My low rating goes by fact that there is very limited information in English. I totally understand that we are in Japan and this is a local museum but was with much disappointment that I could only observe the images and read some of the passages with my husband’s help. Very interesting set up and explanation of the Koto merchant area and how traders used to trade using rivers to transport their goods. There was a workshop about Yokai and my daughter had a great time there drawing and searching Yokais. It’s a topic that she loves and my husband and I try to support her. Along with the workshop there was a game about Yokais in several parts of the museum. She had enormous fun, so thank you very much for that. There is a real size reproduction of the building that used to be the Nakagawa Waterway Station, a place where the furares used to check the goods and boats going up and down and this replica is very well done, you can hear the birds and the sky will change according to the time of the day. You can see the photos other visitors posted. The staff were amazing with me and my questions. There isn’t a locker but the reception staff offered to keep our bags. Extremely clean and well maintained. Very cheap - ¥200 per adult person and ¥50 for elementary school children Outside there’s also a good set up near the River, with a coffee shop and leisure area. I would like to see the next exhibitions so I will keep my eyes on the website.

Admission 200 yen for adults You can learn about the bansho (checkpoint) and water transport in Edo. I found out about this place from a pamphlet at the Arakawa Chisui Museum. The staff member explained things very thoroughly, like how in the past there was no Arakawa River and the Onagi River flowed all the way toward Funabashi, etc. I think this place is essential for learning about water transport in Japan; it seems His Majesty the Emperor has also visited

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【March 1, 2026☀️】 Nakagawa Bansho Museum, a place I feel like coming back to every now and then This time, I focused not just on the bansho but also on the Onagi River By the way, Matsuo Basho, in Genroku 5 (1692), two years before he set out on his last journey, visited Ojima Inari Shrine via the Onagi River! Do you feel like going now? I went! It's a museum where you can learn a lot about the Onagi River too✨ 🌟By the way, Ojima itself is a quiet, peaceful town with few people around, but the view where the Onagi River joins the Kyu-Nakagawa is the best! There are wild birds you don't often see in the city! It has an atmosphere where time passes slowly!

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I had planned to visit after touring the Arakawa Lock Gate; the 2nd floor and up are paid, and I learned that this was built on the former site of the Nakagawa Funa-bansho. The exhibits make it clear how Edo prospered through water transport.

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I was able to learn the history of a place I always pass by. Since I like historical novels, I could feel even more the lives of the people of old in the books. The lighting inside is on the dim side, so you can take things in calmly and leisurely. The river seen from the observation room looked prettier than usual. I borrowed the restroom and it was very clean. The introduction of Yokoi Jozo Kogyo's vinegar caught my interest, so I looked it up. It was the first time I learned there's a company making vinegar in Koto Ward too. Miyazaki Shoten for sugar, Yokoi Jozo, and maybe others too, it got me thinking that I should use more local products. I'd like to visit again for other events.