Plan your cultural itinerary in Tokyo with 29 verified museums, art galleries, concert halls, and historic institutions. Base yourself in Shinjuku or Shibuya, Daikanyama & Ebisu for easy walking access.
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Whimsical storybook mansion inside Inokashira Park designed by Hayao Miyazaki with a life-size Catbus, rooftop Laputa robot soldier, and exclusive short films.
1-1-83 Shimorenjaku, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-, Tokyo
Body-immersive digital art museum where visitors walk barefoot through water, an infinite mirror crystal universe, and floating orchid gardens.
Tip: Wear pants that can easily roll above the knees since you will wade into knee-deep water.
6 Chome-1-16 Toyosu, Koto City, Tokyo 135-, Tokyo
Tokyo's oldest and most sacred Buddhist temple founded in 645 AD, approached through the iconic Kaminarimon (Thunder Gate) and Nakamise shopping street.
Tip: Visit after 20:00 when the market stalls close; the temple grounds are beautifully illuminated and serenely quiet.
2 Chome-3-1 Asakusa, Taito City, Tokyo 111-, Tokyo
Bunkamura is a museum and cultural landmark in Tokyo.
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Suginami Animation Museum is a museum and cultural landmark in Tokyo.
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Roppongi Museum is a museum and cultural landmark in Tokyo.
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Democracy Museum is a museum and cultural landmark in Tokyo.
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Meiji Jingū Museum is a museum and cultural landmark in Tokyo.
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Bicycle Culture Center is a museum and cultural landmark in Tokyo.
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Parliamentary Museum is a museum and cultural landmark in Tokyo.
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Kagawa Archives & Resource Center is a museum and cultural landmark in Tokyo.
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MoN Takanawa: The Museum of Narratives is a museum and cultural landmark in Tokyo.
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Historical Materials Section, Yoshioka Yayoi Memorial Room Tokyo Women's Medical University is a museum and cultural landmark in Historical Materials Section, Tokyo.
Historical Materials Section, Yoshioka Yayoi Memorial Room Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo
Tsuri Bunka Shiryoukan is a museum and cultural landmark in Tokyo.
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Tokyo Anime Center is a museum and cultural landmark in Tokyo.
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Hibiya Library & Museum is a museum and cultural landmark in Tokyo.
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Shokei-kan is a museum and cultural landmark in Tokyo.
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Museum of Imaginary Narrative Arts is an art museum and exhibition gallery in Tokyo.
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Toei Animation Museum is a museum and cultural landmark in Tokyo.
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Senshū Bunko is a museum and cultural landmark in Tokyo.
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Min-on Music Museum is a museum and cultural landmark in Tokyo.
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Museum of Mechanical Musical Instruments is a museum and cultural landmark in Tokyo.
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Hanzōmon Museum is a museum and cultural landmark in Tokyo.
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Onko Gakkai Hall is a museum and cultural landmark in Tokyo.
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National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo is an art museum and exhibition gallery on 3-1 Kitanomaru Park, Tokyo.
3-1 Kitanomaru Park, Tokyo
Tokyo Photographic Art Museum is an art museum and exhibition gallery on 3 13 Mita 1, Tokyo.
3 13 Mita 1, Tokyo
Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum is an art museum and exhibition gallery in 目黒出口 Shirokanedai 5, Tokyo.
目黒出口 Shirokanedai 5, Tokyo
Mori Art Museum is an art museum and exhibition gallery on 1 10 Roppongi 6, Tokyo.
1 10 Roppongi 6, Tokyo
Nezu Museum is an art museum and exhibition gallery on 1 5 Minami-Aoyama 6, Tokyo.
1 5 Minami-Aoyama 6, Tokyo