Toy Town Bandai Museum

Step inside and you’re surrounded by toys from around the world, with Bandai—still a leading name in Japan’s toy industry—at the center. Highlights range from a rare collection related to Edison, known as the “Wizard of Menlo Park,” to a meticulously recreated life-size Gundam bust, plus artistically valuable antique toys inherited from the London Toy Museum. All told, the museum draws a carefully curated selection from its collection of Approx. 35,000 items.

Inside, the museum is made up of four themed galleries: “Toys of Japan,” “Toys of the World,” “Edison Invention Collection,” and “Hobby (Gundam).”

In the “Toys of Japan” area, around 8,000 items are on display, ranging from Heian-period playthings to character merchandise that became popular in recent years. The “Toys of the World” area, filled with toys mainly from Europe, offers a glimpse into different eras and cultures around the globe. Don’t miss Edison’s three major invention collections, as well as Gundam works such as “ZAKU’s Dream,” the first three-dimensional piece by Director Tomino, the “creator of Gundam,” which can only be seen here.