Tokorozawa Sakura Town

Tokorozawa Sakura Town is a large complex where visitors can enjoy various aspects of Japanese culture. There are museums, restaurants, bookstores, shrines, and more.

Of particular note is the Kadokawa Musashino Museum. Here, a library, art museum, and museum are combined into one. There is also a permanent exhibition, “TeamLab: Life in Response to Acorn Woods,” a light art space that can be enjoyed by both children and adults.

There are also many delicious and healthy restaurants in the facility. The “Ramen Walker Kitchen,” where famous ramen stores open in turn, “Kadokawa Shokudo,” which uses fresh local ingredients, and “Musashi Rikyu,” where you can enjoy an original menu using Sayama tea, are some of the gourmet restaurants that you can only find in this area.

Tokorozawa Sakura Town is a pop culture center that anyone can enjoy regardless of age or nationality.

This facility is the base of the “COOL JAPAN FOREST Initiative,” which aims to create cutting-edge culture and industry from a land of abundant greenery and disseminate it to the world.

It is a combination of various facilities, including a book manufacturing and distribution plant, offices, an event hall, a hotel, a bookstore, stores, restaurants, a shrine, and a cultural museum complex.

Tokorozawa Sakura Town” has also been selected as the first of the “88 Anime Sacred Sites in Japan to Visit” (the 0th is Narita Airport and the 88th is the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building).

Sennin Terrace (1-2F) and Central Plaza (2F)

There are also the Thousand Person Terrace (1-2F) and the Central Square (2F), outdoor open spaces totaling more than 4,000 m2.

The Thousand Person Terrace is a space that can accommodate up to 1,000 spectators and is used for public viewing, various presentations, and other events.

The central plaza will host seasonal events such as Halloween and Christmas.

Japan Pavilion

The Japan Pavilion (2-3F) is a versatile event hall.

This two-story event hall consists of Hall A, which can accommodate 1,800 standing and 650 seated, and Hall B, a theater-style hall with seating for 200. In addition, 5G communications are available in this facility.

In the Japan Pavilion, from anime, comic, and game related events such as 2.5D musicals, light novel events, anime production presentations, movie screenings, voice actor talk shows, virtual YouTuber events, e-sports competitions, previews, autograph sessions, handshake events, and cosplay events, It is also used as a venue for concerts, exhibitions, presentations, and festivals for the public.

Kadokawa Musashino Museum

The Kadokawa Musashino Museum (1-5F) is a five-story cultural complex combining a library, museum, and art museum, designed by Kengo Kuma.

The museum is a completely new concept of cultural facility integrating a library, art museum, and museum, and is a symbol of Tokorozawa Sakura Town. It integrates knowledge of different genres of art, literature, and natural history to provide unparalleled exhibits.

Tokorozawa Sakura Town is a joint project between KADOKAWA and Tokorozawa City, and is the base facility of the COOL JAPAN FOREST concept, which aims to create cutting-edge culture and industry from a land of abundant greenery and to promote it to the world.

It is a cultural complex combining a museum, art museum, library, and animation museum, a multi-purpose hall where you can enjoy Japanese pop culture, a book manufacturing and distribution plant, offices, stores, restaurants, a hands-on bookstore, shrines, and various other facilities.