Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
National Art Center Tokyo
Venue for contemporary exhibitions, such as the
Japan Media Arts Festival. (
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Best for Decorative Arts
Musée Tomo
Stunning collection of contemporary ceramics. (
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Suntory Museum of Art
Ceramics, glassware, lacquerware etc from Japan and
abroad. (
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Best History Museums
Shitamachi Museum
Recreation of a wooden, Edo-era tenement neighbourhood.
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National Shōwa Memorial Museum
Exhibitions on daily life for the Japanese
during WWII. (
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Best Galleries
SCAI the Bathhouse
Cutting-edge contemporary art in a converted bathhouse.
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Tokyo Gallery
Long-running, influential gallery showing mostly Japanese and
Chinese artists. (
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Piramide Building
Several fine-art galleries under one roof. (
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Design Festa
Funky locus of the DIY art movement. (
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Best Quirky Museums
Beer Museum Yebisu
A concise history of beer in Japan. (
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Meguro Parasitological Museum
Internal creepy-crawlies on display. (
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Kite Museum
Colourful traditional kites in the old Edo style. (
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