Tokyo Stroll Supplement: Edogawa ku

This page is for locations in the Edogawa ku area of Tokyo. This neighborhood is not part of my book Tokyo Stroll.

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Edogawa City Nature Zoo / Edogawa ku shizen dōbutsuen (江戸川区自然動物園)

A free zoo located in Gyōsen Park with hundreds of animals you won't find large beasts here but what is on display is varied and often cute. There are birds, reptiles, monkeys, and a variety of other mammals. Popular residents include prairie dogs, red panda, a giant anteater, a seal, and penguins. Included is a petting section called the Fureai Corner with rabbits, chickens, ducks, Guinea pigs, goats, and sheep. The selection in the zoo shop has items made specifically for this zoo.
CLOSED: Mondays, if Monday is a holiday the zoo will close on Tuesday, New Year's holidays, December 29 -January 1.
NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Nishi-Kasai Station (Tokyo Metro Tōzai Line)
WEB: https://www.edogawa-kankyozaidan.jp/zoo/

Gyōsen Park / Gyōsen Kōen (行船公園)

This park is known for cherry blossom viewing, an iris garden, and a Japanese garden. It also contains ornamental and fishing ponds, a playground, and the Edogawa City Nature Zoo. It is also adjacent to the Ukita Park so you can wander from one to the other and think you are still in the same park when in fact you have left Gyōsen Park.
NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Nishi-Kasai Station (Tokyo Metro Tōzai Line)

Shinohara Fūrin Honpō (篠原風鈴本舗)

Founded in 1912 in another part of Tokyo, the second head of the business moved it to Edogawa ku in 1964. They produce hundreds of fūrin each day which are shipped to retailers in many parts of Japan. Their fūrin made of blown glass with an image painted on them. They have trademarked the name Edo Fūrin to refer to what is usually referred to simply as glass wind chimes, the only other shop allowed to use the name is Shinohara Maruyoshi Fūrin in Taitō Ku. As the painting is done from the inside it starts with outlines first, then details, followed by background colors. As these are all hand blown each has a slightly different sound, the opening at the bottom is not smooth which adds a certain variety to the sound produced by the fūrin. Workshops are offered on making your own Edo fūrin.. There are two kinds of workshops, one in which you do glassblowing, the other you paint a pre-blown fūrin. One of the employees attended such a workshop as a grade-schooler and eventually ended up working at Shinohara Fūrin.
CLOSED: Sundays, Holidays, New Year's holidays. Irregular openings July through early September. They take lunch breaks from 12:00 to 13:00..
NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Shinozaki Station (Toei Shinjuku Line) and Mizue Station (Keio Line and Shinjuku Line)
WEB: https://www.edofurin.com/

Tokyo Metro Museum / Chikatetsu hakubutsuka(地下鉄博物館)