Kadokawa Musashino Museum

Kadokawa Musashino Museum

The "KADOKAWA Musashino Museum" is a landmark of "Tokozaawa Sakura Town," known as one of Japan's largest hubs for pop culture, located in Tokorozawa City, Saitama Prefecture. This innovative museum, which integrates various genres such as art, science, and literature, opened in 2020. Designed by architect Kengo Kuma, its exterior is covered in massive granite, rising to a height of 30 meters, captivating visitors.

The museum has five floors above ground, featuring reading spaces, a café, shops, and art spaces. One of its most notable attractions is the "Book Shelf Theater," surrounded by 360-degree bookshelves, which stands about 8 meters tall. It showcases various publications from KADOKAWA as well as numerous private collections and regularly hosts projection mapping events.

The management team of this museum includes renowned individuals such as editor Shigeyuki Matsuoka, natural historian Hiroshi Aramata, art and art education researcher Shingo Kamino, and architect Kengo Kuma. These prominent figures collaborate to create a new type of cultural facility.

Visitors can also enjoy the adjacent "Musashino Forest Park," which features popular installations like teamLab's "Responsive Life in the Acorn Forest." The KADOKAWA Musashino Museum attracts a diverse audience, offering an intellectual space that can be enjoyed by people of all ages.

Basic Information

Spot Name
Kadokawa Musashino Museum
Location
〒359-0023  3-31-3 Wada, Higashi-Tokorozawa, Tokorozawa City, Saitama Prefecture 
Access
About a 10-minute walk from JR Musashino Line "Higashi-Tokorozawa" Station.
Parking
Available
Business Hours
Sunday to Thursday: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM (Last entry at 5:30 PM)
Friday and Saturday: 10:00 AM to 9:00 PM (Last entry at 8:30 PM)
Regular Holiday
First, third, and fifth Tuesday of every month (open on holidays, closed the following day)
Fees
Exhibition Area (KCM Standard Ticket from 1,400 yen - Prices vary by entry area)
Contact Information
Phone Number:0570-017-396
Official Website

Map

Detailed Information

Floor Guide
▸1F
<Minamoto Yoshitomo Garden>
This garden, centered around the Takamatsu tree cherished by Minamoto Yoshitomo, features autumn's seven herbs and weeping cherry blossoms designed by Seijun Nishihata of the "Sora Botanical Garden," recreating the former "Aokaki Mountain House." Access to the garden is available with a ticket from the Manga and Light Novel Library (closed during inclement weather).
<Grand Gallery>
An approximately 1,000㎡ space showcasing everything with a story, including nature, science, art, museums, fashion, environment, and society, through experimental exhibition projects that convey unique messages with bold compositions. Science presented artistically, aesthetics in a fashionable context, art intertwined with storytelling, and the past connected to the future. New discoveries await where various elements intersect.
<Manga and Light Novel Library>
A space that shares and develops the world of "light novels and manga" dispatched by KADOKAWA. The library includes nearly all light novels from the KADOKAWA Group and various other publishers, making it the top destination to read light novels in Japan. It promotes the appeal of light novels and manga through diverse approaches like genre classification development. KADOKAWA's children’s books are also available, with a total collection of about 35,000 books.

▸2F
<Rock Museum Shop>
Featuring original goods unique to the Kadokawa Musashino Museum, cute everyday items, and various crafts produced in Musashino. Products that utilize the distinctive architectural shape of the building are also included.
<KadoCafe / Café>
Offering a range of original products, including sweets made with sweet potatoes famous in Tokorozawa.

▸3F
<EJ Anime Museum>
"EJ" stands for "Entertainment Japan," a museum that captures Japan's globally recognized anime as a cultural medium and introduces it from a unique perspective. It presents anime produced under various creative influences, including original works, studios, cast, and staff, alongside publications, films, games, merchandise, and the overall entertainment surrounding the works.

▸4F
<Edit Town Book Street>
A library space that feels like a "town" full of the breath and bustle of books. Under the supervision of director Masaaki Matsuoka, about 25,000 books are arranged according to "nine contexts" for understanding the world. It serves as a completely new, innovative selection model not found in traditional libraries.
<Aramata Wonder Treasure House>
A room of wonders curated by Hiroshi Aramata, focusing on the display of "imagination" and "anima." It’s filled with all kinds of "surprises," featuring diverse exhibits focused on experience, from the birth of life to mechanized zoetropes, from condensed wonder chambers to the pinnacle of academia.
<Bookshelf Theater>
An 8-meter high space surrounded by a gigantic bookshelf. It houses publications by KADOKAWA, alongside personal collections from Kadokawa Minamoto Library, Kenkichi Yamamoto Library, Riso Takeuchi Library, and Mamoru Tokuma Library. The Bookshelf Theater regularly screens projection mappings themed around the concept of "playing with books and interacting with books."

▸5F
<Musashino Gallery>
An exploratory and interactive space that uncovers and disseminates the charms of the Musashino region, which straddles Saitama, Chiba, and Tokyo, now home to 10 million residents.
<SACULA DINER / Restaurant>
Showcasing the allure of Musashino, a local restaurant featuring original dishes created with locally sourced ingredients.

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