Tokyo has hundreds of museums and art galleries. Many of the most famous such as the Tokyo National Museum and the National Museum of Western Art are located in Ueno Park, but there are many more spread throughout the city. Entrance fees for museums are typically ¥600-800 and ¥1,000-1,500 for art galleries, with discounts for children and senior citizens.
If you plan on visiting several museums in Tokyo, then you should consider the Grutto Pass which gives you discounted entry to around 100 facilities throughout the capital. Note that most museums close on Mondays (unless it is a public holiday), and during the end year and New Year holidays.
National Museum of Western Art
Western Art established from the art collection of Matsukata Kojiro
9:30-17:30 (until 20:00 on Friday). Closed on Mondays unless it is a public holiday, in which case the museum is open on Monday and closed on Tuesday
Adults ¥430 | Students ¥130 | Children can enter for free
Nezu Museum
Museum displaying Japanese and East Asian antique art from the collection of its founder, Nezu Kaichiro. One of the main attractions is the Japanese garden with its stone-paved paths and tea house.
10:00-17:00 (until 20:00 on Fridays). Closed on Mondays unless it is a public holiday.
Special exhibition: Adults ¥1,300, students ¥1,000. Museum collection exhibition: Adults ¥1,100, students ¥800.
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.
10:00-17:00. The museum is closed on Mondays unless it is a public holiday
Free
Ota Memorial Museum of Art
Art museum holding over 14.000 ukiyo-e works, including 12.000 works collected by the late Seizō Ota Ⅴ, a former former president of Tōhō Insurance Company.
10:30-17:30 (last admission at 17:00). Closed on Mondays unless that a public holiday.
¥700 for the planned exhibitions. ¥1,000 for the special exhibitions
Sato Sakura Museum of Art
A small museum specializing in nihon-ga—Japanese traditional-style paintings. The museum holds 4-5 exhibitions every year, each of which…
10:00-18:00. Closed on Mondays unless it is a public holiday, in which case the museum is open on Monday and closed on Tuesday
Adults ¥100 | Elementary and junior high school students ¥50
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.
12:00-18:00 Tuesday to Saturday (may be closed in-between exhibitions so check out the official website)
