Tachikawa / Kunitachi / Chofu

Top Things to do

• Edo-Tokyo Open-air Architectural Museum

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  This is an outdoor museum that exhibits historical buildings reconstructed from the metropolitan Koganei Park. It was established as an annex of the Edo-Tokyo Museum. In this museum, there are more than 30 restored buildings that date back to the Edo and early Showa periods. In the Center Zone are several reconstructed buildings such as Jisho-in Mausoleum (Otama-ya) and the residence of Takahashi Korekiyo who was assassinated in the 2.26 Incident. There are also reconstructed houses from Yamanote at the West Zone and at the East Zone visitors can enjoy a traditional neighborhood atmosphere with stores, public baths, and bars.

• Keio Rail-Land

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  A museum operated by the Keio Corporation where visitors can learn about trains and transportation. In addition to a train simulation made from an actual train cab, guests can learn and practice how to be a conductor and view fascinating dioramas. For young children, there is an athletics corner as well as an area where kids can safely play with TOMY Pla Rail model railroad toys, making the museum a great place for families. A miniature railroad children can ride travels a course on the grounds outside around the trains exhibited at the museum.

• ecute Tachikawa

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  This commercial complex in Tachikawa Station is currently divided into four areas, each with its own draw and numerous shops. The complex has cafes, restaurants, lifestyle shops, clothing stores, and even a hospital and a nursery school. In 2016, its new facility “ecute Tachikawa osoto” (sic) opened for business. It features a cafe with dishes containing local vegetables as well as a vegetable shop that gives visitors a taste of the region.

• Tokyo Metropolitan Tama Library

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  The Tokyo Metropolitan Tama Library is adjacent to the lush greenery of Musashi Kokubunji Park. They have about 17 thousand magazines ranging from general publications to academic journals. They also run the Tokyo Magazine Bank, as well as a service that uses magazines to promote childhood literacy; they have a wealth of useful books and materials geared toward young people ranging from toddlers to high school students. The library is open to all regardless of age.

• Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Tama Plant

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  A Coca-Cola plant which offers tours to the general public. Visitors can learn about the history of the Coca-Cola company and observe the plant line in operation. The sampling corner, where tour attendees can try Coca-Cola fresh off the line, is particularly popular. After the tour, attendees receive a piece of original merchandise with the logo. An advance reservation via the official website or made over the phone is required to attend a plant tour.

• Suntory Musashino Beer Brewery

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  This is ’SUNTORY’s first beer plant which opened in 1963, located in Yazaki-cho, Fuchu City, Tokyo. The name was changed to “SUNTORY ‘Natural Water Beer Plant’ Tokyo/Musashino Brewery” from March 14, 2017. It is this plant that produced many prestigious beers including The Premium Malts. The plant offers tours free of charge where you can learn from a guide the flow of beer manufacture from the raw materials, preparation process, to maturation and storage. Reservations are required for the tour which includes tasting.

• Sengawa Yukemurinosato

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  This is a day-trip onsen facility located about five minutes on foot from Sengawa Station and is a spot that guests can enjoy for its natural hot spring water available at a reasonable price. Guests can enjoy 12 types of baths including a rotenburo (out-door bath), jet bath and relaxation bath, as well a large sauna. The ganban yoku (bedrock bath) that uses ore is popular among women, and 5,000 manga novels are available to peruse in the lounge space. This is a well-equipped establishment with a relaxation facility and an on-site restaurant offering many items from which to choose.

• Takahata Fudoson

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  This temple located in the Takahata district of Tokyo’s Hino City is the special head temple of the Chisan sect of Shingon Buddhism and its official name is “Takahatasan Myooin Kongo-ji Temple.” It was opened in the early Heian Period (794–1185) by Ennin (Jikaku Daishi) as a sacred ground for Tokan Chingo. Attracting faith as one of the Kanto region’s three largest fudo temples, it retains many important cultural properties such as the Fudo-do hall and its principal image of Fudo-myo’o (Acala), and the Niomon (Deva gate) with Kongo rikishi (Deva kings) statues on either side. The stone monument and bronze statue of Shinsengumi member Hijikata Toshizo (a military leader who helped Japan modernize in the transition from feudalism known as the Meiji Restoration of 1868) is another highlight. The temple is visited by many worshipers for hatsu-mode (New Year’s visit), the temple festival held on the 28th of each month, and the mountain hydrangea season in June.

• Fuchu City Kyodo-no-Mori Museum

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  This outdoor museum located in the Minamicho district of Tokyo’s Fuchu City is a facility that allows visitors to learn about the nature and history of Fuchu primarily through buildings. Important structures from the Edo period to the early Showa period such as the former Fuchu town hall government office building and Fuchu stores, townhouse and farmhouses have been relocated and are now stored on the premises that span approximately 140,000 square meters. In the main building are regular displays of local materials about Fuchu, and together with the outdoor buildings visitors can learn about Fuchu’s people and history. On the flat level floor is Japan’s largest planetarium.