
- https://greensprings.jp/
*This information was current as of January 2024. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
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Spot8 Cinema City, Cinema two
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5 auditoriums Cinema Complex with a different angle of seat for each one, offering different experiences of viewing. The sound system is able to reproduce the most delicate sounds for an immersive and realistic experience.
Accessibility Information
Elevator and wheelchair accessible toilet available. All the cinemas had seats for wheelchair users.
Restroom Information
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Facility Information
- Telephone number
- 050-6875-3975
- Address
- 2-42-26 Akebonocho, Tachikawa-shi
- Fee
- Movie fee (Discounts for people with disabilities, various discounts available)
- Hours
- 10:00–21:00（According to the final running time of the movie）
- Closed days
- none
- Official Website
- https://cinemacity.co.jp/about/cinema_two.html
*This information was current as of January 2024. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.