What other travelers are saying about Postal Museum Japan
A small but interactive museum that perfectly portrays the postal service’s history in Japan.
Most descriptions are in Japanese, but each area has an introduction in English, too.
It’s a fun place as there are games available for children (in Japanese). Currently there’s an interactive physical exercise challenge and a post card printing machine.
The museum has a gigantic collection of stamps from all around the world.
Entry fee: JPY 300 for adults
The museum shop sells commemorative stamps, limited edition collections, and postal souvenirs. The museum is not a functioning post office, so regular postal services require visiting a nearby Japan Post branch.
Flash photography and video recording are prohibited. Non-flash photography for personal use may be allowed in certain areas. Check signage or ask staff, as special exhibitions may have additional restrictions.
Most visitors spend 1 to 2 hours at the museum. Those interested in philately or detailed exhibits may need more time, especially if participating in stamp-making activities.
Some English signage exists for major exhibits, but most information is in Japanese. English pamphlets or audio guides may be available at the entrance. Staff can provide basic English assistance.
I have never wanted to be Japanese so much until I went to this museum. For some additional payment you can participate in some quiz activity, having you run around the museum answering together with other Japanese people on the Line app.
Fun for just 300 yen.
-They even gave 5 used japanese stamps as a gacha.
- customized post card with your face
Great place! The entrance fee is 300¥ per adult, and you can see it in about an hour. The staff speaks English and there are multiple language audio guides and an English app.
You can see the history of the post office with real objects of every era.
There are three spaces kids friendly, and a commemorative corner where you can wear a Meiji Era postman costume.
The gift shop it's small but plenty of souvenirs and stamps with your year of birth.
You can also send a postcard and receive a special edition seal.
Housed in the Skytree Solamachi (9th floor). Interesting museum with many hands on exhibits. Photography is permitted in some parts of the exhibits. A large stamp collection (photography is prohibited in this section) of Japanese and world stamps. A great gift shop with stamps and postcards (featuring symbols of various prefectures.
I am adding a photo of my paternal grandmother, Edna Fox Crouch, who taught a a Christian women's college in Kobe in 1961, next to a Japanese post box.
