Top Museums in Tokyo
Tokyo’s museum landscape spans centuries of heritage, from the UNESCO-listed National Museum of Western Art designed by Le Corbusier to specialized institutions like the Ota Memorial Museum of Art, dedicated to ukiyo-e woodblock prints. This selection includes the Nihon Minka-en open-air museum of traditional houses, the Mingei folk craft collections in Meguro, and the Hosokawa clan’s samurai treasures at Eisei Bunko. Contemporary culture is also represented through dedicated anime exhibits and rotating modern art displays in the Ueno and Shoto districts.
A National Museum of Western Art
A stunning collection of Western artworks housed in an equally stunning building by Le Corbusier, inscribed as a cultural heritage on the…
B Tokyo Anime Center
Paradise for all the anime fans. This place holds both permanent and temporary exhibitions related to all the favourite anime series and…
C Yasukuni Shrine
Founded in 1869, this Shinto shrine is devoted to those who died in wars in the 19th and 20th century.
D Ota Memorial Museum of Art
The Ukiyo-e Ōta Memorial Museum of Art is a museum that opened in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, in January 1980.
E Japanese Folk Crafts Museum
The Japan Folk Crafts Museum is a museum in the 4th city block of Komaba, Meguro Ward, Tokyo, Japan, dedicated to the collecting,…
F Nihon Minka-en
Nihon Minka-en is a park in the Ikuta Ryokuchi Park of Tama-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
G Toguri Museum of Art
A quiet museum devoted to Japanese, Korean and Chinese crafts, mainly pottery. Great for art enthusiasts.
H The Ueno Royal Museum
A private museum in Ueno Park that hosts rotating special exhibitions and the annual Ueno Royal Museum Grand Prize, focusing on contemporary Japanese art and major international loans.
I Tobacco & Salt Museum
Tobacco and Salt Museum is located in Sumida-ku, Tokyo. It was established in 1978 and run by Japan Tobacco.
J Eisei Bunko
The Eisei Bunko Museum is a museum in Bunkyo-ku district in Tokyo, Japan.
K Shoto Museum of Art
Housed in a distinctive granite building designed by architect Seiichi Shirai, this museum hosts diverse temporary exhibitions ranging from local Shibuya history to international fine art.
L Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Modern Japanese Literature
Located in Komaba Park, this institution archives over one million items related to modern Japanese letters, including original manuscripts and first editions from the Meiji era to the present.
M 東郷神社
Rather small, but beautiful Shinto shrine with adjacent museum and a bookstore.
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