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TOKYO NATIONAL MUSEUM

The museum is the largest in Japan and collects, houses, and displays a comprehensive collection of art works and antiquities from Japan as well as other Asian countries. It houses about 88,000 items and besides the regular exhibition, the museum holds special exhibitions several times a year. The visitors exceeds one million a year.

URL: http://www.tnm.jp/?lang=en
Address: 13-9 Ueno Koen, Taito-ku
Access: Ueno Station on JR Yamanote Line/ Subway Ginza Line/ Subway Hibiya Line
Map: http://goo.gl/maps/1gauv
Admission: 620 yen (Permanent Exhibition)
Time: 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. ( closed Mon- if Monday is a holiday on Tuesday)( Dec. 24-Jan. 1 closed)
Telephone: 03-3822-1111

Special Exhibition: The Living Treasures of France at Hyokeikan, Sept. 12-Nov. 26, Admission: 1,600 yen
Special Exhibition: Unkei - The Great Master of Buddhist Sculpture at Heiseikan Special Exhibition Gallery, Sept. 12-Nov. 26, Admission: 1,600 yen

Thematic Exhibition: The Development of Sue pottery at Heiseikan Japanese Archaeology Gallery, March 7-Sept. 24
Thematic Exhibition: Konoe Nobutada and the Sanmyaku'in Style of Calligraphy Masterpieces from the Late 16th to the 17th Century at Honkan Room T1, Aug. 29-Oct. 9
Thematic Exhibition: The Influence of the Buddhist Sculptor Unkei: With a Focus on Koen and Zen'en at Honkan Room 14, Aug. 29-Dec. 3
Thematic Exhibition: Tang Sancai: Three-color Glazed Wares of Tang Dynasty at Toyokan Room 5, Sept. 5-Feb. 4 (2018)
Thematic Exhibition: Tibetan Esoteric Buddhism and Its Sculpture at Yoyokan Room 13, Sept. 5-Oct. 15
Thematic Exhibition: Prayer in Asia at Toyokan Room 13, Sept. 15-Oct. 15

2nd Floor "Highlights of Japanese Art"

The Dawn of Japanese Art: Jomon, Yayoi and Kofun periods at Room 1, July 19-Dec. 25/ The Rise of Buddhism: Asuka-Nara Period at Room 1, Aug. 22-Oct. 1/ National Treasure Gallery: Engishiki (Rules and regulations concerning ceremeonies and other events), Vol. 7 at Room 2, Aug. 29-Sept. 24/ Buddhist Art: Heian-Muromachi Period at Room 3, Aug. 22-Oct. 1/ Courtly Art: Heian-Muromachi Period at Room 3, Aug. 22-Oct. 1/ Zen and Ink Painting: Kamakura-Muromachi at Room 3, Aug. 22-Oct. 1/ The Art of Tea Ceremony at Room 4, Sept. 20-Dec. 25/ Attire of the Military Elite: Heian-Edo Period at Room 5 and 6, Aug. 29-Nov. 19/ Folding Screens and Sliding Door Paintings: Azuchi Momoyama-Edo Period at Room 7, Sept. 20-Oct. 29/ The Arts of Daily Life: Azuchi-Momoyama - Edo period at Room 8, Aug. 1-Oct. 22/ Developments in Painting and Calligraphy: Azuchi-Momoyama - Edo period at Room 8, Sept. 20-Oct. 29/ Noh and Kabuki: Bugaku Costumes at Room 9, Aug. 8-Oct. 15/ Ukiyo-e and Fashion in the Edo Period: Ukiyoe at Room 10, Sept. 5-Oct. 1/Ukiyo-e and Fashion in the Edo Period: Fashion at Room 10, Aug. 8-Oct. 15

2nd Floor

Netsuke: The Prince Takamado Collection at The Prince Takamado Collection Room on the 2nd Floor, Aug. 1-Oct. 22

1st Floor

Japanese Sculpture at Room 11 July 25-Oct. 22/Lacquerware at Room 12, June 20-Sept. 24/ Metalwork: Ornamentation in Buddhism at Room 13, Sept. 20-Dec. 25/ Japanese Swords at Room 13, July 19-Oct. 15/ Ceramics at Room 13, Sept. 5-Nov. 26/ Thematic Exhibition: The Influence of the Buddhist Sculptor Unkei: With a Focus on Koen and Zen'en at Room 14, Aug. 29-Dec. 3/ Records of History: The Prosperity of the Tokugawa Shogunate at Room 15, Aug. 8-Oct. 1/ Life of the Ainu People at Room 16, Sept.5-Nov. 26/ Conservation and Restoration at Room 17, April 15 (2014) -April 8 (2018)/Modern Art at Room 18, Aug. 22-Oct. 1/ Education Center: Education Space at Room 19, April 15 (2014) -April 8 (2018)/ Creation Process of Bingata at Room 19, April 18 (2017)-March 31 (2018)

Rooms and Floors: Room 1-10 (2nd Floor), Room 11-19 (1st Floor) and Room T1,T2 (2nd Floor), Room T4,T5 (1st Floor)

THE HEISEIKAN GALLERY

The Heiseikan Gallery was built to commemorate the prince's wedding in 1993, serves primarily as the space for the special exhibitions. For this purpose there are four special exhibition galleries on the second floor, as well as the Japanese Archaeological Gallery.

Exhibitions at Heiseikan Gallery

Special Exhibition: Unkei - The Great Master of Buddhist Sculpture Sept. 26-Nov. 26 at Heiseikan Special Exhibition Galleries, Admission: 1,600 yen (including regular exhibition)

1st Floor:
Japanese Archaeology (Women in full dress Haniwa)
National Treasure: Haniwa (Terracotta tomb figurine) Woman in formal attire at Japanese Archaeology Gallery, July 4 (2017)-July 24 (2018) Excavated at Yokozuka, Toyoshiro-cho, Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture, 6th century.

ASIAN GALLERY - TOYOKAN BUILDING

1st Floor (Joint Thematic Exhibition with the Shanghai Museum)

Chinese Buddhist Sculpture at Room 1, April 11 (2017)-April 8, (2018)

2nd Floor
Oasis2 Education Space: Journey Information at Room 2 Jan. 2 (2017)-Dec. 25 (2017)/ Large Dry Lacquer Vessel, April 11, 2017-April 8, 2018/ Sculptures from India and Gandhara at Room 3, June 27 (2017)-June 24 (2018)/ Art of the Western Regions at Room 3, Aug. 22-Oct. 15/ Artifacts from West Asia and Egypt at Room 3, July 19-Oct. 22

3rd Floor (Joint Thematic Exhibition with the Shanghai Museum)
The Advent of Chinese Civilization at Room 4, Sept. 12 (2017)-Feb. 12 (2018)/ Chinese Bronzes at Room 5, Sept. 5 (2017)-Feb. 4 (2018)/ Burials in China at Room 5, Sept. 5 (2017)-Feb. 4 (2018)/ Joint Thematic Exhibition with the Shanghai Museum: Chinese Ceramics at Room 5, Sept. 5 (2017)-Feb. 4 (2018)/ Chinese Textiles: Kesi at Rom 5, July 4-Sept. 24/ Oasis6 Education Space: Fortune-telling in Asia at Room 6, Jan. 2-Dec. 25

4th Floor (Joint Thematic Exhibition with the Shanghai Museum)
Stone Relief Carvings of China at Room 7, April 11, 2017-April 8, 2018/ Chinese Painting: The Spread of Court Style Landscape Paintings at Room 8, Sept. 5-Oct. 15/ Calligraphy of the Stele School: Harmony of Epigraphy at Room 8, Aug. 22-Oct. 15/ Chinese Literati at Room 8, Aug. 22-Oct. 15

5th Floor (Joint Thematic Exhibition with the Shanghai Museum)
Chinese Lacquerware at Room 9, July 25-Oct. 29/Decorative Art of Qing Dynasty at Room 9, July 25-Oct. 29/ Polished Stone Tools and Metal Tools of Korea, at Room 10, April 25-Oct. 15/ The Rises and Falls of Kings in Korea, April 25-Oct. 15 at Room 10/ Korean Ceramics, April 25-Oct. 15, at Room 10/ Buddhist Art of Korea at Room 10 May 16-Nov. 5/ Art of the Joseon Dynasty at Room 10, July 4-Sept. 24

Basement
Khmer Sculpture at Room 11, May 9, 2017-May 6, 2018/ Tibetan Esoteric Buddhism and Its Sculpture at Room 12, Sept 5-Oct. 15/ Archaeology of India and Southeast Asia at Room 12, April 11 2017-April 8, 2018/ Southeast Asian Ceramics at Room 12, May 9, 2017-May 6, 2018/ Indian Miniature Paintings at Room 13, Sept. 5-Oct. 1/ Prayer in Asia, Sept. 5-Oct. 15/ Asian Textiles: Indonesian Textile at Room 13, July 4-Sept. 24

THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WESTERN ART

The Museum was established in 1959 based on the Matsukata Collection focusing on the Impressionist paintings and Auguste Rodin's sculptures previously stored by the French government. The museum's purpose is to provide the public with opportunities to appreciate western art.

Permanent Exhibition:
Western paintings from the late medieval period through the early 20th century and French modern sculpture.

Special Exhibition: Special Exhibition: Arcimboldo: Nature into Art, June 20-Sept. 24, Admission: 1,600 yen/ Fun with Collection 2017 Le Corbusier's Artistic Space - His Thought Processes as Seen in the NMWA Plans June 9-Sept. 24, Admission: 500 yen

http://www.nmwa.go.jp/en/
Address: 7-7 Ueno Koen, Taito-ku
Access: Ueno Station on JR Yamanote Line/ Subway Ginza Line/ Subway Hibiya Line
Map: http://goo.gl/maps/zR3Hn
Time: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (closed Mon - if Monday is a holiday on Tuesday)(Dec. 28-Jan. 1 closed)
Admission: 420 yen
Telephone: 03-5777-8600

ART MUSEUM - TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF FINE ART AND MUSIC

The university which opened in 1887 has a large collection of art and music materials.
In 1999, The University of Art Museum was opened in response to the aging of the facilities and the needs of the storage and exhibition space commensurate with the scale of the collection. Today, this collection is one of Japan's largest with about 28,500 pieces, distinguished by Japanese modern arts, including works of former teachers and students.

Current Exhibition: The Grand Exhibition on the Silk Road SOSin - DENSin Clone Cultural Property: Revitalization of Lost Time at Main Gallery 3,4 Admission: 1,000 yen Sept. 23-Oct. 26, Admission:1,000 yen

http://www.geidai.ac.jp/museum/news/news_en.htm
Address: 12-8 Ueno Koen, Taito-ku
Access: Ueno Station on JR Yamanote Line/ Subway Ginza Line/ Subway Hibiya Line
Time: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (closed Mon - if Monday is a holiday on Tuesday)(Dec. 24-Jan. 5 closed)
Map: http://goo.gl/maps/fEJ0h
Telephone: 03-5525-2200/ 03-5777-8600 (Hello Dial)

THE UENO ROYAL MUSEUM (Ueno-no-Mori Bijutsukan)

The Museum, formerly the Japan Art Association Museum, was opened in 1972. Today, the association is headed by Prince Hitachinomiya. The Japan Art Association was founded in 1879 as the first Japanese art association. Since its inauguration, the museum has held countless international and planned exhibitions.

Current Exhibition: "Kanazawa Shoko Calligraphy Exhibition" Kanazawa is with down syndrome at Gallery 1F and 2F Sept. 23-Sept. 30, Admission: free

http://www.ueno-mori.org/guide.html
Address: 1-2 Ueno Koen, Taito-ku
Access: Ueno Station on JR Yamanote Line/ Subway Ginza Line/ Subway Hibiya Line
Map: http://goo.gl/maps/lTptY
Time: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (closed Mon - if Monday is a holiday on Tuesday)(Open year-end and new year holidays)
Telephone: 03-3833-4191

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURE AND SCIENCE, TOKYO

Special Exhibition: Deep Ocean, July 11-Oct. 1
Feature Exhibition: Flora Japonica drawn by Japanese artists Sept. 12-Dec. 3

Permanent Exhibitions:
Japan Gallery 3F-South
"Nature of the Japanese Islands"/ 3F-North History of the Japanese Islands/ 2F-South Organisms of the Japanese Islands/ 2F-North Japanese People and Nature/1F-South Techniques in Observing Nature
Global Gallery 3F
Animal of the Earth/ 2F Progress in Science and Technology/ 2F Biodiversity - We are All Part of the Same Exosystem/ B1F Evolution of Life - Solving the Mysteries of the Dinosaurs (closed)/ B2F Evolution of Life - From the Earth's Origin through Human Existence/ B3F The Natural World

Theater 360: A spherical movie theater in 3D, a movie experience in which the movie viewers are surrounded on all sides by a seamless sphere of video and sound.

Theater 360 September Schedule:
"The Last Dinosaurs - Tale of the Fossils -" and "The Journey of Humans: The World wide Dispersal and the Creativity of Homo sapiens"

http://www.kahaku.go.jp/english/
Address: 7-20 Ueno Koen, Taito-ku
Map: http://goo.gl/maps/VajuE
Access: Ueno Station on JR Yamanote Line/ Subway Ginza Line/ Subway Hibiya Line
Time: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. (closed Mon - if Monday is a holiday on Tuesday)(Dec. 28-Jan. 1 closed, Jan. 2 opening but Jan. 3 closed)
Admission: 620 yen
Telephone: 03-5777-8600 (Hello Dial)/ 03-3822-0111 (museum)

BRIDGESTONE MUSEUM OF ART

The Museum was founded in 1952 when Ishibashi Shojiro, founder of the Bridgestone Corporation, opened an art museum in order to exhibit his private collection. The museum devotes itself to the collection and the exhibition of works from Impressionism and other modern art to 20th cenruty art, as well as Japanese Western-style paintings from the Meiji and following eras.

Bridgestone Museum will close for renovations for several years from May 18, 2015

http://www.bridgestone-museum.gr.jp/en/
Address: 1-19-1 Kyobashi, Chuo-ku
Access: Kyobashi Station on Subway Ginza Line/ Tokyo Station on JR Lines
Time: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (closed Mon - if Monday is a holiday on Tuesday)
Map: http://goo.gl/maps/YOomx
Telephone: 03-5777-8600

MITSUI MEMORIAL MUSEUM

The Museum opened in Oct. 2005 in Nihonbashi, a site closely related to the Mutsui Group. The collections from the Mitsui Bunko Museum in Nakano, with many treasures of Japanese and Asian art, moved to the new museum. Members of the Mitsui families have assembled the art works in the collection over the past three centuries. Their preservasion as a collection made these art works a preeminent element of Japanese cultural heritage.

Special Exhibition: Kogei Superlative Craftsmanship from Meiji to Today Sept. 16-Dec. 3 Admission: 1300 yen

http://www.mitsui-museum.jp/english/english.html
Address: 2-1-1 Murocho-Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku (7th floor of Mitsui & Company Main Building)
Access: Mitsukoshi-mae Station on Subway Ginza Line
Map: http://goo.gl/maps/OgUZ8
Time: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (closed Mon - if Monday is a holiday on Tuesday)(Dec. 26-Jan. 3 closed)
Telephone: 03-5777-8600 (Hellow Dial)

THE NATIONAL ART CENTER, TOKYO

The center is a unique and innovative art exhibition facility. Instead of maintainig a permanent collection, it makes the most of a total 14,000 square meters of exhibition space, focusing on serving as a venue for various art exhibitions. The Center also promotes outreach activities through its educational programs, and the Art Library serving to collect and disseminate information related to art.

Current Exhibition:"SUNSHOWER": Contemporary Art from Southeast Asia 1980s to Now July 5-Oct. 23 Admission: 1,800 yen

http://www.nact.jp/english/index.html
Address: 7-22-2 Roppongi, Minato-ku
Access: Nogizaka Station on Subway Chiyoda Line
Map: http://goo.gl/maps/4qckz
Time: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (Closed Tue - if Tuesday is a holiday on Wednesday)(Dec. 20-Jan. 10 closed)
Telephone: 03-5777-8600 (Hellow Dial)

NEZU MUSEUM

The museum opened in 1941 at the private residence of Kaichiro Nezu (1860-1940) the founder of Tobu Railway. The museum was set in the beautiful spacious Japanese garden with pond, several tea houses, etc. Nezu Kaichiro's holdings of Japanese and other Asian pre-modern arts form the core of the museum collection. The museum's group of ancient Chinese bronzes is world famous. The museum has extensive holdings of Japanese paintings and ceramics from after the fifteenth century and has become famous for the folding-screen painting of Irises by the seventeenth century Rimpa artist, Ogata Korin.

Current Exhibition: Supporting the Buddhist Image Lotus Flower, Sacred Beast, Deva and Demon Sept. 14-Oct. 22
http://www.nezu-muse.or.jp/en/
Address:6-5-1 Minami Aoyama, Minato-ku
Access: Omote Sando Station Exit A5 on Subway Ginza Line, Hanzomon Line, Chiyoda Line
Map: http://goo.gl/maps/dCtsw
Time: 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (Closed Mon - if Monday is a holiday on Tuesday)(Dec. 19-Jan. 6 closed)
Admission: 1,100 yen
Telephone: 03-3400-2536

KIKUCHI KANJITSU MEMORIAL TOMO MUSEUM

The museum was opened in 2003 for the purposes of helping modern pottery artists and spreading the modern pottery based on the Kikuchi Tomo's collections.

The museum stands on a hill near Hotel Okura in Toranomon area. Inside the compound of the museum is a beautiful western style house which was built by Tomo's father a successful businessman Kikuchi Kanjitsu. The building is designated as a national cultural asset.

Current Exhibition: Yagi Kazuo and Kiyomizu Kyubei: Beyond the Boundaries of Ceramics and Sculpture Sept. 16-Dec. 3 Admission: 1,000 yen
http://www.musee-tomo.or.jp/
Address: Nishikubo Bldg. 4-1-35 Toranomon, Minato-ku
Map: http://goo.gl/maps/7oGfC
Hours: 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (Closed Mon - if Monday is a holiday on Tuesday)(Dec. 28-Jan. 1 closed)
Telephone: 03-5733-5131

MITSUBISHI ICHIGOKAN MUSEUM, TOKYO

The Mitsubishi Ichigokan building was designed in 1894 by the English architect Josah Conder at the invitation of the Japanese government not long after the country had ended a long period of national seclusion. Having aged significantly, the original structure was torn down in 1968, and now, some 40 years later, it has been reconstructed on the same lot according to Conder's original plans. The Mitsubishi Ichigokan, symbolizing the modernization of Japan in the late 19th century, has been reborn as the Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum, an icon of Tokyo's Marunouchi district in 2010.

Current Exhibition: Leonardo da Vinci e Michelangelo, June 17-Sept. 24

http://mimt.jp/english/
Address: 2-6-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku
Access: JR Tokyo Station
Map: http://goo.gl/maps/5EYJX
Time: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (Closed Mon - if Monday is a holiday on Tuesday)(Dec. 29-Jan. 1 closed)
Admission: 1,600 yen (special exhibition)
Telephone: +81-3-54058686 (Hello Dial English Only)/ 03-5777-8600 (Hello Dial Japanese Only)

TOKYO METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHY

TOP Collection: Scrolling Through Heisei Part 3, 3F, Sept. 23-Nov. 26/"Japanese Expanded Cinema Revisited," B1 ,Aug. 15-Oct. 15, 600 yen,/ Movie: Movie: DARK STAR- HR GIGERS WELT 1F, closed Sept. 11,16,19 and 25, Admission: 1,800 yen Running time: 10:30/12:45/15:30/18:30 (Sept. 9-18)/ 10:30/12/45/15:30 (Sept. 20-24)/ 10:30 (Sept. 26-Oct. 1)/ ARAKI Nobuyoshi: Sentimental Journey 1971-2017, 2F, July 25-Sept. 24

At the museum, besides a large permanent collection, major Japanese and Western photographers are featured with excellent changing exhibitions.

The museum occupies a four floor building in one corner of Ebisu Garden Place.

http://topmuseum.jp/e/contents/index.html
Access: Ebisu Station on JR Yamanote Line/ Ebisu Station on Subway Hibiya Line
Time: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (Closed Mon - if Monday is a holiday on Tuesday)(Dec. 29-Jan. 1 closed)
Address: 1-13-3 Mita, Meguro-ku
Map: http://goo.gl/maps/4iRI6
Telephone: 03-3280-0099

SEIKADO BUNKO ART MUSEUM

Seikado was founded by Baron Yanosuke Iwasaki (1851-1908), the younger brother of Yataro Iwasaki founder of Mitsubishi. The museum was further expanded by Yanosuke's son, Baron Koyata Iwasaki who became the fourth president of Mitsubishi. "Seikado" is the studio-name of Yanosuke Iwasaki. Many Japanese lost sight of their cultural heritage in their headlong westernization that followed the Meiji Restoration of the late 1860s. Yanosuke and his son Koyata collected books, artworks and other cultural treasures systematically to help safeguard that heritage. Baron Koyata hoped to establish an art museum, but W.W. II intervened. Koyata's dream was realized in 1992, in commemoration of hundredth anniversary of the founding of the Seikado collection a new museum was opened. Seikado houses their collection of 6,500 works of art in a museum. The museum displays its treasures to the public in a year-round program of exhibtions.

Special Exhibition: Admiration for the Ming-Qing Paintings: Masterpieces of Chinese Painting Treasured by Japanese Artists Oct. 28-Dec. 15, Admission: 1,000 yen

Address; 2-23-1 Okamoto, Setagaya-ku
Access: Bus No. 4 from Futago Tamagawa Station on Tokyo Den-en Toshi Line/ Taxi recommended 800 yen
Time: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (Closed Mon - if Monday is a holiday on Tuesday)(Dec. 12-Jan. 20 closed)
Admission: 800 yen
http://www.seikado.or.jp/en/index.html
Map: http://goo.gl/maps/vCeAg
Telephone: 03-3700-0007

THE GOTOH MUSEUM

The Gotoh Museum was opened in 1960 and displays the private collection of Keita Gotoh (1882-1959) founder of Tokyu Group conglomerate. Collections center on the classical Japanese and Chinese art. Some are designated as national treasures including Genji Monogatari Emaki and handscroll of the Murasaki Shikibu Diary with illustrations. Genji is exhibited in May during the golden week days and Murasaki Shikibu in October for one week. The museum stands inside a huge Japanese style beautiful garden which is very much worth visiting.

Current Exhibition: "Daihannyakyo (The Greater Sutra of the Perfection of Transcendent Wisdom) and Zen Buddhism" Aug. 26-Oct. 15

Address: 3-9-25 Kaminoge, Setataya-ku
http://www.gotoh-museum.or.jp/
Map: http://goo.gl/maps/93Y3H
Access: Kaminoge Station on Tokyu Oi Line
Time: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (Closed Mon - if Monday is a holiday on Tuesday)(Dec. 26-Jan. 4 closed)
Admission: 1,000 yen
Telephone: 03-5777-8600 (Hello Dial)