Edo Sui Koshodo Opens as a Base for Exploring Sites Associated with Tsutaya Juzaburo

A Base for Encountering Edo Culture Opens in Senzoku

Taito City is home to places associated with Tsutaya Juzaburo (Tsutajū), who supported Edo's publishing culture. Around Yoshiwara (now Senzoku), where Tsutajū was born, many historic sites remain, including the site of Koshodo, the Mikaeri Yanagi (Looking-Back Willow) and Yoshiwara Shrine. Now, "Edo Sui Koshodo" is opening as a base for exploring these sites.

Facility Overview

• Period: Friday, October 16 – Sunday, December 6, 2026
• Hours: 11:00–16:00
• Closed: Every Monday (the following day if Monday is a national holiday)
• Location: Yoshiwara Kaikan (4-24-12 Senzoku, Taito-ku, Tokyo)
• Admission: Free (no merchandise sales)

From Asakusa, take the Toei Bus Kusa 64 from "Tobu Asakusa Station" and get off at "Yoshiwara Odamon," then walk 6 minutes. The trip takes about 15 minutes.

Exhibition

Works related to Tsutajū are on display, including Yoshiwara Saiken and Seiro Bijin Awase Sugata Kagami. Many original prints made at the time are also on view. Noren curtains and andon lanterns used in the filming of the NHK Taiga drama "Berabo: Tsutajū Eiga no Yumebanashi" are also exhibited.

Stamp Rally and Events

A stamp rally will be held in which you visit five stamp points and stamp overlapping impressions on a stamp card to complete an ukiyo-e print. The completed card can be used as a postcard.

Free events include guided walking tours, ozashiki dance by Shimabara Tayu, rakugo by Katsura Mikisuke, a terakoya (Edo-period school) experience and an ukiyo-e printing experience. Events require advance registration, and a lottery will be held if applications exceed capacity. Details are subject to change.