Art Galleries of Japan
From centuries-old woodblock prints to boundary-pushing contemporary installations
From centuries-old woodblock prints to boundary-pushing contemporary installations
Explore Japan's extraordinary artistic traditions across five major gallery categories
Classic floating world prints
Cutting-edge Japanese artists
From Arbus-influenced masters to street photography
Outdoor parks and indoor masterworks
Ceramics, lacquer and textiles
Hidden in the backstreets of Harajuku, the Ota Memorial Museum houses one of Japan's most important private ukiyo-e collections — over 12,000 woodblock prints spanning the Edo period.
Monthly rotating exhibitions ensure that even regular visitors discover something new, from intimate portraits by Utamaro to Hiroshige's sweeping landscapes of the fifty-three stations.
The museum's calm, lantern-lit atmosphere transports visitors directly into the Edo period world, making it one of Tokyo's most treasured cultural sanctuaries.
Visit Gallery12,000+ woodblock prints in an intimate Harajuku setting.
Sky-high gallery atop Roppongi Hills showcasing global contemporary art.
Japan's established photography museum with archives dating to the 1840s.
Spectacular sculpture park with Picasso pavilion and Fuji views.
Nishijin weaving, Kyo-yuzen dyeing, lacquerware, ceramics and fans.
SANAA's landmark circular building hosting global contemporary art.
Dedicated to the art, culture and daily life of Edo-period Tokyo.
Site-specific artworks by Yayoi Kusama, Ron Mueck and others.
Remarkable Japanese gardens listed among the world's best since 2003.
One of the most recognized artists in all of human history, Hokusai spent over 70 years perfecting his craft. His series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji — including the iconic Great Wave off Kanagawa — transformed the woodblock print into a vehicle for sublime landscape art.
Works by Hokusai can be found at the Sumida Hokusai Museum in Tokyo, and in the permanent collections of the Tokyo National Museum and Ota Memorial Museum of Art. Internationally, his influence on Impressionism is immeasurable.