Art and Photography Museums

Japanese art

  • Sumida Hokusai Museum•
    5-10 minute walk from Ryogoku Station
    Hours: 9:30 to 17:30 (entry until 17:00)
    Closed: Mondays (or following day if Monday is a holiday), New Year holidays
    Admission: 400 yen (permanent exhibition)
    Located in Tokyo's Sumida City Ward, the birth place of Katsushika Hokusai, the well-done, fully bilingual Sumida Hokusai Museum features a permanent exhibition room with Hokusai's works through his life and interesting information about ukiyo-e in general, as well as exhibition space for rotating, temporary exhibitions related to the great painter.
  • Nezu Museum•
    10 minute walk from Omotesando Station
    Hours: 10:00 to 17:00 (entry until 16:30)
    Closed: Mon (or next day if Mon is a holiday), New Year, between exhibitions
    Admission: 1400 yen (or 1600 yen for special exhibition)
    This museum exhibits various Japanese and East Asian works of art with an emphasis on tea related art pieces and ancient Chinese bronzes. It also includes a spacious garden with a pond surrounded by a small forest and several tea houses.
  • Idemitsu Museum of Arts
    Closed since December 2024 for several years due to the building's reconstruction
    The Idemitsu Museum of Arts stages exhibitions of Japanese and East Asian art from the collection of the founder of the Idemitsu petroleum company. There is also a traditional tea room and a ceramics gallery.
  • Ota Memorial Museum of Art
    5 minute walk from Harajuku Station
    Hours: 10:30 to 17:30 (entry until 17:00)
    Closed: Mondays (or next day if Mon is a holiday), New Year, between exhibitions
    Admission: Typically between 800 and 1200 yen depending on exhibition
    This small and elegant museum exhibits selected ukiyo-e paintings and prints from the vast collection of the late Ota Seizo, which is comprised of more than 10,000 pieces of art. Exhibits are changed monthly.

Modern art

  • National Museum of Modern Art•
    A few steps from Takebashi Subway Station
    Hours: 10:00 to 17:00 (until 20:00 on Fridays and Saturdays)
    Closed: Mondays (or next day if Mon is a holiday), New Year, between exhibitions
    Admission: 500 yen (300 yen after 17:00)
    The National Museum of Modern Art displays works of modern art (from the Meiji Period on) produced by Japanese artists. The museum hosts permanent as well as temporary exhibitions.
  • Yayoi Kusama Museum
    5 minute walk from Ushigome Yanagicho Subway Station
    Entry by advance reservation for a specific date and time only
    Closed: Monday to Wednesday (except national holidays), New Year holidays
    Admission: 1100 yen
    The Yayoi Kusama Museum is the first museum of its kind dedicated to the works of Kusama Yayoi. Two exhibitions are held each year with curated artworks spread over the four gallery floors. Visitors must make advance online reservations to visit the museum.

Western art

  • National Museum of Western Art•
    3 minute walk from Ueno Station in Ueno Park
    Hours: 9:30 to 17:30 (until 20:00 on Fri and Sat)
    Closed: Mondays (or following day if Mon is a holiday), Dec 28 to Jan 1
    Admission: 500 yen
    This museum displays Western art, primarily by European artists. There are rotating exhibitions from the museum's collection as well as temporary special exhibitions. The museum is Japan's only building designed by Le Corbusier and has been designated a World Heritage site alongside a few other buildings designed by the pioneer of modern architecture.
  • Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum•
    5 minute walk from Tokyo Station
    Hours: 10:00 to 18:00 (until 20:00 on Fridays and selected other days)
    Closed: Mondays (except national holidays), New Year holidays
    Admission: Varies by exhibition
    Originally built in 1894 for the Mitsubishi Company as the first Western style office building in the Marunouchi district, the Ichigokan was reconstructed and opened in 2010 as a museum focusing on 19th century Western art.
  • Teien Art Museum•
    5-10 minute walk from Meguro Station
    Hours: 10:00 to 18:00 (entry until 17:30)
    Closed: Mondays (or next day if Mon is a holiday), New Year, between exhibitions
    Admission: Varies by exhibition, entry to the garden is 200 yen
    This unique museum stages exhibitions in the former residence of a prince, built in Art Deco style in the 1930s, and in a modern annex. Exhibitions change periodically and cover various art forms, including paintings, sculptures, tableware and jewelery by mainly European, Russian and Japanese artists. The residence also features a Japanese-style pond garden.
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum•
    5 minute walk from Ueno Station in Ueno Park
    Hours: 9:30 to 17:30 (until 20:00 on Fridays)
    Closed: 1st and 3rd Monday each month (or next day if Mon is a holiday), New Year
    Admission: Varies by exhibition
    This museum displays all types of art in its six galleries. There is no permanent collection, but multiple, concurrently held temporary exhibitions by various artists. Some exhibitions are paid, others are free.
  • Artizon Museum
    5 minute walk from the Yaesu side of Tokyo Station
    Hours: 10:00 to 18:00 (until 20:00 on Fridays)
    Closed: Mondays (or next day if Mon is a holiday), New Year, between exhibitions
    Admission: Varies by exhibition (typically 1500 yen)
    Previously known as the Bridgestone Museum, the elegant and pleasant Artizon Museum was opened in the lower floors of the Museum Tower Kyobashi skyscraper in 2020. It stages exhibitions from the Ishibashi Foundation Collection which is based on the art collection of the founder of the Bridgestone Corporation, Ishibashi Shojiro (Ishibashi translates to "stone bridge"). The collection is particularly strong on Western-style paintings by international and Japanese artists, but also contains ancient and Asian art.

Roppongi Art Triangle

  • Mori Museum••
    5 minute walk from Roppongi Station
    Hours: 10:00 to 22:00 (until 17:00 on Tuesdays)
    Closed: Between exhibitions
    Admission: 2000 yen (2200 yen on weekends/holidays)
    Located on the top floors of the Mori Tower in Roppongi Hills, this innovative museum hosts changing exhibitions of contemporary art from around the world.
  • National Art Center••
    Short walk from Nogizaka Subway Station
    Hours: 10:00 to 18:00 (some exhibitions open until 20:00 on Fri and Sa)
    Closed: Tuesdays (or following day if Tue is a national holiday), New Year holidays
    Admission: Varies by exhibition (typically 1000 yen)
    Rather than having an own collection, this large governmental art museum hosts various temporary art exhibitions of high profile. Designed by Kurokawa Kisho, the museum was opened in 2007.
  • Suntory Museum of Art•
    Short walk from Roppongi Station
    Hours: 10:00 to 18:00 (until 20:00 on Fridays)
    Closed: Tuesdays, New Year holidays, between exhibitions
    Admission: Varies by exhibition (typically 1500-2000 yen)
    The Suntory Museum of Art is located at Tokyo Midtown inside the Galleria Shopping Mall. The museum shows temporary exhibitions of mixed art styles and periods with the overall theme of showing art in everyday life.

Photography

  • Tokyo Photographic Art Museum
    7 minute walk from Ebisu Station
    Hours: 10:00 to 18:00 (until 20:00 on Thu and Fri)
    Closed: Monday (or next day if Mon is a national holiday) and New Year holidays
    Admission: Varies by exhibition
    The Tokyo Photographic Art Museum, also known as TOP Museum, is located inside Yebisu Garden Place near the Beer Museum. The exhibits change frequently and include other forms of art besides photography including video and sculpture.

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