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conceptual, and pop, to
retrospectives of British art. The
shows, often radically different
and sometimes contentious,
change regularly.
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Map C6 • Mori
Tower 52F-53F, 6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-
ku • 5777-8600 • Adm • www.mori.art.
museum/html/eng/index
Heiseikan Gallery, Tokyo National Museum
&
Tokyo Metropolitan
Museum of Photography
The big names in Japanese and
Western photography are shown
at this premier photography and
video art space in the city. Five
floors follow the history of photo-
graphy, displaying 23,000 images
and photo-related items. Special
exhibitions, featuring some of
the world's best photographic
work, run through the year.
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Map F1 • Ebisu Garden Place, 1-13-3
Mita, Meguro-ku • 3280-0099 • Open
10am-6pm Tue-Sun • Adm (only for
special shows) • www.syabi.com
Central Asian arts in the Toyokan
Gallery; and Buddhist sculpture
and scrolls in the Gallery of
Horyu-ji Treasures
(see pp18-21)
.
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Toguri Museum of Art
Featuring more than 7,000
works of fine Oriental porcelain,
this museum rotates its collec-
tion seasonally. A small but
lovely garden adds to the illusion
of being far from busy Shibuya
(see p96)
.
)
Ukiyo-e Ota Memorial
Museum of Art
The museum's extensive private
collection of
ukiyo-e
woodblock
prints is constantly displayed in
new showings. The images pre-
sent a colorful cross-section of
life in the city of Edo, from its
streets and fish markets to the
pleasure quarters
(see p95)
.
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Tokyo National Museum
This large museum offers
the world's largest collection of
Japanese art and antiquity.
Permanent Japanese exhibits are
displayed in the Honkan; archeo-
logical relics in the Heiseikan
Gallery; Chinese, Korean, and
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