Shitamachi Museum

I’ve been to Ueno Park quite a few times, but I had never been to this small, interesting museum. The entrance fee is ¥300. 

Description from the internet:

The Shitamachi Museum was established for the purpose of passing on to future generations the culture and traditions of this unique Shitamachi area, the traditional heart of Tokyo, centered around Taito City.
Inside the museum, you will be able to actually enter a recreated Japanese lantern shop and rear tenement and touch the daily items of the time on exhibit. There are also exhibitions related to seasonal annual events.

After taking off your shoes, you are able to walk around in the 1960 home. There are little signs with a hand, telling you it is okay to touch.

It was fascinating and the details were amazing. I could imagine the people who lived in such a home.

You are free to gently handle the objects. Two older men were having a good time pulling out the contents and talking about them. Maybe they were remembering their own home in 1960!

I highly recommend visiting this snapshot of life in Tokyo in 1960.