Best Art Museums Spot List

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

A museum located in Ueno Park. Visitors can enjoy a variety of artworks including ones designated as Important Cultural Properties.

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.

This is the world's first museum dedicated to the classic novella ”The Little Prince” by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. It displays documentation and memorabilia from the author Saint-Exupéry, and visitors can fully enjoy the world of ”The Little Prince.”

It is an art museum in Marunouchi that holds Japanese contemporary art oriented exhibitions.

The museum’s shop is a must-see, too

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 leading domestic collection of modern art prints

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

A place to appreciate masterful works of glass

Take a stroll and observe art

The largest collection of art pieces in Hokkaido

A modern art museum to the south of Goryokaku

A lifetime's worth of paintings

A world of mystery and illusion

An art museum with exhibits and concerts

Venetian glass collected in one place

A grove of oak trees surrounds this home of art

Founded by Kunio Kobayashi, the notable bonsai (potted plant) creator. Artistic bonsai are in line with each other at the Japanese garden. You can also purchase some of them.

Currently under renovation, and plans to reopen in the autumn of 2016. One of the few museums worldwide focusing on photography and film.