Edo-Tokyo Museum

This large museum’s outlandish architectural style may not appeal to everyone, but the building houses the city’s best collection of displays dealing with the history of Tokyo. The museum reopened in March 2026 following a four-year renovation; highlights now include large-scale reconstructions of Nihonbashi bridge, a kabuki theatre and a historic watch shop, as well as detailed models of quarters of the city at different eras. Exhibits outline lifestyles and show how disasters, natural and man-made, altered the city’s landscape. The English labelling is good.