What to do and see in Nagoya, Chubu: The Best Art Museums

May 22, 2021 Merry Kessler

Nagoya (名古屋) is the largest city in the Chūbu region of Japan. It is Japan's third-largest incorporated city and the fourth-most-populous urban area. It is located on the Pacific coast on central Honshu. It is the capital of Aichi Prefecture and is one of Japan's major ports along with those of Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe, Yokohama, Chiba, and Kitakyushu. It is also the center of Japan's third-largest metropolitan region, known as the Chūkyō Metropolitan Area. As of 2015, 2.28 million people lived in the city, part of Chūkyō Metropolitan Area's 9.10 million people.
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1. Furukawa Art Museum

2-50 Ikeshitacho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-0066 Aichi Prefecture +81 52-763-1991 http://www.furukawa-museum.or.jp/
Excellent
47%
Good
42%
Satisfactory
11%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 38 reviews

Furukawa Art Museum

2. The Yamazaki Mazak Museum of Art

1-19-30 Aoi, Nagoya, Nagoya 461-0004 Aichi Prefecture +81 52-937-3737 http://www.mazak-art.com/
Excellent
50%
Good
39%
Satisfactory
9%
Poor
3%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 103 reviews

The Yamazaki Mazak Museum of Art

3. Yokoyama Art Museum

1-1-21 Aoi, Higashi-ku, Nagoya 461-0004 Aichi Prefecture +81 52-931-0006 [email protected] http://www.yokoyama-art-museum.or.jp/
Excellent
55%
Good
27%
Satisfactory
18%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 11 reviews

Yokoyama Art Museum

Nagoya used to be a center point for pottery export from Japan from the end of 19th century to middle of 20th century. Many pottery factories were located in eastern part of Nagoya. Nagoya Potteries were magnificently decorated by gold and various colors and exported to overseas. Yokoyama Art Museum is collecting those Pottery,exported more than 100years ago. Now 640 potteries are exhibited at t

4. Tokugawa Art Museum

1017 Tokugawa-cho, Higashi-ku, Nagoya 461-0023 Aichi Prefecture +81 52-935-6262 http://www.tokugawa-art-museum.jp/
Excellent
36%
Good
46%
Satisfactory
15%
Poor
2%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 447 reviews

Tokugawa Art Museum

Reviewed By yshargal - Haifa, Israel

I strongly recommend this museum, specially if you are interested in Japanese history. It has a very good collection of all items of the 17th century.

5. Denki Cultural Center

2-2-5, Sakae, Naka, Nagoya 460-0008 Aichi Prefecture +81 52-204-1133 http://www.chudenfudosan.co.jp/bunka/denbun
Excellent
60%
Good
0%
Satisfactory
40%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 5 reviews

Denki Cultural Center

6. Matsuzakaya Museum

3-16-1, Sakae, Naka, Nagoya 460-8430 Aichi Prefecture +81 52-251-1111 http://www.matsuzakaya.co.jp/nagoya/museum/
Excellent
29%
Good
48%
Satisfactory
23%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 31 reviews

Matsuzakaya Museum

7. Kuwayama Museum of Art

2-12 Yamanaka-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-0828 Aichi Prefecture +81 52-763-5188 [email protected] http://www.kuwayama-museum.jp/
Excellent
0%
Good
75%
Satisfactory
25%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 8 reviews

Kuwayama Museum of Art

8. Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art

1-13-2 Higashisakura, Higashi-ku 10F Aichi Arts Center, Nagoya 461-8525 Aichi Prefecture +81 52-971-5511 http://www-art.aac.pref.aichi.jp/
Excellent
24%
Good
49%
Satisfactory
21%
Poor
2%
Terrible
4%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 82 reviews

Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art

9. Daiichi Art Museum

1-22 Kamotsukicho, Nakamura-Ku, Nagoya 453-0843 Aichi Prefecture +81 52-413-6777 http://www.daiichi-museum.co.jp/
Excellent
27%
Good
67%
Satisfactory
0%
Poor
7%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 15 reviews

Daiichi Art Museum

10. Nagoya City Art Museum

2-17-25, Sakae, Naka, Nagoya 460-0008 Aichi Prefecture +81 52-212-0001 http://www.art-museum.city.nagoya.jp/
Excellent
16%
Good
48%
Satisfactory
28%
Poor
7%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings

3.5 based on 128 reviews

Nagoya City Art Museum

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