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Tokyo National Museum
How to get there and what to see · facts checked 2026-10-24
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A museum that dates from 1872, showing art and archaeology of Japan and Asia, including National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties, in several buildings on a large site.
- Nearest station
- 10 min walk from Ueno Station
- Hours
- 9:30–17:00 (until 20:00 on Fridays and Saturdays); last entry 30 minutes before closing
- Admission
- Permanent collection: adults ¥1,000, university students ¥500; free for high-school students and under, under 18, and ages 70 and over. Special exhibitions cost extra, and their ticket also covers the permanent collection that day.
What to see
- Honkan (Japanese Gallery): the second floor follows Japanese art from the Jomon period to the Edo period, including National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties.
- Heiseikan: the first-floor archaeology rooms show Jomon clay figures, Yayoi bronze bells and Kofun haniwa figures; the second floor holds special exhibitions.
- Toyokan: art, crafts and archaeological finds from China, Korea, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, India and Egypt.
- Horyuji Treasures Gallery: more than 300 treasures given by Horyu-ji temple in Nara to the Imperial Household in 1878.
- Hyokeikan: opened in 1909 as Japan's first full-scale art museum building, designed by Katayama Tokuma and an Important Cultural Property.
History
It began with the first exposition held at Yushima Seido in 1872. After a move to Uchiyamashita-cho, it settled in Ueno Park in 1882.
Getting there
A ten-minute walk from the Park Exit of JR Ueno Station or the south exit of Uguisudani Station. From Ueno Station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza and Hibiya lines, Nezu Station on the Chiyoda Line, or Keisei Ueno, it is about 15 minutes.
Address：13-9 Ueno Park, Taito, Tokyo
Before you go
Closed Mondays (the next weekday if Monday is a holiday); year-end closure 26–31 December 2026. From 26 October 2026 to 25 April 2027, Honkan room 4 on the first floor is closed for work.
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Sources
Hours, prices and history come from the official websites and public tourism pages listed here. They can change, so check the official site before you go.
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