Edo-Tokyo Museum Though settlements have existed in the Tokyo area since 3000 BCE, things really started in the 12th century CE when Edo Shigenaga, the military governor of a large Kanto province, erected his castle in present day Tokyo, calling it Edojuku.  Celebrating Tokyo’s long past, the Edo-Tokyo Museum is an excellent museum that is fantastically wheelchair accessible.  Check out Read more...

The Japanese Sword Museum is fully accessible and located near a number of other museums that are sure to please history buffs. Background Information The Japanese Sword Museum is run by the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai (NBTHK) which was founded in 1948 as an authorized foundation by the government in order to save Japanese swords from confiscation by the Read more...