Current & Upcoming Exhibitions in Tokyo

TOKYO METROPOLITAN ART MUSEUM

2025.3.1 - 2025.7.6

A major retrospective exhibition of renowned 20th-century Spanish painter Joan Miró. It offers a comprehensive introduction to Miró’s works, featuring paintings, ceramics, and sculptures from his early period until his final years, including the “Constellations” series.

Adults ￥2,300

Note: Discounts available for students and senior citizens

Artizon Museum

2025.3.1 - 2025.9.21

This exhibition showcases masterpieces from the Ishibashi Foundation Collection, including French Impressionism and other nineteenth- and twentieth-century modern Western art, abstract art from the twentieth century to the present day, and modern and contemporary Japanese art.

Adults ￥2,000

Note: Discounts available for students and people with disabilities

*Admission fee is 500 yen during the period from June 10 to June 22.
*Admission tickets for this exhibition also allow entry to Echoes Unveiled: Art by First Nations Women from Australia.

The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo

2025.3.4 - 2025.6.15

The first major retrospective exhibition in Asia of Swedish painter Hilma af Klint. Approximately 140 works are being shown in Japan for the first time, including her representative series of work “The Paintings for the Temple,” which features “The Ten Largest,” a set of ten paintings.

Adults ￥2,300

Note: Discounts available for students and people with disabilities

Discounted entry with Tokyo Museum-Grutto Pass

21_21 DESIGN SIGHT

2025.3.7 - 2025.6.15

The exhibition features original ramen bowls by 40 artists, new ramen stalls by three architects, and an introduction to the climate and history of the Tono region, where the bowls are produced. An exhibition that reveals ramen from the bowl.

Adults ￥1,600

Note: Discounts available for students

National Museum of Nature and Science

2025.3.15 - 2025.6.15

This exhibition explores the history of Japan with excavated ancient human bones, archaeological artifacts, and high-resolution CG images of ancient human skulls. Another feature is about the dogs and cats that have long had close relationships with human beings, presenting the history of their arrival in Japan, as revealed through methods such as DNA analysis.

Adults ￥2,100

Note: Discounts available for students

The National Art Center, Tokyo

2025.3.19 - 2025.6.30

This exhibition examines the modern house of 20th-century architects in seven dimensions, including hygiene, materiality and windows. It introduces 14 masterworks of residential architecture from around the world.

Adults ￥1,800

Note: Discounts available for students and people with disabilities

Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts

2025.3.20 - 2025.6.15

This exhibition examines the 1200-year history of Japanese prints from the perspective of cultural exchange within East Asia. Introducing approximately 240 works, including the Muku Joko Daidarani-kyo—a printed Buddhist scripture that is the oldest printed material currently in existence in Japan.

Adults ￥800

Note: Discounts available for students

Free entry with Tokyo Museum-Grutto Pass

Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum

2025.3.20 - 2025.6.15

An exhibition exploring shifting trends in food culture from old Edo to modern Tokyo through the Edo-Tokyo Museum collection, featuring ukiyo-e and restaurant rankings from Edo period, Meiji era tableware, and more.

Adults ￥400

Note: Discounts available for students and senior citizens

Free entry with Tokyo Museum-Grutto Pass

Tokyo National Museum

2025.3.25 - 2025.8.3

A project from the Tokyo National Museum and NHK introducing Japanese culture with immersive, high-definition videos. Learn about everything from Jomon pottery to anime, with a focus on national treasures and important cultural properties.

Adults ￥2,000

Note: Discounts available for students and people with disabilities

Bunka Gakuen Costume Museum

2025.4.3 - 2025.6.21

Introducing clothes from the collection with similar shapes and patterns despite coming from different cultures and countries. Look and compare these pieces to discover and contemplate what they have in common and the deeper meaning of clothing.

Adults ￥1,000

Note: Discounts available for students

Free entry with Tokyo Museum-Grutto Pass

Tokyo Station Gallery

2025.4.5 - 2025.6.15

The first large-scale solo exhibition of Finnish artist Tapio Wirkkala held in Japan. Featuring approximately 300 works, including glassworks, woodcarvings, design objects, photographs, and more.

Adults ￥1,500

Note: Discounts available for students

Seikado Bunko Art Museum

2025.4.5 - 2025.6.22

This exhibition highlights the mysterious black seen in Yōhen Tenmoku tea bowls, of which only three now exist in the world. It introduces artworks that make powerful use of the color black, including national treasure “Inaba Tenmoku”, Japanese swords and iron sword guards. This exhibition uses the latest research to explore the hidden mysteries of the Yōhen Tenmoku tea bowls.

Adults ￥1,500

Note: Discounts available for students and people with disabilities

Discounted entry with Tokyo Museum-Grutto Pass

Tokyo Photographic Art Museum

2025.4.5 - 2025.6.22

The TOP Collection is a collaborative project from five curators. Based on the theme of “continuity and change,” this exhibition examines photographs and visual artwork spanning from the 19th and 20th centuries to the present day.

Adults ￥700

Note: Discounts available for students and senior citizens

Free entry with Tokyo Museum-Grutto Pass

National Film Archive of Japan

2025.4.8 - 2025.7.27

The fifth part of the exhibition series tracing the historical development of film genres. This time, the exhibition comprehensively showcases the lineage of animated films through approximately 130 posters, materials, and music displays.

Adults ￥250

Note: Discounts available for students, seniors and people with disabilities

Free entry with Tokyo Museum-Grutto Pass

Mitsui Memorial Museum

2025.4.12 - 2025.6.15

Displaying an extensive collection including two National Treasures and seven Important Cultural Properties from the museum's collection, such as swords, lacquered sword mountings, as well as armor associated with the Mitsui family, and battle scrolls. Additionally, Children’s Dolls from the Mitsui family will also be exhibited.

Adults ￥1,200

Note: Discounts available for students, seniors and people with disabilities

Discounted entry with Tokyo Museum-Grutto Pass

Panasonic Shiodome Museum of Art

2025.4.12 - 2025.6.22

A solo exhibition of Odilon Redon, a French artist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It presents a full picture of his artistic journey through approximately 110 works from museums in Japan and overseas.

Adults ￥1,300

Note: Discounts available for students, seniors and people with disabilities

Free entry with Tokyo Museum-Grutto Pass

Sompo Museum of Art

2025.4.12 - 2025.6.22

This exhibition introduces the works of Foujita Tsuguharu (Léonard Foujita) through seven perspectives. It contains about 150 works, such as oil paintings, woodblock prints, and other materials. There is also an exhibition of works by nine Japanese artists with a deep connection to Foujita.

Adults ￥1,800

Note: Discounts available for students and people with disabilities

Toguri Museum of Art

2025.4.12 - 2025.6.29

This exhibition introduces old Imari ware—which was also valued in the west—intended for export. Works on display include a late 17th-century Kakiemon-style flower-shaped dish, Kinrande style porcelain, and blue-and-white.

Adults ￥1,200

Note: Discounts available for students

Discounted entry with Tokyo Museum-Grutto Pass

Okura Museum of Art

2025.4.15 - 2025.6.29

An exhibition introducing Noh costumes and Kyogen masks, connected to the families of Inshu Ikeda, Bizen Ikeda and Yoriyasu Arima, from the museum’s collection. It also showcases other works that depict Noh and Kyogen as well as equipment used in Noh.

Adults ￥1,000

Note: Discounts available for students

Free entry with Tokyo Museum-Grutto Pass

Tokyo National Museum

2025.4.22 - 2025.6.15

An exhibition introducing various aspects of Edo culture through the works of Tsutaya Jūzaburō, the publisher who brought ukiyo-e artists such as Utamaro to prominence. This exhibition is also connected to the 2025 NHK period drama which features Jūzaburō as its subject.

Adults ￥2,100

Note: Discounts available for students and people with disabilities

Tokyo National Museum

2025.4.22 - 2025.6.15

A display of “contemporary ukiyo-e” from approximately 80 artists created using traditional woodblock print techniques that brought ukiyo-e to life. This exhibition reveals possibilities for continuing traditional techniques from the present into the future.

Adults ￥1,400

Note: Discounts available for students, seniors and people with disabilities

TOBACCO & SALT MUSEUM

2025.4.26 - 2025.6.22

An exhibition of ukiyo-e prints connected to the Sumida River from the museum’s collection. See charming views of Edo depicted in various works, such as series featuring famous places in Edo, local temples and shrines, famous flower-viewing spots, and restaurants.

Adults ￥300

Note: Discounts available for students, seniors and people with disabilities

Free entry with Tokyo Museum-Grutto Pass

SETAGAYA ART MUSEUM

2025.4.26 - 2025.6.22

A new initiative from painter Tadanori Yokoo — linked paintings. Introducing approximately 60 new oil paintings—mainly in size 150—inspired by a single commemorative photograph, along with related works and sketches.

Adults ￥1,400

Note: Discounts available for students and senior citizens

Discounted entry with Tokyo Museum-Grutto Pass

Eisei Bunko Museum

2025.4.26 - 2025.6.22

Extending 400 meters, Ryonaimeishozukan is the longest set of handscrolls in Japan. This exhibition introduces landscape paintings and production history details from seven of the fourteen still-remaining scrolls, along with photographs of the depicted areas.

Adults ￥1,000

Note: Discounts available for students, seniors and people with disabilities

Free entry with Tokyo Museum-Grutto Pass

Mori Arts Center Gallery

2025.4.26 - 2025.6.29

An exhibition featuring Godzilla depicted through various artforms. The display showcases a collection of new works from leading Japanese and international artists, as well as a diorama and special film only available at this venue.

Adults ￥2,500

Note: Discounts available for students

Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo

2025.4.26 - 2025.6.29

A collaborative project from contemporary sonic arts platform Soundwalk Collective and poet and performer Patti Smith. A time-transcending exhibition makes its debut in Japan.

Adults ￥1,800

Note: Discounts available for students and people with disabilities

WHAT MUSEUM

2025.4.26 - 2025.7.6

Focusing on the themes of Coexistence with Nature and The Path of Life, the exhibition introduces works by six artists. Through pieces that highlight the profound connection between daily life and nature, it redefines how we relate to the natural world.

Adults ￥1,500

Note: Discounts available for students and people with disabilities

Free entry with Tokyo Museum-Grutto Pass

Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo

2025.4.29 - 2025.7.21

A solo exhibition of plastic artist Kenjiro Okazaki’s diverse works spanning architecture, environmental cultural sphere initiative, children’s books and robotics. It introduces approximately 100 works with a focus on new works created since 2021.

Adults ￥2,000

Note: Discounts available for students, seniors and people with disabilities

Discounted entry with Tokyo Museum-Grutto Pass

Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo

2025.4.29 - 2025.7.21

As a special exhibition celebrating the museum's 30th anniversary, the display is organized into nine rooms, each representing a decade of contemporary art from 1935 to the present. The exhibition showcases works from the collection, including pieces by artists such as TSURUOKA Masao and KUSAMA Yayoi, presented from a variety of perspectives.

Adults ￥500

Note: Discounts available for students, seniors and people with disabilities

Free entry with Tokyo Museum-Grutto Pass

Suntory Museum of Art

2025.4.29 - 2025.6.15

Japan’s most famous demon—Shutendōji—is featured in this exhibition. It showcases artist Kano Motonobu’s Shutendōji Picture Scroll, the designated important cultural property known as the 'beginning of the pictorialization' of this demon. Various works from later years with the same theme are also on display.

Adults ￥1,700

Note: Discounts available for students

CHIHIRO ART MUSEUM TOKYO

2025.5.16 - 2025.7.21

This exhibition features works by picture book artist Chihiro Iwasaki depicting Hans Christian Andersen’s fairytales and European travel sketches. See the world of Hans Christian Andersen through the eyes of Chihiro Iwasaki.

Adults ￥1,200

Note: Discounts available for students and senior citizens

Free entry with Tokyo Museum-Grutto Pass

Yamatane Museum of Art

2025.5.17 - 2025.7.27

Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the birth of Japanese-style painter Uemura Shōen, this exhibition showcases 22 works from her early to late career. Works depicting women by Ogura Yuki and Kataoka Tamako, who mark their 130th and 120th birth anniversaries respectively, are also featured.

Adults ￥1,400

Note: Discounts available for students

Discounted entry with Tokyo Museum-Grutto Pass

Fuchu Art Museum

2025.5.25 - 2025.7.13

Hashiguchi Goyo, renowned for his bookbinding design of "I Am a Cat" by Natsume Soseki, is the focus of this exhibition. In addition to the book covers that graced works by Soseki and Izumi Kyoka, the exhibition explores Goyo's diverse design world, including posters and paintings.

Adults ￥800

Note: Discounts available for students

Free entry with Tokyo Museum-Grutto Pass

The Ueno Royal Museum

2025.5.27 - 2025.7.6

Featuring approximately 140 representative works by five major ukiyo-e artists: Utamaro Kitagawa, Sharaku Toshusai, Hokusai Katsushika, Hiroshige Utagawa, and Kuniyoshi Utagawa. You can enjoy the extraordinary achievements of these five iconic stars.

Adults ￥2,000

Note: Discounts available for students and people with disabilities

Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum, Tokyo

2025.5.29 - 2025.9.7

A touring, international exhibition designed by Musée de l'Orangerie in Paris, France. The approximately 50 works on display focus on Renoir and Cézanne but also include pieces by other famous artists such as Picasso.

Adults ￥2,500

Note: Discounts available for students

Ota Memorial Museum of Art

2025.5.31 - 2025.7.21

A major retrospective exhibition of works by Hirezaki Eiho, an artist active from the late Meiji period to the Showa period who has been called the last of the ukiyo-e painters specializing in bijin-ga (paintings of beautiful women). With 187 artworks in total, the works on display include woodblock prints, lithographs and original paintings.

Adults ￥1,200

Note: Discounts available for students and people with disabilities

SEN-OKU HAKUKOKAN MUSEUM TOKYO

2025.6.7 - 2025.7.27

This exhibition delves into the patterns and motifs of ancient China, focusing on their mythology and views on life and death. Featuring Important Cultural Properties such as bronze mirrors, it explores the design aesthetics and ideologies behind them.

Adults ￥1,200

Note: Discounts available for students and people with disabilities

Free entry with Tokyo Museum-Grutto Pass

Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum

2025.6.7 - 2025.8.24

A building-focused exhibition exploring the Former Residence of Prince Asaka. With a focus on its functional transformations from a royal residence to an art museum, the memories of the structure are unraveled through related works, photographs, and historical documents.

Adults ￥1,000

Note: Discounts available for students and senior citizens

Free entry with Tokyo Museum-Grutto Pass

Yayoi Museum

2025.6.7 - 2025.9.14

The third installment of this school uniform exhibition focuses on how students wear their uniforms. Through actual clothing pieces, exhibitions of works by artists and more, it considers school uniforms as a mirror reflecting social change.

Adults ￥1,200

Note: Discounts available for students

Takehisa Yumeji Museum

2025.6.7 - 2025.9.14

An exhibition exploring the European art style of Art Nouveau as seen on magazine and book covers by painter and poet Takehisa Yumeji. It also introduces the work done by other artists of his time.

Adults ￥1,200

Note: Discounts available for students and people with disabilities

Kikuchi Kanjitsu Memorial Tomo Museum

2025.6.7 - 2025.9.28

A solo exhibition of Fujimoto Yoshimichi (1919-1992), a master of porcelain with overglaze enamels. Characterized by his realistic and three-dimensional expressions using overglaze enamels, this exhibition focuses on his main motif, birds, and explores the relationship between the deepening of his expression and the evolution of his overglaze enamel techniques.

Adults ￥1,100

Note: Discounts available for students

Free entry with Tokyo Museum-Grutto Pass

The Japan Folk Crafts Museum

2025.6.14 - 2025.7.27

The first chapter of a special exhibition showcasing the complete works of wood print artist Shiko Munakata. It explores Munakata’s attitude toward words — as an artist with a strong interest in words and phrases who carved images from poems and stories onto woodblocks.

Adults ￥1,500

Note: Discounts available for students and people with disabilities

Matsuoka Museum of Art

2025.6.17 - 2025.10.13

This second installment of a commemorative exhibition marking 50 years since the museum’s founding features works with animal motifs. The Matsuoka Zoo comes alive with a different theme in each exhibition hall, including ancient Egyptian gods and animals around the world.

Adults ￥1,400

Note: Discounts available for students and people with disabilities

Discounted entry with Tokyo Museum-Grutto Pass

Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts

2025.6.20 - 2025.9.21

Featuring approximately 40 lithographs from renowned 19th-century French caricature artist Honoré Daumier. Discover caricature paintings with themes that are still relevant today, including international expositions and overtourism.

Free

The Gotoh Museum

2025.6.24 - 2025.8.3

An exhibition showcasing masterful works of kana script from the Heian period. This exhibition explores the aesthetic sensibilities of the court nobility with a focus on the kana writing style which was respected as an artform and beautifully decorated ryoshi paper that showcases the elegant script.

Adults ￥1,400

Note: Discounts available for students

Free entry with Tokyo Museum-Grutto Pass

The Sumida Hokusai Museum

2025.6.24 - 2025.8.31

The exhibition introduces the work of Hokusai and his students through simple descriptions that will spur your interest in Hokusai and ukiyo-e. Please have a delightful time discovering that “Ah!” moment, that “Wow!” sensation.

Adults ￥1,000

Note: Discounts available for students, seniors and people with disabilities

Discounted entry with Tokyo Museum-Grutto Pass

Artizon Museum

2025.6.24 - 2025.9.21

This exhibition, the first of its kind in Japan, focuses on First Nations women artists and explores today’s Australian contemporary art through the works of seven individual artists and one collective, whose backgrounds span multiple generations and regions.

Adults ￥2,000

Note: Discounts available for students and people with disabilities

*Admission tickets for this exhibition also allow entry to The Ishibashi Foundation Collection Highlights.

Itabashi Art Museum

2025.6.27 - 2025.8.11

An exhibition featuring prize-winning artworks from a children’s book illustration competition. Also known as a stepping stone for new illustrators, this exhibition displays all of the prize-winning artworks from the competition.

Adults ￥900

Note: Discounts available for students and senior citizens

Hachioji Yume Art Museum

2025.6.27 - 2025.8.31

Kenji Miyazawa’s “The Night of the Milky Way Train” was adapted into a manga with illustrations created over 40 years by manga artist Hiroshi Masumura. This exhibition features beautifully colorful, original manga artworks from Hiroshi’s wife, Akiko Masumura.

Adults ￥800

Note: Discounts available for students and senior citizens

Free entry with Tokyo Museum-Grutto Pass

Mitsui Memorial Museum

2025.7.1 - 2025.9.7

Part 9 in the “Playful Art and Aesthetic Sense Series” introducing ancient art from Japan and the East. With a theme of flowers and birds, this exhibition showcases a diverse array of flowers and birds depicted in paintings, tea utensils and craftworks.

Adults ￥1,200

Note: Discounts available for students, seniors and people with disabilities

Discounted entry with Tokyo Museum-Grutto Pass