Museum · Minami-Kugahara
Showa no Kurashi Museum 昭和のくらし博物館
A 1951 family house in quiet Ota, left exactly as its owners lived in it, with tatami rooms, an old kitchen, school bags and kotatsu: a time capsule of postwar Tokyo home life.
Elementary to high school: ¥500
About
This small private museum is the actual home of the Koizumi family, built in 1951 under a government housing loan, and preserved with its furniture and belongings intact. You slip off your shoes and walk through the tea room, the earth-floored kitchen with its rice cooker and ice box, the children's study and the garden, all furnished as they were in the 1950s and 60s. Seasonal displays change with the calendar, showing hina dolls in spring or New Year decorations, and an annex hosts exhibitions on Showa daily life. Run by the family's descendants and volunteers, it is intimate and moving, and a world away from the neon idea of Tokyo.
Highlights
- Real 1951 family house preserved with original furnishings
- Earth-floored kitchen, ice box and wooden bath
- Seasonal displays for festivals like Hinamatsuri and New Year
- Garden and veranda of a postwar Tokyo home
- Annex with rotating Showa-life exhibitions
Tips
- Open only Friday to Sunday and holidays; check the calendar for extra closures
- Admission and shop are cash only
- It is a 8-minute walk from Shimomaruko Station on the Tokyu Tamagawa Line
- Some volunteers can explain in simple English; ask
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