Best Art Museums 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.

From the works of masters to rising artists, get in touch with various works by Aomori artists

An art museum surrounded by dense forests, deep in the mountains

Immerse yourself in the world of this photographer who loved the Yamato path

A museum located on the 53rd floor of the Roppongi Hills Mori Tower connected directly to Roppongi Station. You can enjoy a panoramic view of Tokyo from the observation deck on the 52nd floor.

It is a toy museum designed to attract people of all ages, from babies to the elderly. Visitors can see, touch, play, and learn while having fun.

A rare, underground art museum

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.

The museum’s shop is a must-see, too

The National Film Center is the only national institution devoted to cinematography. It keeps movie films as well as many valuable materials related to movies. They are shown on the screens or displayed in the exhibition hall.

A museum inside the building of Tokyo University of the Arts, the best out of all the art universities in Japan. It stores approximately 29,000 items of mainly Japanese modern arts.

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

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.

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.

Hakone Garasunomori Museum, or the Venetian Glass Museum in Hakone, is the first museum of this kind in Japan. The glass exhibitions that change each season are worth seeing.

Artworks await to gratify your spirit

This art museum has the longest history in the Hakone area. On the premises, there is a tea ceremony room from which you can enjoy the landscape of each season.

Teaware masterpieces collected by a businessman

The largest art museum in all of western Japan!

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.