The is located at 1-25-5 Zōshigaya,

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. The museum is closest to Toden-zoshigaya Station on the

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and the

Zoshigaya Station is a subway station on the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro. It is numbered "F-10". Lines Zoshigaya Station is served by the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line between and , wit ...

on the

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History

This Western-style building was a residence and religious center of John Moody McCaleb (1861–1953) who was an American

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associated with the

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. The two-story wooden house was put up in 1907. McCaleb created a strongpoint of missionary activities and early childhood education and he made his garden available to neighboring children as a playground. The building has belonged to Toshima by the conservation movement of community residence since 1982 and it was registered as tangible cultural asset of the city in 1987. Regular lectures and concerts are held there.See also

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