The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo
Exterior ©The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo
A museum specializing in Western art located in Ueno Park in Taito Ward, Tokyo.
The main building was registered as a World Cultural Heritage on July , 2016 as an architectural asset of “The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement.”
The main building was registered as a World Cultural Heritage on July , 2016 as an architectural asset of “The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement.”
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Street address
- 7-7 Ueno-koen, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-0007, Japan
Access
Route1
- JR Yamanote Line, 1 minute from Ueno Station, Park Exit
Keisei Line, 7minutes from Keisei Ueno Station
- JR Yamanote Line, 1 minute from Ueno Station, Park Exit
Route2
- Ginza or Hibiya Subway Lines, 8 minutes from Ueno Station
Opening Hours
- 9:30-17:30
Fridays and Saturdays: 9:30 - 20:00
*Admission ends 30 mins. before closing time
Closed
- Mondays and 28 December - 1 January
(Except when a national holiday falls on Monday. In this case, the museum is open on the holiday and is closed the next day)
In addition to the above, the museum may be specially opened or closed. Please check the Website.
Website
- http://www.nmwa.go.jp/en/
Best season
- All year
Point
- *Admission ends 30 mins. before closing time
update: Dec.25.2024
Spots around
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Tokyo Sakura Tram(Toden Arakawa Line)
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Sushi making experience (Hassan)
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Tsukiji Outer Market (Tsukiji Kanno)
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Toyosu Market and Toyosu Senkyaku Banrai
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Shibuya Scramble Square
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TOKYO SKYTREE TOWN (a city walk between Asakusa and TOKYO SKYTREE TOWN)
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Izakaya experience
(Kabukicho) -
Hama-rikyu Gardens
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Sake tasting experience
(Meishu Center Sake Shop Ochanomizu) -
teamLab Borderless Odaiba(Closed down on August 31, 2022)
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Water Bus (Tokyo Cruise)
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ANIME TOKYO STATION
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Mt. Takao
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Origami experience
(Ochanomizu Origami Kaikan) -
Akihabara
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Ameyoko(Shopping Street)
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Rikugien Gardens
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Azabu-Juban
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YanakaGinza(Shopping Street)/Nezu-jinja Shrine
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Ebisu Yokocho
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SMALL WORLDS miniature museum
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SUIGIAN
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teamLab Borderless: MORI Building DIGITAL ART MUSEUM
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Kanda Myojin Shrine
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Harajuku Takeshita Street
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Shunkaen BONSAI Museum
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Tokyo City View
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Shibamata
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Shibuya
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Edo Kiriko Asakusa Ojima
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SKY BUS TOKYO(Odaiba Night Course)
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Nihonbashi (cultural experience)
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BOOK AND BED TOKYO
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NAKANO BROADWAY
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Nezu Museum
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Edo Kiriko glass making experience (at Sumida Edo Kiriko Kan)
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Water Bus (Kasai- Odaiba Line)
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Kagurazaka
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Kappabashi Kitchenware Town
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Tofuya Ukai
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Meiji Jingu
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The Sumida Hokusai Museum
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Tama Sushi (sushi-making experience)
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Water bus (Asakusa-Odaiba line)