Museums

The Tokyo Metro Museum (地下鉄博物館, chikatetsu hakubutsukan) is a museum that will delight all Japanese train enthusiasts. The museum is owned by Tokyo Metro and is located in the Kasai district in the east of the city. It is known for its historical cars as well as for its dioramas, simulators and collections of objects. …

The largest and oldest museum in Japan, the Tokyo National Museum has an impressive collection of 89,000 objects! Art and archaeology are the two main themes and the treasures have been collected from all over Asia. Four buildings house the exhibits. The Japanese objects are in the “Honkan” building. This is the building in the …

The Edo-Tokyo Museum is the oldest museum in Japan dedicated to the history of Japan’s capital, Tokyo. Located just east of the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo’s Ryogoku district, near the Sumida River, the Edo-Tokyo Museum is immediately recognizable by its distinctive architecture. It takes at least two hours to see it properly. The Edo-Tokyo Museum …

The Tokyo National Art Center is located in the Roppongi district of central Tokyo. Roppongi is a downtown area known for its many great restaurants, stores, foreign offices, and for being home to many artists. The building consists of seven huge column-free exhibition spaces of 2000 square meters each, a library, an amphitheater, a restaurant, …

Opened since October 2001 in Inokashira Park in Mitaka, Tokyo, is a museum dedicated to the animated works of Studio Ghibli. The museum is the perfect excuse to visit the funky district of Kichijoji, in the west of Tokyo. Of course, this is a must-see event for kids and adults who enjoyed such iconic films …