Best Museums around Tokyo and Surroundings Spot List

An art gallery located in Daikanyama. Works by Japanese and international artists and emerging young artists are available for purchase, including works for display at hotels.

A museum full of interesting materials

A museum introducing Edo hanabi (fireworks) and brimming with the atmosphere of the era.

Observe how sturdy silk fabrics are produced

A building that is in itself a work of art. An art center where you can enjoy a variety of art exhibitions.

The museum is located on the 42nd floor of a highrise building, and it has an observation corridor from which visitors can enjoy views of Tokyo. The museum displays paintings by Seiji Togo and other world-famous artists.

A technology gallery where you can experience Japanese high technology by looking, touching and operating. A guided tour is available, as well.

A museum specializing in nihonga (Japanese paintings) with a collection of about 1,800 works consisting mainly of modern and contemporary Japanese paintings. It holds various special exhibitions as well.

This museum offers both beauty and healing surrounded by the nature of Hakone. A giant mural of wind god Fujin and thunder god Raijin can be appreciated while soaking your feet in an ashi-yu footbath.

The Tokyo Station Gallery is a museum located in an Important Cultural Property, Tokyo Station Marunouchi Building. Exhibitions and events in a variety of themes are held there.

This museum displays the works of leading Japanese modern sculptor Fumio Asakura: the site is registered nationally as a Place of Scenic Beauty and the structure itself as a Tangible Cultural Property.

A unique art museum displaying future works and commanding a magnificent view of Lake Ashino-ko in Hakone.

This memorial museum used to be the art studio and residence of Taro Okamoto, who was a representative artist of Japan. His passion and energy still fill the museum.

A facility where you can experience the nature and history of remote wilderness of Oku-Nikko

This art museum houses many pieces of artwork, mainly paintings, woodblock prints, sculptures, and others that were created by the hands of artists who have a tie with Kawagoe.

This is a hands-on museum in which you can learn by looking at, touching, and operating exhibits. You can enjoy learning the history and the latest technology of subway systems.

You can experience the world of Mitsuo Aida, a poet and calligrapher who emphasized the preciousness of life with his own phrases and unique styles of calligraphy.

This museum owns over 38,000 artifacts relating to the culture and history of tobacco and salt both from Japan and overseas.

A museum where you can relax surrounded by rich greenery. It positions art as a ”sustenance of mental health.”

A unique hexagon-shaped art museum that houses some 2,000 ceramics, Japanese lacquerwares, and tea kettles.