Ever since these early experiences, I have been involved in the management of the museum as a member of various committees.Īlthough the Edo-Tokyo Museum does not have a long history, inevitably there have been many unexpected twists and turns. Makoto Takeuchi, were my personal mentors. Kouta Kodama, the second and third directors, Mr.
Although I did not work directly with the first director, Mr. I was one of the youngest museum staff members at that time. When the Edo-Tokyo Museum and Edo-Tokyo Open-Air Architectural Museum were established, I was in charge of exhibitions at the former, and head of collections at the latter. Many years have passed since I was first involved with the museum. I became the Director of the Edo-Tokyo Museum in 2016. Furthermore, we will encourage people-to-people exchanges among people visiting from other parts of Japan and overseas, identifying the Edo-Tokyo Museum as a center of tourism and regional promotion. We will ensure that the Tokyo population at large will benefit from the outcomes of our studies and research, and we will hold diverse outreach programs. We will pass on to future generations the history and culture of Edo-Tokyo through the core activities of the Museum, namely, the collection of related materials, the holding of exhibitions, and the preservation of a collection of about 590,000 items. To this end, we will readapt this concept of “iki and nigiwai” to meet contemporary contexts on which the Museum’s basic administrative policy shall rest. The Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum aspires to be a cultural facility that offers high quality programs modeled on “iki,” an aesthetic ideal distinct to Edo, and, at the same time, “nigiwai (bustling)” with many visitors to this museum specializing in the history of the city.
We hope that the museum can be Tokyo’s center for the creation of new culture and a place of respite for visitors. In addition to the permanent exhibition, the museum holds special exhibitions at the first floor gallery five to six times a year and carries out various other events, including lectures and workshops on the history and culture of Edo-Tokyo.
The permanent exhibition, showcasing original objects and replicas, offers visitors a journey through the 400-year history of Edo-Tokyo since Tokugawa Ieyasu entered Edo. Housed in a unique building modeled after an elevated-floor type warehouse, the museum has been a landmark and popular tourist attraction in Tokyo since its opening. The Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum opened its doors in March 1993 as a space to reflect on the history and culture of Edo-Tokyo and envision the city and life of the future.
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