Edo-Tokyo Museum

Established in 1993, the Edo-Tokyo Museum (江戸東京博物館) is a museum of the history of Tokyo. The main features of the permanent exhibitions are the life-size replica of the Nihonbashi, which was the bridge leading into Edo; the Nakamuraza theater; scale models of town; and buildings from the Edo, Meiji and Shōwa periods.

The museum is located in Ryōgoku adjacent to the Ryōgoku Kokugikan. The distinctive elevated shape of museum's building is modeled after an old storehouse in the kurazukuri style. The highest point of the museum is 62.2m, approximately the same height as Edo Castle tower.