Location: Akasaka / Roppongi
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Top 10 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. Tomio Koyama Gallery
2. 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
3. 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
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. Kaikai Kiki Gallery
7. Tokyo Little House
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 10 reviews
Tokyo Little House is a tourist space located in a 70-year old house in Akasaka. In the first-floor cafe and gallery, visitors can enjoy curated exhibits on Tokyo’s history and leaf through a library of books, old magazines, maps, and other rare documents that reveal the city as it was seen by the residents and tourists of the past. Visitors are requested to make a purchase at the cafe.
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9. Toraya Museum
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 16 reviews
Now into its seventeenth generation, Toraya has made traditional Japanese confectionery ("wagashi") for the imperial family since the 16th century. The museum opened in 1973 and the bulk of the collection comprises utensils and a myriad of different cake moulds for special occasions.
10. 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.
