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Japan Β· 8 museums

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World Museum Guide covers 8 museums in Tokyo, Japan β€” led by Ghibli Museum, Mitaka, Mori Art Museum, National Art Center, Tokyo β€” with verified admission prices, opening hours, and highlights for each. See each guide for prices and free days.

Top museums in Tokyo

  1. 1. Ghibli Museum, Mitaka Β· 2 hours
  2. 2. Mori Art Museum Β· 1.5–2 hours
  3. 3. National Art Center, Tokyo Β· 1.5–2 hours
  4. 4. National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo Β· 1.5–2 hours
  5. 5. National Museum of Western Art Β· 1.5–2 hours
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Ghibli Museum, Mitaka

The Ghibli Museum opened in 2001 to share the world of Studio Ghibli's animated films. Hayao Miyazaki himself designed the labyrinth of stairs, hidden rooms, and stained-glass windows.

⏱ 2 hours
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Mori Art Museum

Mori Art Museum opened in 2003 on the 53rd floor of Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, founded by developer Minoru Mori with an emphasis on Asian contemporary art, architecture, and urban culture.

⏱ 1.5–2 hours
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National Art Center, Tokyo

Opened in 2007 in Roppongi, the National Art Center has no permanent collection. Instead it programmes the largest exhibition space in Japan β€” fourteen thousand square metres across twelve halls.

⏱ 1.5–2 hours
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National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo

Founded in 1952, the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo (MOMAT) was Japan's first national art museum. Its current building by Yoshiro Taniguchi opened in 1969 in Kitanomaru Park beside the Imperial Palace moat and was renovated in 2002.

⏱ 1.5–2 hours
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National Museum of Western Art

The National Museum of Western Art opened in 1959 in Le Corbusier's only completed building in Japan. The original building and recent additions form a UNESCO-listed work of modern architecture.

⏱ 1.5–2 hours
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Nezu Museum

The Nezu Museum was founded in 1941 to preserve Tobu Railway president Kaichirō Nezu's collection. Kengo Kuma's serenely austere building reopened in 2009 around the original Nezu garden.

⏱ 1.5–2 hours
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teamLab Borderless

teamLab Borderless first opened in Odaiba in 2018 and reopened in 2024 in a new home at the Azabudai Hills complex in central Tokyo. Exhibits are produced by the Tokyo-based collective teamLab.

⏱ 2–3 hours
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Tokyo National Museum

The Tokyo National Museum is an art museum in Ueno Park in the Taitō ward of Tokyo, Japan. It is the oldest national museum in Japan, the largest art museum in Japan, and one of the largest art museums in the world.

⏱ 2–4 hours

All museums in Japan β†’