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Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
The Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo opened in 1995 and houses the foremost collection of post-war art in Japan. The museum itself is a sophisticated structure of grey marble, glass and steel…
The Mori Art Museum in Roppongi holds exhibitions ranging from architect Le Corbusier to Japanese Art showcases, as well as performance arts. Visitors get eye-popping views of the city from…
The Kyoto National Museum houses intriguing historic collections of ceramics, sculpture, paintings, textiles and lacquerware. Some of the works are owned by the museum and others by temples…
The National Art Centre Tokyo in Roppongi hosts exhibitions of everything from Vermeer and Modigliani to fashion and architecture, but has no permanent collection. The gallery's energy-saving…
Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art houses the city's considerable collection of art in several large and well-lit galleries. Works on display include sculptures, graphic art, prints, photographs…
Collected by tycoon Seiji Ota, the Ota Memorial Museum of Art in Harajuku exhibits some of Japan's finest ukiyo-e (woodblock prints). They depict life in 17th-19th century Tokyo.
The Meguro Parasitological Museum in Tokyo is the only fully fledged one in the world. Within the seven-storey nondescript building there are 45,000 specimens of obscene, flesh-munching…
Located in Ebisu, the Beer Museum Yebisu takes visitors on a virtual tour through the original brewery where Yebisu Beer was first made in 1887. Visitors find out about the processes, Yebisu's…
The Edo-Tokyo Museum in Sumida-ku looks at everyday life in Tokyo from the 17th century onwards. Through the Meiji Restoration period, when its name changed from Edo to Tokyo, and onto the…
Osaka's Science Museum, housed in a four-floor Starship Enterprise-shaped building, is filled with interactive exhibitions on space and energy. Stargaze at the 'night sky' in the huge domed…
