Cultural Facilities in Taito City

Asakura Museum of Sculpture displays the studio and residence of Fumio Asakura, the leading sculptor of modern Japan.
Visitors may enjoy the world of Fumio Asakura through his sculptures, architecture, and garden.

A museum that recreates the cityscape of Shitamachi area Tokyo around 1960.
You can actually enter the buildings and experience what life was like back then.

Ichiyo Memorial Museum is a literature museum featuring author Ichiyo Higuchi who is also the face of the 5,000 yen bill.
The museum displays valuable materials and documents such as the unfinished manuscript of "Takekurabe."

The Calligraphy museum was founded by Fusetsu Nakamura, a painter and calligrapher of the Meiji and Showa periods.
The museum's collection consists of approximately 16,000 pieces of art including antique items and archeological finds related to the history of "kanji" (Chinese characters) and calligraphy.

Sougakudou of the Former Tokyo Music School is Japan's first western concert hall which is also designated as an Important Cultural Property.
Many artists have performed on this historic stage including Rentaro Taki, Kosaku Yamada, and Tamaki Miura.