Japanese Sword Museum
Ryogoku, Tokyo
- Tue to Sun
- 9:30 to 17:00
- Mon
- Closed
Last entry 16:30. When Monday is a public holiday, it opens that day and closes on Tuesday. Also closed between exhibitions and over the New Year.
Source: touken.or.jp, checked 5 Oct 2026.
The Japanese Sword Museum belongs to the Society for Preservation of Japanese Art Swords and shows rotating exhibitions of national-treasure-grade blades, fittings and metalwork, in a sleek Fumihiko Maki building beside the Edo-period Kyu-Yasuda Garden.
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Insider tip
The third-floor gallery lights the blades so you can read the hamon temper lines. Bring patience and look closely. Then stroll the free Kyu-Yasuda Garden next door.
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What's on at Japanese Sword Museum
Upcoming events at Japanese Sword Museum and within a ten-minute walk, from the weekly Tokyo events calendar.
72nd Newly Designated Juyo Swords
第72回重要刀剣等新指定展
Time 9:30 to 17:00 (last entry 16:30); closed Mondays (open on holidays, closed the next day) Station Ryogoku (JR), 7 min walk
Swords and fittings newly certified this year as Juyo Token by the museum's foundation, from every school and period.
江戸村のとくぞう, CC BY-SA 4.0 Masterpieces from the Japanese Sword Museum Collection (provisional title)
刀剣博物館 館蔵名品展(仮)
Time 9:30 to 17:00 (last entry 16:30); closed Mondays (open on holidays, closed the next day) Station Ryogoku (JR), 7 min walk
Swords, mountings and sword fittings from the museum's own collection.
江戸村のとくぞう, CC BY-SA 4.0 Contemporary Swordsmiths Exhibition (Japanese Sword Museum)
現代刀職展 今に伝わるいにしえの技
Time 9:30 to 17:00 (last entry 16:30), closed Mondays (Tuesday after a Monday holiday) Station Ryogoku (JR), 7 min walk
The yearly competition show of new swords and the work of polishers and other sword craftsmen, at the Japanese Sword Museum by the Kyu-Yasuda Garden.
江戸村のとくぞう, CC BY-SA 4.0 Autumn Night Museum Mini Concert: Museum x Music at the Edo-Tokyo Museum
オータムナイトミュージアム2026 ミニコンサート❝Museum × Music!❞ 江戸東京博物館
Time 18:00 and 19:00 Station Ryogoku (JR Chuo-Sobu Line), 3 min walk
Two 20-minute string quartet sets in front of the Nakamura-za replica in the permanent exhibition, part of the Autumn Night Museum programme.
Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 2.0 Chiyonoyama and His Disciples (Sumo Museum)
生誕100年 千代の山とその弟子
Time 10:00 to 16:30 (last entry 16:00), closed Saturdays, Sundays and holidays (some open days) Station Ryogoku (JR Sobu Line, Toei Oedo Line), 2 min walk
The Sumo Museum marks the centenary of the 41st yokozuna Chiyonoyama with his ceremonial aprons, yokozuna certificate and handprints, plus items from his rivals and his disciples Kitanofuji and Chiyonofuji.
sodai gomi, CC BY 2.0 Smaller local events nearby
Sumida Craftspeople photo exhibition Exhibition
On now, until 1 Nov · Pictorico Shop & Gallery, Ryogoku
Twenty-four photographs of Sumida's craftspeople at work, on show at the Pictorico gallery opposite the Kokugikan, closed Mondays.
11:00 to 18:00 · Map · Source: Sumida 3M Movement PR Committee · 「すみだ 職人たちの群像2026」 写真展
SUMIDA Night Garden of Light Illumination
19 Nov to 27 Dec · Kyu-Yasuda Garden, Ryogoku
An evening light-up of the Kyu-Yasuda Garden, a former daimyo garden in Ryogoku, including its pond and trees.
Free · 16:30 to 20:00 · Map · Source: Sumida City Tourism Association and Sumida City · SUMIDA光のナイトガーデン2026
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Around Ryogoku
Sumo town on the Sumida, with Hokusai and a tidal garden next door
Ryogoku is sumo's home. The national stadium is beside the station, the stables are in the side streets, and you'll see wrestlers in yukata on the platform. Around the Kokugikan sit the newly reopened Edo-Tokyo Museum, a Hokusai museum in the district where he was born, and a small garden built to follow the river tides. It's one of the easiest half-days in east Tokyo.
Ryogoku has 11 places on the Roam Tokyo map: 4 museums, 2 parks and gardens, 2 bathhouses, 1 landmark, 1 bar and 1 restaurant. Read the Ryogoku guide.
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Good to know
- What is the address of Japanese Sword Museum?
- 1-12-9 Yokoami, Sumida-ku, Tokyo (in Japanese: 東京都墨田区横網1-12-9).
- What are the opening hours of Japanese Sword Museum?
- Tue to Sun 9:30 to 17:00; Closed Mon. Last entry 16:30. When Monday is a public holiday, it opens that day and closes on Tuesday. Also closed between exhibitions and over the New Year.
- How do I get to Japanese Sword Museum?
- The nearest station is Ryogoku (JR Sobu Line). Japanese Sword Museum is in Ryogoku, Tokyo.
- How much does Japanese Sword Museum cost?
- Japanese Sword Museum is mid-range, marked ¥¥ on the site's price scale.
- How long do you need at Japanese Sword Museum?
- Plan for 1 hour.
- When is the best time to visit Japanese Sword Museum?
- Weekday afternoons.
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