Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
6
Institute for Nature Study
PARK
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What would Tokyo look like left to its own natural devices? Since 1949 this park,
affiliated with the Tokyo National Museum, has let the local flora go wild. There
are wonderful walks through its forests, marshes and ponds, making this one of
Tokyo's most appealing - yet least known - getaways.
( Shizen Kyōiku-en;
3441 -7176;
www.ins.kahaku.go.jp
; 5-21-5 Shirokanedai, Meguro-ku; adult/child ¥300/free;
9am-4.30pm Tue-
Sun Sep-Apr, to 5pm Tue-Sun May-Aug, last entry 4pm year-round;
Namboku Line to Shirokanedai,
exit 1)
7
Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum
MUSEUM
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Inside a beautiful art deco structure that was once a princely estate, the Teien Mu-
seum hosts mostly exhibitions of decorative arts. It began a comprehensive renov-
ation project in 2011 and plans to re-open sometime in 2014; check the website for
updates.
(
www.teien-art-museum.ne.jp
; 5-21-9 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku; admission varies;
10am-6pm, closed 2nd & 4th Wed each month;
Namboku Line to Shirokanedai, exit 1)
8
Meguro Parasitological Museum
MUSEUM
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One for fans of the grotesque: this small museum was established in 1953 by a
doctor concerned by the increasing number of parasites he was encountering in
postwar conditions. The centrepiece is an 8.8m-long tapeworm found in the body
of a 40-year-old Yokohama man.
(
3716-1264;
http://kiseichu.org
; 4-1-1 Shimo-Meguro,
Meguro-ku; admission free;
10am-5pm Tue-Sun;
2 or 7 from Meguro Station to Ōtori-jinja-mae,
JR Yamanote Line to Meguro, west exit)
