Museum · Marunouchi / Tokyo Station

Intermediatheque インターメディアテク

A free, beautifully eccentric cabinet of curiosities run by the University of Tokyo inside KITTE: whale skeletons, antique scientific instruments and taxidermy displayed in vintage wooden cases.

Hours11:00–18:00 (Fri & Sat to 20:00)

ClosedMondays (Tue if Mon is a holiday), year-end, irregular

PriceFree

Getting thereTokyo Station (JR Marunouchi South Exit), 1 min; Nijubashimae (Chiyoda Line), 2 min

Time needed45 min–1.5 hours

Best timeWeekday evenings

AddressJP Tower KITTE 2F–3F, 2-7-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda City, Tokyo

Websiteintermediatheque.jp/en

About

Intermediatheque occupies two floors of JP Tower (KITTE) beside Tokyo Station, inside the preserved shell of the 1931 Tokyo Central Post Office. The University of Tokyo Museum filled it with its 19th- and early-20th-century academic collections: giant skeletons of whales and giraffes, cases of birds and beetles, plaster casts of classical sculpture, meteorites, early cameras and anatomical models, all arranged with an aesthete's eye in salvaged wooden display cabinets and soft lighting. Labels are minimal and the effect is closer to a Victorian wunderkammer than a modern museum. It is free, rarely crowded and genuinely atmospheric, though photography is strictly prohibited inside.

Highlights

Giant mammal skeletons in a hall of vintage wooden vitrines
Original 1931 post office architecture with tall pillars
Rare antique scientific instruments and early photography equipment
Plaster casts of classical European sculpture
Rotating small exhibitions on art and natural history

Tips

Completely free, perfect for killing an hour before a Shinkansen.
Photography is banned; staff are strict.
Enter from KITTE's 2F; then head to the free 6F rooftop garden for views of Tokyo Station's brick facade.
Open until 20:00 on Fridays and Saturdays.

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