Bashō Kinenkan (Bashō Museum)

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  • Address
    1-6-3 Tokiwa, Kōtō-ku
  • Phone
    3631 1448
  • Transport
    underground rail: Toei Ōedo Line to Morishita (exit A1)

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Lonely Planet review

Although it now takes just a matter of minutes from the central Nihombashi district, Fukagawa was considered a very remote area of Edo in 1680 when the revered haiku poet Matsuo Bashō arrived here. At this compact museum, you can see some scrolls of poetry written by Bashō and those inspired by him, as well as souvenirs of his journeys. There's no English signage, but it's a unique opportunity nonetheless to enter his world.

There's a small garden out back, or walk out to the Sumida-gawa (Sumida River) and take a left for a lookout where you can view the skyscrapers while contemplating Bashō's long-lost Edo.