is a museum in Machida, Tokyo, based on Snoopy and characters from the Peanuts comic strip franchise by Charles M. Schulz.
The museum is owned and operated by Sony Creative Products Inc. (SCP), a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Japan that serves as the primary local licensing agent for the Peanuts brand in Japan.
History
The original Snoopy Museum Tokyo opened in Roppongi on 23April2016, and attracted almost a million visitors for the next two years. It closed in 2018, the year which also marked the 50th anniversary of Peanuts being first introduced in Japan, after its final exhibition (21April to 24September2018).
The current incarnation of the museum opened at the Minami-machida Grandberry Park in Machida on 14December2019, as an official satellite of the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center in Santa Rosa, California. It reopened in February 2024 after renovations.
Facilities The museum features a gift shop called Brown's Store and the Peanuts Café.
Transportation The museum is accessible within walking distance of Minami-machida Grandberry Park Station along the Tokyu Railway Den-en-toshi Line. The fastest time to Shibuya Station is 35 minutes on the Express Trains, and the fastest time to Yokohama Station is 40 minutes.
Publications The museum has published a number of books about its special exhibitions: Laugh and Smile (2022) Woodstock: The Best and Small Friend (2022) Food in Peanuts (2023) Lucy is Here (2023) Traveling Peanuts (2024) Holiday (2024) School Life of the Peanuts Gang (2025)
See also List of museums in Tokyo
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