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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.
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Where to stay in Higashichō
How the choice of base plays out on the ground.
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.
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Hachirō Yuasa Memorial Museum blocks
Streets by the Hachirō Yuasa Memorial Museum run on to the Nature and Science Museum, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology. Beds are limited here, so book early.Find hotels in Hachirō Yuasa Memorial Museum blocksone long morning in a single collectionMiddle Eastern Culture Center approach
The approach to the Middle Eastern Culture Center in Japan keeps Ito Family Residence and the rest of Koganei within an easy walk. Few places to stay nearby — book ahead.Find hotels in Middle Eastern Culture Center approachHotel links are affiliate links: booking through them may earn us a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never affects how places are ranked. How this works
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 Ito Family Residence and Musashino Park Wetland Site 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. Musashino Park Wetland Site and Ito Family Residence 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 Musashino Park Wetland Site.
Common questions
What is the best area to stay in Higashichō?
Hachirō Yuasa Memorial Museum blocks: a campus-collections day on foot. Middle Eastern Culture Center approach: one long morning in a single collection.
Another area in Koganei
Updated October 2026