Police Museum — Attraction in Tokyo

Take a break from your shop to you drop mission in Ginza and learn about the history and current operations of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. Free entry (what is not to love) and several floors of information that is mostly well signed in English too. No photos on the top two floors, excellent explaination of the founding father who studied policing in Europe and the cultural shift after the end of the Samurai era and the dramatic change to law and order it brought.

Lower floors explain modern policing and has various activities that would interest children including a uniform dress up opportunity.

My favourite section was the dress uniforms over the decades, that are also seasonal as well as for men and women.

Helicopter, patrol car and old motorbike are on groundfloor.

Spend 45-60 mins...

Kids can try the police costumes for free (limited up to 10 minutes per person) and take pictures with the display of real-size police vehicles, but my son was disappointed he couldn’t try to ride the police car, whereas that’s the most seen vehicle for him in the street, and he had been so far excited to come there only to see what’s inside the car :( We could just see police bike and helicopter opened for visitor to try.

The displays are nice, but less guidance for non-Japanese speaker. Only titles provided with the translation, the content are not, haha. Like in the 3rd floor, they have some experiment games to try, but seems just a few people tried it. Not many toddler-friendly things to do inside compared to Fire Truck Museum, but the...

A free museum found in the heart of Tokyo, I enjoyed what every floor of the building has to offer! From the history of Toshiyoshi Kawaji, to the different timelines like the Toukugawa and Meiji eras, this museum is rich in information about how the police system is formed in Japan. There's also English translation on some boards, and an English brochure guide which is convenient. I really liked the forensic and interaction video where you RP as a new police officer at a station, and experience daily events with a coworker. There's also a kid-friendly section on floor 2. Theres 2 floors where no photos allowed but the entire museum is very family-friendly and open to everyone both locals and tourists alike! Go take a look yourself, you won't...