The Shinagawa Historical Museum is a municipal museum that has easy-to-understand exhibitions on the history of Shinagawa City, from prehistoric and ancient times to modern times.
The permanent exhibition includes a specimen from a stratum of the Omori shell mounds, which is a remnant of the Jomon period; reference materials on Dr. Edward S. Morse, the American zoologist who excavated the shell mounds; and models of the Tokaido road and Shinagawa-shuku in the Edo period. In the exhibition room (gallery 1), a movie entitled Ukiyo-e Shinagawa Kiko, which introduces ukiyo-e paintings of the Edo period, is shown every 30 minutes on the large screen. Also, there are modern exhibitions that focus on the industry and urbanization of Shinagawa City.
The museum has a traditional Japanese tearoom and drawing room, Japanese-style garden, and library. The tearoom and drawing room can be rented and used by the general public. In addition, the garden has a stone basin buried upside-down in the ground, called suikinkutsu, and you can enjoy the harp-like sounds of echoes made by water drops falling within it.
Note: There is a pamphlet in English that summarizes information on the historical museum and on Dr. Morse and the Omori shell mounds. Furthermore, there are 30 different explanation sheets (in Japanese only) that cover the Shinagawa Historical Museum’s permanent exhibition. The explanations are thorough and easy to understand. |
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| • Omori Shell Mounds Park (6-21-6 Oi), which is located at the site of the Omori shell mounds, is a five-minute walk from the Shinagawa Historical Museum. |
Special Exhibition: Nakahara-Kaido Avenue
Dates: October 10 (Sun.) through November 23 (Tue., national holiday); admission fees will change when the special exhibition is being held. |
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 Shinagawa Historical Museum
Web site (Japanese only): www.city.shinagawa.tokyo.jp/jigyo/06/historyhp/hsindex.html
Admission: ¥100 for adults, ¥50 for elementary and junior high school students (free of charge for Shinagawa municipal elementary school and junior high school students, senior citizens who are 70 years of age or older, and those who are disabled)
Address: 6-11-1 Oi
How to Get There: A one-minute walk from the Kashima Jinja-mae bus stop (take the Tokyu Bus bound for Ikegami or Kamata from the west exit of Oimachi Station on the Keihin Tohoku Line, Tokyu Oimachi Line, or Rinkai Line) or a 10-minute walk from Omori Station on the Keihin Tohoku Line
Tel: 3777-4060
Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Admission until 4:30 p.m.)
Closed: Mondays, national holidays (if a national holiday falls on a Sunday, the museum will be open; if a national holiday falls on a Monday, the museum will be closed on the following day as well), and during the year-end/New Year holidays
Note: There are times when the museum will be closed to change exhibitions, etc. |
