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Chiba Saitama KANTO REGION Tokyo Vicinity. Click prefecture name to see list of museums in that area. Gunma Tochigi Ibaraki Tokyo Kanagawa

IDEMITSU Museum of Art 3-1-1, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005 03-3272-8600 The IDEMITSU Museum of Art was founded in 1966 to exhibit the private collection of IDEMITSU Sazou, founder of IDEMITSU company. It has one of the best collections of ancient oriental ceramics in Japan in terms of quantity and quality and includes various masterpieces. The remarkable collection features jars made in Jingdezhen, China, and ceramics from Vietnam, Thailand, England, and Holland. Japan is represented by the work of NINSEI, and various wares from Karatsu, Ko-Kutani, Ko-Imari, as well as Kakiemon. A very noteworthy museum. Open: 10:00-17:00 Closed: Monday and New Year's Holiday HATAKEYAMA Memorial Museum of Art 2-20-12, Shiroganedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 03-3447-5787 The Hatakeyama Memorial Museum of Art was founded by HATAKEYAMA Kazukiyo, founder of EBARA Industrial company, to celebrate the anniversary of his 80th birthday. The private collection includes valuable tea utensils, such as Shino-yaki fresh water jars, Iga-yaki vases, as well as porcelain, lacquer ware, and paintings. Thirty-three works in the museum have been designated as Cultural Properties. There are tea houses as well a tea garden where one can appreciate the precious works in a tranquil atmosphere. Open: 10:00-17:00 (Apr. to Sept.), 10:00-16:30 (Oct. to Mar.) Closed: Monday and New Year's Holiday The Gotoh Museum 3-9-25 Kaminoge, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, 158-8510 03-3703-0661 The collection of GOTOH Keita, founder of the Tokyu Corporation, is exhibited. His private collection includes pre-modern Japanese art, Chinese and Korean art, such as ink paintings, picture scrolls, and pottery. The exhibits are shown on a rotation schedule with special exhibitions held regularly. Open: 9:30 - 16:30 Closed: Monday and New Year's Holiday SUNTORY MUSEUM OF ART 11th floor, Suntory Bldg. 1-2-3 Moto Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 107-0051 03-3470-1073 The SUNTORY MUSEUM OF ART was founded by Suntory corporation at Marunouchi bldg. in 1961, then it was moved to the present location of Moto Akasaka. The collection includes the ancient Japanese arts and crafts in everyday life, such as lacquer ware, pottery and porcelain, weaving and dyeing, glass works as well as paintings are housed. There is a tea room which is available as a rent space for public. The sky view of Tokyo from the 11th floor where the Museum is located is also worth to see. Special events by theme are held seven to nine times a year. Open: 10:00 - 17:00 Closed: Monday and New Year's Holiday THE SEIKADO BUNKO ART MUSEUM 2-23-1 Okamoto, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, 157-0076 03-3700-0007 The Seikado Library was founded by Yanosuke Iwasaki(1851-1908) in 1892 and the museum was established to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the library's founding. The Seikado's collection includes 5,000 art objects, including seven National Treasures and 82 Important Cultural Properties, as well as the library's 200,000 volumes. The Seikado Bunko Art Museum displays its vast collection in special theme exhibitions held regularly. Open: 10:00 - 16:30 Closed: Monday, Summer and Winter The Sogetsu Art Museum 7-2-21 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 107-8505 03-3408-9112 Sogetsu-ryu is one of Japan's traditional flower arrangement schools. The museum displays ancient arts and crafts as well as modern and contemporary art. Interesting pottery vessels are used for many of Sogetsu style flower arrangements. Plays and musical concerts are also regularly held at the Sogetsu theater located in the same building. Open: 10:00 - 17:00 Closed: Sunday and National Holidays The National Museum of Modern Art and Claft, Tokyo 1 Kitanomarukoen, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 102-0091 03-3211-7781 Founded in 1977, this is the first National Art and Claft Museum in Japan. The buiding was originally built in Meiji period, then renovated into the museum. It houses Japanese modern art and claft, such as pottery and porcelain, lacquer, dyeing, weaving, metal works. Nortable collection among them is 'Enamel octagonal shaped plate with a fern pattern' by precious modern ceramist TOMIMOTO Kenkichi, is well known. Open: 10:00 - 17:00 Closed: Monday and New Year's Holiday (Dec.28-Jan.4) THE JAPAN FOLK CRAFTS MUSEUM WEB PAGE 4-3-33 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 153-0041 03-3467-4527 Click here for special review and photo tour by Robert Yellin. The Japan Folk Crafts Museum, or Mingeikan, was founded in 1936 by Soetsu Yanagi. The museum focuses on folk art, paintings, sculpture, dyeing, weaving, lacquer ware, wood carving, pottery and porcelain, and leather crafts of various regions of Japan are exhibited. The old wooden building is also worthy of note. Special exhibitions are held regularly . Open: 10:00 - 17:00 Closed: Monday and New Year's Holiday NEZU INSTITUTE OF FINE ARTS 6-5-1 Minamiaoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 107-0062 03-3272-8600 In 1940, NEZU Kaichiro Sr. founded the Nezu Institute and it opened the following year. At present, the museum collection numbers more than seven thousand items, seven of which are designated as National Treasures. Eighty pieces have been labeled Important Cultural Properties and one hundred as Important Art Objects Pottery masterpieces include an Amamori-katade tea bowl from the Yi Dynasty and a Shino mizusashi (fresh water jar) with reed designs from the Momoyama period.. Open: 9:30 - 16:30 Closed: Monday and New Year's Holiday The Toguri Museum of Art Click here for brief review. 1-11-3, Shodo, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0046 03-3465-0070 The Toguri Museum of Art was founded in 1987 and exhibits the private collection of TOGURI Tei, a well-known businessman. TOGURI collected masterpieces of Imari, Kakiemon, Nabeshima, as well as ancient ceramics from China and Korea. Especially, the collection of Imari and Nabeshima is one of the best in the world in quantity and its quality. The collection is shown by theme and is changed four times a year. Open: 9:30 - 17:30 Closed: Monday and New Year's Holiday Museum of Imperial Collections, Sannomaru Shozokan Imperial Palace, 1-1 Chiyoda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0001 03-3213-1111 The Museum of Imperial Collections, Sannomaru Shozokan was founded in 1993 at the site of Imperial Palace, in order to preserve and exhibit the collection by Showa Emperor. The collection is over 6,700 pieces, which includes valuable ancient brush paintings, art and craft, as well as these related literature are mainly exhibited. Special events are held regularly. Open: March to October 9:15 - 16:15, November to February 9:15 - 15:45 Closed: Monday, Friday, Empelor's Birthday, New Years Holiday (Dec.25-Jan.3), please call for the further details Tokyo Fuji Art Museum 492-1 Taniya-machi, Hachioji-city, Tokyo 192-0016 0426-91-4511 The Tokyo Fuji Museum of Modern Art was founded in 1983, and exhibits the modern art from the world. The collection includes valuable sculptures by Rodin, as well as Japanese paintings, lacquer ware, swords, from the Heian to the modern age, Ukiyo-e by KATSUSHIKA Hokusai and UTAMARO. Especially the oriental ceramics, such as ancient Chinese pottery and porcelain are worth to see. Some them are designated as the Important Cultural Properties among more than 5,000 pieces collection. The collection is shown by theme and the special event is held regularly. Open: 10:00 - 17:00 Closed: New Year's Holiday The Tomioka Museum 3-13-3 Sanno, Otaku-ku, Tokyo 143-0023 03-3771-1054 The Tomioka Museum was founded in 1979 to exhibit the private collection of TOMIOKA Shigenori, a successful business man. The collection includes ancient brush paintings, oriental ceramic, paintings, sculpture of Buddha, Tea ceremony articles, and Haniwa. Open: 10:00 - 16:00 Closed: Monday and New Year's Holiday The Matsuoka Museum 5-22-10 Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0004 03-3431-8284 The Matsuoka Museum was founded in 1975 to exhibit the private collection of MATSUOKA Kiyojiro, a successful business man. The collection includes ancient oriental ceramic, such as Chinese pottery, Japanese Pottery, Korean Pottery, and Persian Pottery, as well as paintings, stone works and sculpture from Egypt, Greek and Rome era. Open: 10:00 - 17:00 Closed: Monday and New Year's Holiday Musashino Art University Museum & Library 1-736 Ogawa-cho, Kodaira-city, Tokyo 187-0032 0423-41-5011 The Musashino Art University Museum & Library was founded in 1966, to exhibit faculty's paintings and sculptures, as as well as wood prints, oriental ceramics, various art works from the abroad. Folklore literature, art magazines, art literature are also housed. Open: 9:00 - 20:00 (Saturday 9:00-17:00) Closed: Sunday, National Holidays, February to early April, and New Year's Holiday, please call for further details The Middle Eastern Culture Center in Japan 3-10-31 Osawa, Mitaka-city, Tokyo 181-0015 0422-32-7111 The Middle Eastern Culture Center in Japan was founded in 1979 in order to introduce the Middle Eastern Culture into Japan. The collection includes ancient Egypt art works, ancient Persian art works, ancient Turkish pottery as well as silver works, ivory works and other precious art works from the Middle Eastern countries are on display. Open: 10:00 - 17:00 (Saturday 10:00-16:30) Closed: Monday and New Year's Holiday, please call for further details Hachiro Yuasa Memorial Museum 3-10-2 Osawa, Mitaka-city, Tokyo 181-0015 0422-33-3340 The Hachiro Yuasa Memorial Museum was established in 1982 for the anniversary the 25th years foundation of International Christian University. The collection includes more than 7,000 pieces, such as pottery and porcelain, weaving, wood works, metal works and various arts and crafts works are exhibited. The ancient works and its related archaeological literature that were found at the ruins in the campus are also on display. Open: 10:00 - 17:00 (Saturday 10:00-16:00) Closed: Sunday, Monday, National Holidays, Summer Holidays, and New Year's Holiday, please call for further details