Itabashi City Office
Address: 2-66-1 Itabashi, Itabashi-ku
Tel: 03-3964-1111
Open: 8:30am-5:00pm, from Monday to Friday (closed on National Holidays)
Access: 1 minute walk from "Itabashi Kuyakushomae Station" on Toei Mita Line
Hikarigaoka Park
This park features baseball fields, track, archery range, and large grass areas on six hectares.
The park is a great place to enjoy outdoor holiday fun with friends and family, since there are also barbecue and camping facilities.
Also, there is a 2.4 hectare bird sanctuary, where visitors can look at various kinds of animals.
Access: 8 minute walk from "Hikarigaoka Station" on Subway Oedo Line
Itabashi Art Museum
This was the first city-established museum in the 23 wards of Tokyo, and opened in 1979.
Early modern works include Edo Period antiques, and early/modern western pieces include avant-garde pieces from the Taisho to Showa periods.
Special exhibitions include the Edo Yukari art exhibits, as well as exhibitions of originals of foreign picture books. There are also various events held in conjunction with the exhibits.
Access: 1 minute walk from North Exit of "Narimasu Station" on Tobu Tojo Line, 3 minute walk from Exit 5 of "Narimasu Station" on Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line
Itabashi Science & Education Hall
Science museum with planetarium. Star-related events are held regularly.
With a solar car and human-powered airplane exhibit room, earthquake experience machine, body illusion experience room, and other fun, visitors can learn while playing.
Access: 5 minute walk from the North Exit of "Kami Itabashi Station" on Tobu Tojo Line
Japanese Calligraphy Museum
The first calligraphy-specialized museum in Japan. With a collection of approx. 5,000 works by calligraphers, there are also many planned exhibits which cannot be found elsewhere.
With the purpose of promoting calligraphy development, such public contests as the Japan Calligraphy Museum Exhibition are held.
Admission is 1000 yen for adults. 700 yen for high school or university students, and 500 yen for elementary or junior high school students.
Access: 1 minute walk from North Exit of "Tokiwadai Station" on Tobu Tojo Line
Shimura Ichirizuka Mound
This is one of the mounds constructed according to the orders to build a mound every 4km along major roads by Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu in the Edo Period.
Not only were these landmarks for travelers during that time, by people could also rest in the shadows of the hackberry trees planted in the mounds.
There are only two places where the entire shape of the mound remains in Tokyo, including this one, and it is designated as a national historic site.
Access: 1 minute walk from "Shimura Sakaue Station" on Toei Mita Line
Hojiji Temple Shogetsuin
This is the most distinguished temple in the City.
Chiba Yoritane, whose hometown temple was Hojiji, donated land to the temple, and caused the temple name to be changed.
Also, it is also famous for Takashima Shuhan, who is known as the father of the Army, having made the temple his headquarters and performed live-fire exercises there.
Access: 20 minute walk from "Shimoakatsuka" or "Narimasu" stations on Tobu Tojo Line

