Katsushika Shibamata Tora-san Museum / Yoji Yamada Museum
Description
If you come to Shibamata, the Tora-san Museum is an absolute must-visit. As explained earlier, it is all about the film series Otoko wa Tsurai yo that revolves around the wandering salesman Tora-san and his sheer eternal story of his unsuccessful love life. Running between 1969 and 1995, it holds the world record for the world’s longest-running movie series starring a single actor. As such, Otoko wa Tsurai yo and its endearing main protagonist, played by Kiyoshi Atsumi, has a large fandom not only in Japan. The museum itself was opened in 1997.
Even if you have never heard of this show up until now, the Tora-san Museum is well-worth the visit. The dumpling store and print shop of the series have been faithfully recreated, offering not only a nostalgic paradise for fans of Otoko wa Tsurai yo but also a very authentic glimpse into Tokyo’s 60s and 70s.
Other parts of the museum take you even further back: beautiful dioramas show how Shibamata has looked back in the 1930s when Tora-san was a child. There even is a life-sized wagon of a man-powered tramway as it was used decades ago!
For fans of Otoko wa Tsurai yo, we highly recommend also visiting the Yoji Yamada Museum, dedicated to the director of the series and many other movie masterpieces – it’s right next to the Tora-san Museum.
Location Information
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- Address
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Katsushika-ku, 6-22-19, Shibamata, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo, 125-0052
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- Nearest Station
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Shibamata Station
・ Keisei Kanamachi Line
8 minutes on foot
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- Phone Number
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03-3657-3455Available languagesonly in Japanese
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- Hours
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9:00am - 5:00pm
*Last admission: 16:30.
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- Closed
- The 3rd Tue. of the month
※It will be opened if a national holiday falls on our regular holiday, and on the following day it will be closed instead.
Please use them for your reference.
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