Best Museums in Tokyo
Tokyo is home to 8 world-class museums. From ancient collections to contemporary art, here is your complete guide with opening hours, prices, and directions.
Tokyo National Museum
The oldest and largest art museum in Japan.
- Admission
- 1000 JPY standard admission
- Founded
- 1872
Mori Art Museum
A contemporary-art museum on the 53rd floor of Roppongi Hills with sweeping views of Tokyo.
- Admission
- ¥2,000 standard admission
- Founded
- 2003
National Museum of Western Art
A Le Corbusier-designed museum in Ueno Park, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- Admission
- ¥500 standard admission
- Founded
- 1959
teamLab Borderless
A museum of immersive, interactive digital art created by the international art collective teamLab.
- Admission
- ¥3,800 standard admission
- Founded
- 2018
National Art Center, Tokyo
Japan's largest exhibition space, in a wave-fronted glass building by Kisho Kurokawa.
- Admission
- Varies by exhibition (typically ¥1,500-¥2,500)
- Founded
- 2007
National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
Japan's first national art museum dedicated to modern art, in the Imperial Palace's Kitanomaru Park.
- Admission
- ¥500 standard admission
- Founded
- 1952
Nezu Museum
An exquisite museum of Japanese and East Asian pre-modern art, in a Kengo Kuma building with a hidden Aoyama garden.
- Admission
- ¥1,500 standard admission
- Founded
- 1941
Ghibli Museum, Mitaka
Hayao Miyazaki's enchanting museum of Studio Ghibli's animated films, in Mitaka's Inokashira Park.
- Admission
- ¥1,000 standard admission
- Founded
- 2001