Akasaka Akihabara Ginza Hamamatsucho Kagurazaka Kanda Jimbocho Nihombashi Roppongi Shimbashi & Shiodome Tokyo Dome Tokyo Imperial Palace Tokyo Station & Marunouchi

Asakusa Ikebukuro Kappabashi Street Shibamata Sugamo Ueno Yanaka

Kiyosumi Ryogoku Tokyo Skytree & Around

Daikanyama Ebisu Jiyugoka Odaiba Togoshi-Ginza

Harajuku Minami-Aoyama Nakano Omotesando Shibuya Shimokitazawa Shinjuku Shin-Okubo

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The Ueno Royal Museum

Museum housing temporary exhibitions ranging from calligraphy to classical Japanese paintings

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Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum

Museum in Ueno Park which aims to be “a place for creativity and coaction”

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21_21 DESIGN SIGHT

Art and design space/venue created by architect Tadao Ando and fashion designer Issey Miyake.

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Old Shimbashi Station Museum

Museum that is a reconstruction of the Shimbashi-Teishajo Station that was the terminus between Shimbashi and Yokohama. Constructed in 1872, this was Japan’s first railway line and a key milestone in the country’s road to modernization.

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GA Gallery

Small architectural art gallery in Sendagaya run by Global Architecture (GA). The gallery also has a very pleasant…

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Gallery éf

Well regarded and unusual art gallery near Asakusa housed inside a beautiful old Edo warehouse which has managed to survive fires, air raids, and earthquakes. The gallery markets itself as a cafe/bar space and a place for cultural exchanges, and many of the works of art are themed around the historic area.

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Watari-Um: The Watari Museum of Contemporary Art

Contemporary art museum showcasing works from international artists.

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Mizuma Art Gallery

The Mizuma Art Gallery opened in 1994 and exhibits works of art from emerging artists in Japan and…

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Hara Museum of Contemporary Art

The Hara Museum of Contemporary Art—one of the oldest contemporary art museums in Tokyo—opened in 1979 to display…

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SCAI The Bathhouse

A contemporary art gallery open in 1993 which is housed inside a former bathhouse and building that is over 200 years old. The gallery is known for introducing Japan’s avant-garde artists to the world as well as for helping foreign artists establish a presence in Japan.

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Toshimaen Insect Museum

One of the capital’s more unusual museums containing over 40 different types of insects from all over the…

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Taimeiken Kite Museum

A museum exhibiting kites from Japan, Asia, and some European countries. The museum occupies the 5th floor of…