Ryogoku Monten Hall will host a four-day composer-performer festival in August
Concerts on August 1, 2, 8, and 9 combine performances with guided conversations with the artists.
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Sumida Hokusai Museum marks its 10th anniversary with a crossword challenge
Participants submit an answer with a Hokusai and Hiroshige exhibition ticket or annual pass, with gifts limited to the first 500 correct entries.
41st Wanpaku Sumo National Tournament comes to Ryogoku Kokugikan on August 2
Elementary school students in grades four through six who advanced through local qualifiers will compete in grade-level tournaments.
Edo-Tokyo Museum and MOT will stay open until as late as 21:00 on August Fridays
Summer Night Museum 2026 offers free entry for students after 17:00 and discounted admission for general and senior visitors to eligible exhibitions.
MAX WASH Ryogoku opened as a 24-hour laundromat on July 3
The new shop is on the first floor of Hotel Livemax Ryogoku, with washer-dryers and smart lockers.
Ryogoku Edo NOREN will host Ryogoku Yokai Summer Festival 2026 on July 12
The one-day program includes a mask workshop, indoor stamp rally, procession, performances, and an Edo Monster bon dance.
Edo-Tokyo Museum will host a Rutgers talk on Japan-U.S. exchange on July 8
The lecture covers Japanese students at Rutgers in the late Edo and Meiji periods, with applications due June 29.
Edo-Tokyo Museum is showing its lacquerware collection feature through August 2
A new themed display on lacquer craft objects opened on June 9 at the museum in Ryogoku.
Edo-Tokyo Museum in Ryogoku is hosting Excavated Japanese Archipelago 2026 through July 26
The traveling archaeology exhibition gathering recent excavation finds from across Japan has started on the museum's fifth floor.
Edo-Tokyo Museum will hold its Edo Tokyo Campaign 2026 Spring event on June 13 and 14
A free two-day program of talks and local performing arts is scheduled at Edo-Tokyo Museum in Ryogoku.
Edo-Tokyo Museum will hold a Nihonbashi and Ryogokubashi model lecture on June 28
The free Ryogoku lecture on everyday Edo life and the reconstruction design of a Nihonbashi and Ryogokubashi Hirokoji model is nearing its application deadline.
Sumida Hokusai Museum will host a June 14 talk on Hokusai’s Ryogoku
A free Ryogoku-focused lecture and discussion will look at Hokusai’s images of the area and its link to Ekoin Temple.
Edo-Tokyo Museum will open its Western-style Architecture in Japan special exhibition on June 23
The Ryogoku museum is preparing a summer exhibition on Meiji-era Western-style architecture.
The Sumida Hokusai Museum will open Hokusai and Hiroshige: Two Maestros, Two Visions of Mount Fuji on June 23
The Ryogoku-area museum is preparing a 10th anniversary exhibition comparing Mount Fuji works by Hokusai and Hiroshige.
Edo-Tokyo Museum’s Oh! Edo Yose has June 6, 19, and 20 dates in Ryogoku
Rakugo and other stage performances are scheduled twice a day on the remaining June dates.
Edo-Tokyo Museum renewal special exhibition on Meiji Western-style buildings opens June 23
The exhibition at the museum's 1st-floor special exhibition room focuses on Western-style architecture in the Meiji period.
Sumida Traditional Craft Preservation Society's Wazabito exhibition comes to Edo-Tokyo Museum June 13 and 14
The program includes craft displays, sales, demonstrations, and hands-on mini tatami and lantern workshops.