List of museums in Tokyo information

The following is a list of museums and art galleries in Tokyo. To use the sortable table, click on the icons at the top of each column to sort that column in alphabetical order; click again for reverse alphabetical order.

Museum Name	District or Ward	Type	Summary
Ad Museum Tokyo	Minato	Advertising	Japanse museum dedicated to the promotion of studies in advertising
Amuse Museum	Asakusa	Textile Art	Japanese Textile Culture and Ukiyo-e Art Museum
Ancient Orient Museum	Ikebukuro	Art	Artifacts of the ancient Near East and Central Asia
Artizon Museum	Chūō	Art	Includes Impressionists, Post-Impressionists and twentieth-century art, Ancient Greek ceramics
Asakura Museum of Sculpture	Taitō	Art	Museum preserving the home and studio of sculptor Fumio Asakura (1883-1964)
Banknote and Postage Stamp Museum	Shinjuku	Numismatic	website in Japanese, information
Beer Museum Yebisu	Shibuya	Food	website, history, science and culture of beer
Bicycle Culture Center	Chiyoda	Transport	website
Bunkamura	Shibuya	Art	Concert hall, theater and art gallery
Bunka Gakuen Costume Museum	Shibuya	Fashion	website, historical costumes and costume-related crafts from around the world
Bunkyo Museum	Bunkyō	History	website in Japanese, local history and culture
Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage	Koto	History	Information and artifacts regarding the bombing of Tokyo
Currency Museum of the Bank of Japan	Chūō	Numismatic	Japanese currency
Daimaru Museum	Chiyoda	Art	website in Japanese, information
Daimyo Clock Museum	Taitō	Horology	information, information, website in Japanese
Earthquake Learning Center	Meguro	Science	information, information
Edo-Tokyo Museum	Ryōgoku	History	History of Tokyo
Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum	Koganei	Open air	Historic Japanese buildings.
Eisei Bunko Museum	Bunkyō	Art	Fine art and historical documents
Emperor Showa Memorial Museum	Tachikawa	Biographical	website, located in Showa Memorial Park (also known as Showa Kinen Park), life and memorabilia of Emperor Hirohito and his wife Empress Kōjun
Exhibition Hall of the Diplomatic Archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan	Minato-ku	Diplomatic archives	Museum website
Fukagawa-Edo Museum	Kōtō	History	information, miniature reproduction of downtown Edo
Gas Science Museum, Tokyo	Kodaira	Industry	website in Japanese, information, information, gas appliances and technology
Ghibli Museum	Mitaka	Art	Animation work of Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli
Gotoh Museum	Setagaya	Art	Classical Japanese and Chinese art
Hara Museum of Contemporary Art	Shinagawa	Art	Media includes art, design, architecture, music and dance
Hasegawa Machiko Art Museum	Setagaya	Art	Comic strip works by Hasegawa Machiko, who drew the comic strip Sazae-san
Hatakeyama Memorial Museum of Fine Art	Minato	Art	Chinese, Korean and Japanese art related to tea drinking
House of Shiseido	Chūō	Fashion	website, information, history of Shiseido cosmetic products
Ichiyo Memorial Museum	Taito, Tokyo	Literature	[1]
Idemitsu Museum of Arts	Marunouchi	Art	Features a collection of Japanese painting and calligraphy, and East Asian ceramics
Industrial Safety Museum & Theater	Minato	Industry	website
Itabashi Ward Public Ecopolis Center	Marunouchi	Science	information
JAXA i	Chiyoda	Science	website, aerospace science, operated by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Japan Football Museum	Bunkyō	Sports	website, information, soccer in Japan
Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame	Bunkyō	Sports
Japanese Folk Crafts Museum	Meguro	Art	Also known as Mingeikan Museum, Japanese folk crafts and from China, Korea, England, Africa and elsewhere
Japanese Sword Museum	Shibuya	Military	Art of Japanese sword
JCII Camera Museum	Chiyoda	Technology	website, cameras, photography and film
Kanto Earthquake Disaster Memorial Museum	Sumida	History	information
Katsushika City Museum	Katsushika	Science	website, also local history and astronomy
Katsushika Shibamata Tora-san Museum	Katsushika	History	information,
Kinunomichi Museum	Hachiōji	History	information in Japanese, video, history of the silk trade and silk road
Kite Museum (Tokyo)	Chūō	Sports	website, Japanese and Asian kites
Kobo Gallery	Chūō	Art
Kodansha Noma Memorial Museum	Bunkyō	Art	Art and cultural treasures
Kodaira Hirakushi Denchu Art Museum	Kodaira	Art	Home, studio, and gallery of sculptor Hirakushi Denchū (1872-1979)
Koishikawa Annex, The University Museum, The University of Tokyo	Bunkyō	Natural history	Research museum only
Kokugakuin University Museum	Shibuya	Shinto, History, Archaeology	This Museum was founded with the goals of gathering and preserving cultural artifacts necessary to the study of Japanese culture, conducting and publicizing research, and engaging in collaborative educational and research activities within the context of Kokugakuin University and beyond. The permanent exhibition includes exhibits detailing the history of the university and the academic resource archive as well as archaeological research into the history of the Japanese archipelago. [2]
Koishikawa Ukiyo-e Art Museum	Bunkyō	Art	Ukiyo-e paintings
Kyodo no mori	Fuchū	Open air
Matsuoka Museum of Art	Shirokanedai	Art	website, description of collections
Madame Tussauds Tokya		Wax
Meguro Museum of Art	Meguro	Art	Japanese modern and contemporary art, as well as international artists
Meguro Parasitological Museum	Meguro	Medical	website
Meiji Jingu Treasure Museum	Shibuya	Art	website, items used by household of Emperor Meiji
Meiji University Museum	Chiyoda	Multiple	website in Japanese, information, three departments: handcrafts, criminology, archaeology
Michio Miyagi Memorial Hall	Shinjuku	Music	Life and works of musician Michio Miyagi
Min-On Music Museum	Shinjuku	Music	website in Japanese, information
Miraikan	Odaiba	Science	National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation
Mitsui Memorial Museum	Chūō	Art	Japanese and Asian art and decorative arts
Mitsuo Aida Museum	Chūō	Art	website, works of calligrapher poet Mitsuo Aida
Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum	Marunouchi	Art	Focus is 19th-century Western art
Mori Art Museum	Roppongi	Art	Contemporary art
Musée Tomo	Minato	Art	Contemporary Japanese ceramic art
Museum of Advertising and Marketing	Shiodome	Science	website, also known as Advertising Museum Tokyo, history of advertising in Japan
Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo	Kōtō	Art	In Kiba
Museum of Logistics	Minato	Transportation	website in Japanese, information
Museum of Maritime Science	Odaiba	Maritime	Japanese boats, the Navy, shipping, fishing, sailing, maritime recreation, ship design and building, marine environment
Museum of the Imperial Collections	Chiyoda	Art	Changing exhibition of a part of the imperial household treasures
Nakagawa Funabansho Barge Museum	Koto	History	Replica of the Nakagawa Waterway Station, which regulated trade and travel of Edo-era canals. website, information
NHK Museum of Broadcasting	Minato	Media	website, history of broadcasting in Japan
NTT InterCommunication Center	Shinjuku	Art	Media art
National Art Center	Roppongi	Art	20th-century painting and modern art
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan - Observatory History Museum	Mitaka	Science	Astronomy
National Hansen's Disease Museum	Higashimurayama	Science	History of Hansen's disease (leprosy) in Japan and its effects on its sufferers
National Museum of Modern Art	Chiyoda	Art
National Museum of Nature and Science	Ueno	Natural history	Natural history and interactive science exhibits
National Museum of Territory and Sovereignty	Toranomon	Territory and Sovereignty	Sovereignty of the Senkaku Islands, Takeshima and the southernmost Kuril Islands.
National Museum of Western Art	Ueno	Art	Art from the Western tradition
National Showa Memorial Museum	Chiyoda	History	Also known as Showakan, lifestyle of the Japanese people during the Shōwa period, mostly during and post World War II, located in Kudanshita
Nezu Museum	Minato	Art	Japanese and other Asian pre-modern arts, including arts related to tea
O Art Museum	Ōsaki	Art	website
Okura Shukokan	Minato	Art	website, Japanese and Asian art
Ota Memorial Museum of Art	Shibuya	Art	Ukiyo-e (Japanese woodblock print)
Orugoru no Chiisana Hakubutsukan	Bunkyō	Music	Mechanical musical instruments (permanently closed); website
Paper Museum	Kita	Industry	website, paper industry, history and uses of paper
Pen Station, Tokyo	Chuo	Writing Instruments	website, history of writing instruments, in particular Pilot pens
Philatelic Museum, Tokyo	Toshima	Philately	website, postage stamps
Prince Chichibu Memorial Sports Museum	Shinjuku	Sports	website
Princess Gallery Handbag Museum	Taitō	Fashion	website in Japanese, information, history of handbags in Japan and bags from around the world
Printing Museum, Tokyo	Bunkyō	Media	History and techniques of printing as a form of communication
Rainbow Sewer Museum	Odaiba	Science	website in Japanese, information, structure of Tokyo's drainage system
Ridai Museum of Modern Science	Shinjuku	Science	information, part of the Tokyo University of Science, history of the University, calculators and computers and Japan
Safety Promotion Center	Ōta	Aerospace	Aviation safety, open by reservation
Science Museum, Tokyo	Chiyoda	Science	website
The Seiko Museum Ginza	Chuo	Horology	website
Sekine Kunen Shodo Museum	Taitō	Art	information, calligraphy
Setagaya Art Museum	Setagaya	Art
Setagaya Museum of History	Setagaya	History	information, information, local history
Shinjuku Historical Museum	Shinjuku	History	website in Japanese, information, local history
Shitamachi Museum	Ueno	History	Traditional culture of Tokyo's Shitamachi
Shoto Museum of Art	Shibuya	Art	website, local art, paintings, sculpture and craft
Sompo Japan Museum of Art	Shinjuku	Art	website
Space Space Gallery	Komae	Art	website
Suginami Animation Museum	Suginami	Art	website
Suginami Historical Museum	Suginami	History	information, local history and culture
Suginami Science Museum	Suginami	Science	website (in Japanese)
Sugino Costume Museum	Shinagawa	Fashion	website in French
Sumida Heritage Museum	Sumida	History	website in Japanese, information, local history
Sumo Museum	Sumida	Sports	website, Sumo
Suntory Museum of Art	Akasaka	Art	website
Tei-Park	Chiyoda	Media	website, information and telecommunications, postal history, insurance
TeNQ	Bunkyo	Science	website, Space museum
TEPCO Electric Energy Museum	Shibuya	Science	website, information, electricity, operated by TEPCO
The History Museum of J-Koreans	Minato	History	website, history of Koreans in Japan
The University Museum, The University of Tokyo	Bunkyo	Natural history, Archeology	Museum of The University of Tokyo. website
Tobacco and Salt Museum	Sumida	Industry	website, uses of tobacco and salt throughout history
Tobu Museum of Transport & Culture	Sumida	Railway
Toei Animation Gallery	Nerima	Art	information
Tokyo Fire Museum	Shinjuku	Firefighting	information, website in Japanese
Tokyo Fuji Art Museum	Hachiōji	Art	website, includes paintings, prints, photography, sculpture, ceramics and lacquerware, armor, swords and medallions
Tokyo Hongo Ceramics Museum	Bunkyō	Art	information, history and culture
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum	Ueno	Art
Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre	Toshima	Art	Concert hall with exhibition gallery
Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography	Meguro	Art
Tokyo Metropolitan Police Museum	Chūō	Law enforcement	information, website in Japanese
Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum	Minato	Art	Art Deco house with changing exhibits
Tokyo Metropolitan Water Science Museum	Kōtō	Science	information
Tokyo National Museum	Ueno	Art	Art works and archaeological objects of Asia, focusing on Japan
Tokyo Metro Museum	Edogawa	Transportation	Official website
Tokyo Waterworks Historical Museum	Bunkyō	Science	information, information, Tokyo's water supply system
Ueno Royal Museum	Ueno	Art	information, website in Japanese
University Art Museum, Tokyo University of the Arts	Ueno	Art	website
Waseda University Tsubouchi Memorial Theatre Museum	Shinjuku	Theater	History of drama
Watari Museum of Contemporary Art	Shibuya	Art
Yamatane Museum	Shibuya	Art	nihonga style of Japanese watercolor painting
Yūshūkan	Chiyoda	Military	Japanese war casualties and military activity from the start of the Meiji Restoration to the end of the Pacific War
Zoshigaya Missionary Museum	Toshima	Historic house
Tokyo Samurai Ninja Museum	Asakusa	History	A 5-storey building housing a collection of samurai and ninja artefacts on two interactive floors. The museum offers the opportunity to touch and hold authentic swords and armour from the Edo period. website

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