Edo-Tokyo Museum (Tokyo, Japan)

Cost:

Adult ¥600

Student ¥300

Directions:

From Ryogoku station (Oedo Line), exit from exit A4, turn left, bypass the first building which is the museum's office, and turn left again to walk to the museum's entrance.

Official Website:

http://www.edo-tokyo-museum.or.jp/english/

The museum was pretty good and an audio guide is free for rental, you can obtain it from the counter where you purchase the tickets. The exhibits were pretty comprehensive and there was an exhibition room which has interesting gadgets in the exhibits. For example, the building will be 'opened' and you can see the interior of the buildings. The gadgets work thrice a day, so take note of the timing and stay around.

It is not a very big museum, but it's quite worth a visit to know more about how Tokyo transformed to how it is today. There were quite a lot of tourists but not to the extent of crowded. Oh, and there's a nice restaurant on the first storey, which was named Finn's (?).