Museums in Tokyo, Japan
As anyone who has every dined, partied, or simply wandered around the city will attest, Tokyo marches to its own...
YAYOI KUSAMA Museum
107 Bentenchō, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 162-0851, Japan
Book well in advance if you want to snag a 90-minute time slot to the world’s only museum dedicated to the fabulously eccentric Yayoi Kusama. The...
Ghibli Museum
1-chōme-1-83 Shimorenjaku, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-0013, Japan
A small but thoughtful tribute to the works of Japan’s most beloved animation studio, the Ghibli Museum's design is as quirky as its collection....
The National Art Center Tokyo
Japan, 〒106-8558 Tokyo, Minato City, Roppongi, 7-chōme−22−２ 国立新美術館
Housed in an undulating concrete-and-glass structure designed by pioneering Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa, the National Art Center, Tokyo is one...
Tokyo Photographic Art Museum
Japan, 〒153-0062 Tokyo, Meguro City, Mita, 1-chōme−13−３ 恵比寿ガーデンプレイス内
An intimate four-story space in the Yebisu Garden Palace complex, the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum hosts three tightly focused exhibitions on...
The National Museum of Modern Art
3-1 Kitanomarukōen, Chiyoda City, Tokyo 102-8322, Japan
At first, the somewhat austere, gray facade of the National Museum of Modern Art feels at odds with the surrounding greenery of Kitanomaru Park....
Tokyo National Museum
13-9 Uenokōen, Taito City, Tokyo 110-8712, Japan
Intricately embroidered kimonos, samurai swords, serene-faced Buddha statues, thousand-year-old ceramics: You’ll find it all and more in the Tokyo...
Mori Art Museum
Japan, 〒106-6150 Tokyo, Minato City, Roppongi, 6-chōme−10−１, Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, 53階
The Mori Art Museum, the flashiest member of the Roppongi Art Triangle, sits atop the 52nd and 53rd floors of the Roppongi Hills Mori Tower. At about...
National Museum of Nature and Science Global Gallery
Japan, 〒110-0007 Tokyo, Taito City, Uenokōen, 7−２０ 国立科学博物館地球館
Dating back to the 1870s, the National Museum of Nature and Science, in Ueno Park, is a boon for parents with curious kids. Butterflies, a fallen...
Edo-Tokyo Museum
1-chōme-4-1 Yokoami, Sumida City, Tokyo 130-0015, Japan
Journey 400 years back in time to Japan’s past, when shoguns ruled the isolated nation with an iron fist. The Edo-Tokyo Museum recreates this...
Nezu Museum
6-chōme-5-1 Minamiaoyama, Minato City, Tokyo 107-0062, Japan
Traditional East Asian and Japanese art meet contemporary architecture in the Nezu Museum, a minimalist space redesigned by Kengo Kuma. High ceilings,...