Museum · Koishikawa

Printing Museum, Tokyo 印刷博物館

TOPPAN's museum of printing and communication in Koishikawa, from Edo woodblock prints and Gutenberg-era books to a working letterpress studio you can try.

About

Opened in 2000 in TOPPAN's Koishikawa headquarters and renovated in 2020, the museum traces how printing shaped communication, from ancient seals and the 8th-century Hyakumanto Darani, among the oldest surviving printed texts in the world, through Edo-period woodblock books, Meiji newspapers and posters, to digital printing. The P&P Gallery stages design exhibitions; autumn 2026 features Modern Japan Package 2026 (Oct 17 to Jan 17, 2027) on packaging design. Best of all is the Printing Studio, a working letterpress workshop with cases of metal type where visitors can join short sessions setting and printing cards. Note that the general exhibition may be closed while temporary exhibitions run, and some facilities need reservations.

Highlights

• Hyakumanto Darani, one of the world's oldest printed texts
• Working letterpress Printing Studio with metal type cases
• Edo woodblock books and Meiji-era printed ephemera
• Modern Japan Package 2026 exhibition (Oct 17, 2026 – Jan 17, 2027)
• KOISHIKAWA XROSS tour space on visual communication

Tips

• Free admission on May 5 and Nov 3, and always free for junior high and under and 70+.
• Book letterpress workshops in advance on the website; they fill up.
• Check the schedule: the general exhibition is not open on its own while special exhibitions run.
• Combine with Koishikawa Korakuen garden, about 15 minutes' walk.

Open in Google Maps · Info checked 2026-10-09

Nearby

• Akagi ShrineShrine · 700 m away
• Kagurazaka BackstreetsLocal Secret · 830 m away
• Sanlucar BarBars & Nightlife · 830 m away
• Koishikawa KorakuenGarden · 840 m away
• Coin Lockers · Iidabashi StationLuggage Storage · 860 m away
• Bunkyo Civic Center Observation LoungeVista & View · 980 m away
• SantoraRamen & Noodles · 1000 m away
• Tokyo DomeSports & Sumo · 1.0 km away