Culture

The Club at Takanawa puts you well within range of temples, museums and art galleries.

All Japanese know Sengaku Temple, the sacred site holding the graves of the famous 47 ronin samurai and their lord, while the Tozen Temple is a tree-lined oasis of calm.

Museum buffs will enjoy the Hara Museum, one of the best places in Tokyo to see cutting-edge, contemporary art. You can learn about tea ceremony history at the Hatakeyama Memorial Museum or picnic in the French and Japanese gardens of the Teien Museum, housed in Tokyo’s last art deco building. Those interested in learning about Shinagawa’s history should head to the Shinagawa Historical Museum.

Helpful Information

Sengaku Temple

Address: 2-11-1 Takanawa
Hours: Monday to Sunday
7 a.m.–6 p.m. (April–August)
7 a.m.–5 p.m. (October–March)
Loyal Retainers’ Hall: 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
Admission: ¥200 (to enter Loyal Retainers’ Hall)

Hara Museum

Address: 4-7-25 Kita Shinagawa
Hours: 11 a.m.–5 p.m.
Wednesday until 8 p.m. (except national holidays)
Last entry 30 minutes before closing.
Closed between exhibitions and on Mondays, unless Monday is a national holiday (then closed on Tuesday).
Admission:
Regular: ¥1,000
High school and university students: ¥700
Elementary and junior high school students: ¥500
(Free for museum members and students through high school on Saturdays during the academic year.)
Tel: 03-3445-0651

Hatakeyama Memorial Museum

Address: 2-20-12 Shirokanedai
Hours: 10 a.m.–5 p.m. (April–September)
10 a.m.–4:30 p.m. (October–March)
Admission:
Adults: ¥500
Students: ¥350
Tel: 03-3447-5787

Teien Museum

Address: 5-21-9 Shirokanedai
Hours: 10 a.m.–6 p.m. (daily)
Last entry 30 minutes before closing.
Closed on New Year’s and the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month, unless these are national holidays (then closed Thursday). May also close for exhibition changes and maintenance, though the garden will be open.
Admission: varies

For garden only:
Adults: ¥200
Seniors: ¥100
College students: ¥160
High schools and junior high school students: ¥100
Elementary schoolchildren and under: free
Tel: 03-3443-0201

Shinagawa Historical Museum

Address: 6-11-1 Oi
Hours: 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Admission:
Adults: ¥100
Elementary and junior high school students: ¥50
Disabled/over 70: free
Tel: 03-3777-4060