A small museum where you can see the history of Tachikawa and some beautiful paintings. I would like it if they had an English summary so foreigners could appreciate this place.

It's a short walk from the north exit of Tachikawa Station. There's a big sign along the street, so even on my first visit I found it right away. I went around 1 p.m., and it wasn't very crowded inside, making for a quiet environment for viewing. Admission is 500 yen, but the exhibits were even more substantial than that and well worth seeing. The free coin lockers near the reception are convenient too. Being able to leave a big bag or a heavy coat and focus on the works without anything weighing you down is a big help. It's a calm space where you don't feel the bustle around the station, and I think it's an easy place to drop by even if you only have a little spare time. It's not flashy, but it suits people who want to take their time looking at works at their own pace.

Honestly, it was a museum with few highlights and not all that impressive. I used the Gurutto Pass 2026. I don't think it ever gets crowded, so you can take your time looking around.

■When Sunday, November 2, 2025 Visited at 14:00 ■Crowds ・Number of people: about 15 ・Density: quiet ・Roominess: 2–3 people looking at each painting ■Viewing time About 15 minutes ■Price (permanent exhibition) Free *because it was Culture Day Normally 500 yen ■Personal highlights / painters It's closer to a history museum than an art museum. Maybe that's because the day I went had an exhibition called "Tama no Ayumi." So if you go for the paintings, it might not be what you're expecting. Of course, it's nice that you can see ukiyo-e such as works by Utagawa Hiroshige. But what I personally found interesting were the "route maps" published in the first half of the 20th century. Route maps of the lines around Tachikawa: the Nambu Line, Odakyu Line, and Chuo Line. Comparing them with today's stations, some are the same and some are different, which is fun. ●Painters ・Utagawa Hiroshige ■Overall Since it was Culture Day, it was free and I got an illustrated catalog. Looking at the collection, apart from ukiyo-e, there are many early-20th-century Japanese painters, and there don't seem to be any works by famous foreign painters. More a history museum than an art museum. It's a place to learn about history.

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A museum that uses part of the 1st floor of the Tamashin head office. Admission is a reasonable 500 yen. The exhibits seem to change from period to period. The 2nd-floor gallery also has Art Brut Tachikawa, an exhibition of works by people with disabilities, which you can see for free.

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