Yokoamicho Park
Ryogoku, Tokyo
Source: tokyoireikyoukai.or.jp, checked 14 Oct 2026.
Yokoamicho Park is the memorial ground for the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake, on the open lot where tens of thousands of people who had fled the fires died in a single firestorm. The 1930 memorial hall holds the ashes of victims of the earthquake and of the 1945 air raids, and the free museum beside it shows objects recovered from the ruins.
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Insider tip
It's a six-minute walk east of the sumo stadium. Weekdays are silent. Memorial services are held every 1 September and 10 March, the anniversaries of the earthquake and the great air raid.
What the guides say about Yokoamicho Park
Ryogoku Edo Noren, in the 1929 station building next to the JR platform, is the easiest place to try chanko nabe without a booking. Beer Club Popeye has around 70 Japanese craft beers on tap a few minutes from the hall, with happy hour from 3pm, Monday to Saturday. The Sumo Museum inside the Kokugikan is free on weekdays outside tournaments, and Yokoamicho Park, the 1923 earthquake memorial, is a six-minute walk east of the hall.
What's on near Yokoamicho Park
Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Yokoamicho Park, from the weekly Tokyo events calendar.
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 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 NHK Taiga Drama Special Exhibition: Toyotomi Brothers
江戸東京博物館リニューアル記念 NHK大河ドラマ特別展「豊臣兄弟！」
Station Ryogoku (JR Chuo-Sobu Line), 3 min walk
A special exhibition tied to the NHK historical drama series, focusing on Toyotomi Hidenaga, the younger brother of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The show is held at the renovated Edo-Tokyo Museum and runs through the first week of November.
Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 2.0 Smaller local events nearby
On now, until 20 Dec · Tokyo Reconstruction Memorial Museum, 2F, Yokoamicho Park, Ryogoku
The free Reconstruction Memorial Museum in Yokoamicho Park gathers the yokai figures created by Ito Chuta, architect of the Tokyo Memorial Hall, including some kept in storage since about 1950 and shown for the first time.
Free · Closed Mondays (the next day when Monday is a holiday) · Map · Source: Tokyo Memorial Association (Yokoamicho Park) · 令和8年秋季特別展「妖怪たちの棲む公園」
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
Nearby
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 Yokoamicho Park?
- 2-3-25 Yokoami, Sumida-ku, Tokyo.
- How do I get to Yokoamicho Park?
- The nearest station is Ryogoku (Toei Oedo Line). Yokoamicho Park is in Ryogoku, Tokyo.
- How much does Yokoamicho Park cost?
- Nothing. Yokoamicho Park is free to visit.
- How long do you need at Yokoamicho Park?
- Plan for 45 min.
- When is the best time to visit Yokoamicho Park?
- Weekday mornings.
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