Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum

"This complex is less a museum than a whole day out."

"Tokyo’s facade may be in a never-ending cycle of renewal, but its architectural heritage is well preserved in an unexpectedly rich hoard of buildings." Full review

"Seventeen acres... of historic buildings, which range from farmhouses and soy-sauce shops to private homes and public bathhouses." Full review

"There are 200-year-old thatched-roofed farmhouses and Japanese- and Western-style homes, as well as former businesses like a tea house, soy-sauce shop, bathhouse, and a photography studio. " Full review

"This outdoor museum has brought together 30 historic buildings from around Tokyo. Spread over three zones, there are thatched farmhouses from the late Edo-era and the former residences of politicians" Full review