Currency Museum of the Bank of Japan

The Currency Museum of the Bank of Japan (貨幣博物館, Kahei-hakubutsukan), formally known as the Currency Museum, Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies, Bank of Japan (日本銀行金融研究所貨幣博物館, Nihonginkō-kin'yū-kenkyūjo-kahei-hakubutsukan), is a museum about Japanese currency located in front of the Bank of Japan building in Chūō, Tokyo.

Established1985

Location2-1-1 Nihonbashi-hongokucho, Chūō, Tokyo

Coordinates35°41′7.33″N 139°46′18.47″E

TypeNumismatic museum

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Currency Museum of the Bank of Japan

貨幣博物館
The Japan Currency Museum in Nihonbashi
Established	1985
Location	2-1-1 Nihonbashi-hongokucho, Chūō, Tokyo
Coordinates	35°41′7.33″N 139°46′18.47″E
Type	Numismatic museum
Public transit access	Mitsukoshimae
Website	www.imes.boj.or.jp (in English)

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The museum opened in November 1985.^[1] In 2010, there was an exhibition of wallets from the Edo Period (1603–1867) and Meiji Era (1868–1912).^[1]