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The 10 Best Art Museums in Akasaka / Roppongi, Kanto
Tradition collides with pop culture in Tokyo, where you can reverently wander ancient temples before rocking out at a karaoke bar. Wake up before the sun to catch the lively fish auction at the Tsukiji Market, then refresh with a walk beneath the cherry blossom trees that line the Sumida River. Spend some time in the beautiful East Gardens of the Imperial Palace, then brush up on your Japanese history at the Edo-Tokyo Museum. Don’t forget to eat as much sushi, udon noodles, and wagashi (Japanese sweets) as your belly can handle.
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1. Mori Art Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,105 reviews
This museum, located in Roppongi Hills, is one of Asia's largest spaces for contemporary art.
Reviewed By warrenD190 - Vladivostok, Russia
You can find some great exhibitions here and couple a visit to the art museum with a visit to the observatory with a 360 degree panorama of Tokyo, as spectacular as or more spectacular than the view from the SkyTree and a lot shorter line. I brought professional camera gear and they let me go up on the roof, otherwise restricted. Fantastic
2. Nezu Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 874 reviews
To cooperate with extended measures to prevent further expansion of COVID-19, Nezu Museum, including the garden and NEZUCAFÉ, will remain closed,at least until May 31, 2021, and “The Allure of Color” exhibition will not reopen. For the refund of already purchased timed-entry tickets for the above exhibition, please see here. We apologize for any inconvenience caused, but look forward to welcoming you again soon.
Reviewed By RoomReport - Sydney, Australia
The Nezu Museum is an oasis in Aoyama, with a beautiful museum building, a large and lovely garden to wander around and an excellent cafe in a glass box at the top of the garden with great views over the greenery
3. The National Art Center, Tokyo
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,302 reviews
Announcement of Temporary Closing (May 11, 2021) In compliance with the state of emergency and the government's request, the National Art Center, Tokyo will be closed to prevent the further spreading of the coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) from April 25 (Sun) for the time being. Re-opening plans will be announced at a later date on the NACT website/SNS. We apologize for any inconvenience and we appreciate your understanding and cooperation. --- The National Art Center, Tokyo (NACT) is a unique and innovative art exhibition facility: instead of maintaining a permanent collection, it makes the most of a total of 14,000 square meters of exhibition space, one of the largest in Japan, and focuses on serving as a venue for various art exhibitions.
Reviewed By Joao_FGR - Sapporo, Japan
The museum doesn't have a permanent collection, which means that the exhibitions change very often. The building is really nice, including very good restaurants, and the choice of the themes is always very interesting. Although the prices are a bit high, the collections presented are normally very large and well organised. I visited 3 times during the last years and it was always very, very interesting.
4. 21 21 DESIGN SIGHT
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 283 reviews
Reviewed By pchamberland - Montreal, Canada
This Ando designed museum has interesting exhibits - the current one is on handcrafts that are done by artisans. The charming park is great for a stroll. The small space next door has an exhibit of bags and fabrics by Issey Miyake. Next to Roppongi mid-town mall which is also worth a visit. 1 days excursion insludes the Mori tower, walk over to the Tokyo Art Museum and the Neze Museum.
5. Mori Arts Center Gallery
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 137 reviews
Reviewed By ErikaGohde - Oslo, Norway
We decided to visit the Mori Tower Observatory and the Mori Arts museum. When we arrived we were told that the Observatory was closed, but that we could visit the Sky Deck. We were first disappointed, but when at the outdoor top deck, we were amazed. The almost 360 degree view and the enormous sky above us were really amazing. In Japan we several times found that the Japanese are found of setting music to different scenes, not always so pleasant to my taste, but at the Sky Deck it was the right music and it enhanced the experience. The Museum was great, an interesting collection, particularly the films I saw. I didn't find the temporary exhibition so interesting, but it was thereby more interesting to see the collection and we spent hours in there. I would really recommend to visit both these attractions.
6. Taro Okamoto Memorial Museum
7. Meiji Memorial Picture Gallery
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 81 reviews
Reviewed By SilverTeaPot
Meiji Memorial Picture Gallery is like no other picture gallery that I’ve been too.
What made it special?
Before visiting, I’d never heard of the gallery. We seemed to stumble upon it after, visiting the Japan 2020 Olympics stadium ion the making, and wandered around the car park until we found the entrance and ventured inside.
I checked on Trip Advisor, and it's currently listed as the 49th of 397 things to do in Shinjuku. That astonishes me! That there could be 48 other better things to do in Shinjuku…
I find everything about this gallery fascinating.
Let me share with you what the brochure says about the gallery.
Gaien was constructed with donation collected by an organisation of individual supporters formed to remember the virtues of the Imperial couple all through the ages.
8. Suntory Museum of Art
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 194 reviews
Reviewed By himawarisun
At first I was hesitant to give Suntory Museum a try. However, I ended up liking the museum so much that I visited twice, and I thoroughly enjoyed it both times! No pictures are allowed but the exhibits were so beautiful that they left a lasting impression in my memory. Yes, the museum is small and the admission is more expensive. On the plus side, the atmosphere is great--less crowded than the bigger museums, quiet, spacious--and the quality is excellent. I like that the museum has a small collection of high quality items rather than hundreds of items that are not so memorable. The museum store is also a nice place to browse. It has reasonable prices and doesn't feel too touristy. The Suntory Museum is conveniently located in Tokyo Midtown, a high-end shopping mall, which is also a nice place to window shop or grab a bite to eat. It is connected to Roppongi Station as well, so it's easy to get to via public transportation. Tip: You can get a 100yen discount if you show the coupon from their website!
