Shitamachi Museum
Shitamachi Museum (したまちミュージアム) is a small public museum located in Ueno Park focusing on Shitamachi culture.
Shitamachi culture is, in short, the culture of ordinary citizens of the town of Edo and its successor Tokyo. The culture is now perceived as nostalgic, though traces of the culture still remain. For details, read the explanation of the museum.
Taito-ku (Taito City) is regarded as a typical Shitamachi district, so it's no wonder it holds a museum about the culture. The museum displays the lifestyles of ordinary citizens which are now gone. You can take photos of them freely.
Shitamachi Museum
Hours 9:30AM-5:30PM Apr-Oct, 9:30AM-4:30PM Nov-Mar; admission 300yen; closed Mon (next day instead if holiday) & late Dec 29-Jan 12-1 Ueno-koen, Taito-ku, Tokyo MAP
Access: JR & Tokyo Metro Subway Ueno Sta. / Keisei-Ueno Sta.