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Ichigaya Letterpress Factory 市谷の杜 本と活字館

Facility in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.

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Ichigaya Letterpress Factory — 市谷の杜 本と活字館
Photo: Vetalapancavimsatika · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

About this museum

XXQ 1383X is a real surprise. Opened in 2021. Inside the building where the printing factory was recreated, they do exhibits that are associated with lettering and bookmaking. There are also workshops, cafés, and museum stores where you can experience crafting. It's reusable in the office building of the city's valley factory. The architecture is in the separable style of Takamachi Matsu City and Taro Miyagi. The restoration was designed to be permanent.

LocationIchigaya-Kagachō, Tokyo (市谷加賀町 東京都)
Coordinates35.69613, 139.73183 · Open in Google Maps
Nearest stationIchigaya Station (0.5 km)
TypePrinting museum
Official websitehttps://ichigaya-letterpress.jp

Planning a visit? Admission, opening hours and current exhibitions are announced on the museum's official website — please check there before you go.

Basic data from Wikidata (CC0). About text translated and adapted from the Japanese Wikipedia article 市谷の杜 本と活字館 by its contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0). Details may change; the museum's official website is the authoritative source.

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