The Drum Museum in Asakusa is loud, interactive, pure percussive fun - you’re sure to leave on a festive note!
Drum Museum - image © Florentyna Leow
Opened by Miyamoto Unosuke Shoten in 1988, the Drum Museum is a fun place to visit, whether you’re musically-inclined or not. With hundreds of drums from all over the globe displayed in a moderately large room, it feels less like a museum than entering a percussion music studio.
Drum Museum - image © Florentyna Leow
The best part about the drum museum is how interactive it is. Many of the drums on display are playable - as you’ll hear immediately on entering.
It seems like every percussion instrument under the sun is represented here: steel drums, taiko drums, chimes, gongs, xylophones, and even one made from dried goat hooves. There are also drumming samples to listen to at various listening stations, if your ears haven’t tired of the sounds yet.
English name:
Drum Museum
Japanese name:
太皷館
English address:
2-1-1 Nishiasakusa, Taito-ku, Tokyo, 111-0035
Japanese address:
〒111-0035 東京都台東区西浅草2-1-1
Opening hours:
10am-5pm
Closed Monday and Tuesday
Admission:
Adults: 500
Elementary school students: 150
Nearest Transport:
Subway: 2-minute walk from exit 3 of Tawaramachi Station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza line.
Train: 2-minute walk from exit A2 of Asakusa Station on the Tsukuba Express line.
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Telephone:
+81-3-3842-5622
Website:
Official Website (English)
Near To Here:
Drum Museum is located in Tokyo's Asakusa and Ryogoto district. See our complete list of things to do in Asakusa and Ryogoto, including places to eat, nightlife and places to stay.
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