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Higashichō, Koganei — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Higashichō is a district of Koganei holding the Hachirō Yuasa Memorial Museum and the Middle Eastern Culture Center in Japan.
About Higashichō
Where to stay in Higashichō
The right area depends on your trip — here's what each neighbourhood is best for.
Beds here answer to the museums. Higashichō sits inside Koganei, and a stay in the district puts the Hachirō Yuasa Memorial Museum, the Middle Eastern Culture Center in Japan, and the Nature and Science Museum, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology on one walking circuit. Rooms belong to the wider city of Koganei rather than to these blocks.
Pick it if you want the collections at the end of your street.
About Higashichō
What are the main landmarks in Higashichō?
Five recorded points anchor Higashichō. The Middle Eastern Culture Center in Japan and the Hachirō Yuasa Memorial Museum stand close to the Nature and Science Museum, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, while 伊藤家住宅 and 武蔵野公園低湿地遺跡 fill out the district's listed heritage. Koganei holds the street grid around them.
A short list, but a dense one.
What is the history of Higashichō?
Higashichō keeps its record in buildings. 武蔵野公園低湿地遺跡 and 伊藤家住宅 appear among the heritage points recorded in the district, one an excavated ground and the other a named house left standing as Koganei built around it. Three museums account for its visitors, the Hachirō Yuasa Memorial Museum, the Nature and Science Museum, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, and the Middle Eastern Culture Center in Japan.
Where is Higashichō?
Higashichō forms one part of Koganei, its street grid taking in the Middle Eastern Culture Center in Japan and the excavated ground at 武蔵野公園低湿地遺跡.
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Updated August 2026