Hyper Edohaku - Virtual Museum play online

The Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museums smartphone app is finally here. What creativities and delights did the lives of Edos townspeople have? Journey into the hustle and bustle of Edo and discover originalities that can lead to insights for the present-day!

- Find Them: One hundred from the Edo-Tokyo Museum Collection
Rygoku-Hirokji is Edos entertainment district, which the app has had recreated in 3D based on the Edo-Tokyo Museums model of the area to the west of Rygokubashi Bridge. This augmented rendition includes the Rygokubashi Bridge in the summer, squares on both ends of the Bridge, and the Sumida River. Scattered among this 3D rendering, overflowing with diverse people and commodities, are one hundred items selected from the Edo-Tokyo Museums collection for you to find.

- The Four Areas: From the nagaya to Rygokubashi Bridge, and to Ekin Temple and the Sumida River
Your journey as an Edo teenager begins in a busy morning in the nagaya. Stroll through to collect the area-themed items to open doors into the following areas, where, finally, you will enjoy a cool evening on a riverboat on the final Sumida River area.

- The Sumida River Opening Thriving with Events
The Rygokubashi Bridge carries many of Edos townspeople back-and-forth their destinations where countless incidents and events happen on the daily: performances of freak/animal shows (misemono), fires, and even street fights. The firework display at Sumida River and the sumo wrestling at Ekin Temple are also two out of many of these events unique to Edo, items of which you can find and collect. Throughout your discovery, you might also encounter famous figures such as Katsushika Hokusai and Gennai Hiraga.