If you plan to visit and perhaps will stay in Tokyo during October 1st, here is a useful tip for you! On October 1st, also known as Tokyo Resident’s Day, hasn’t quite make it to the national holiday status yet many people in Tokyo takes benefit from this day. The Resident’s day was established more than 60 years ago in an attempt to strengthen Tokyo’s communities and to encourage people to visit museums, galleries and parks. Most facilities of the above categories that are run by Tokyo Metropolitan Government offers free entries on the Resident’s Day.

Here are the list of the museums, parks and galleries that will have no entrance fee on Resident’s Day!

Rikugien

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Edo-Tokyo Museum (Permanent Exhibition Only)

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Hamarikyu Detached Garden

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Kiyosumi Park

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Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo

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Other free entry spots:
Kyu Shiba Rikyu Garden, Koishikawa Korakuen, Kyu Iwasaki-tei House & Gardens, Mukojima Hyakkaen, Kyu Furukawa Gardens, Tonogayato Teien, Jindai Botanical Garden, Tama Zoo, Ueno Zoo, Tokyo Sea Life Park, Inokashira Nature & Culture Park, Yumenoshima Tropical Greenhouse Dome, Tokyo Port Wild Bird Park, Edo-Tokyo Open-Air Architectural Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo (only permanent exhibition), Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum (Japanese garden only).