The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo
©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 17, 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 17, 2016 as an architectural asset of “The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement.”
View scenic routes that include this spot
HISTORIC BEAUTY OF ARTS AND BUILDINGSMore Information about The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo
Street address
-
7-7 Ueno Koen, Taito Ward, Tokyo
110-0007
Access
Route1
- About 1 minute on foot from Koenguchi Exit at JR Ueno Station, or about 7 minutes on foot from Keisei Ueno Station
Route2
- 8 minutes on foot from Ueno Station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line and Hibiya Line
Opening Hours
- 09:30-17:30 (09:30-20:00 on Fridays) (permanent exhibit until 20:00 on Saturdays)
Displays may vary depending on the exhibit
Closed
- Mondays, (Tuesdays if Monday falls on a holiday), year-end and New Year holiday (Dec. 28-Jan. 1)
Website
- http://www.nmwa.go.jp/en/
Best season
- All year
Point
- Admission until 30 minutes before closing.
Spots around
-
Rikugien Gardens
-
Mt. Takao
-
Sake tasting experience
(Meishu Center Sake Shop Ochanomizu) -
teamLab Borderless Odaiba(Closed down on August 31, 2022)
-
Tokyo Skytree Town (a city walk between Asakusa and Tokyo Skytree Town)
-
ANIME TOKYO STATION
-
NAKANO BROADWAY
-
Shibamata
-
Water bus (Asakusa-Odaiba line)
-
SMALL WORLDS miniature museum
-
Ebisu Yokocho
-
Akihabara
-
YanakaGinza(Shopping Street)/Nezu-jinja Shrine
-
Origami experience
(Ochanomizu Origami Kaikan) -
Hama-rikyu Gardens
-
Toei Streetcar (Toden) Arakawa Line
-
Tokyo City View
-
Kappabashi Kitchenware Town
-
Kanda Myojin Shrine
-
Shibuya
-
Tsukiji Outer Market
-
Shunkaen Bonsai Museum
-
Water Bus (Kasai- Odaiba Line)
-
Sushi making experience (Hassan)
-
Nezu Museum
-
Ameyoko(Shopping Street)
-
BOOK AND BED TOKYO
-
Water Bus (Tokyo Cruise)
-
Azabu-Juban
-
Harajuku Takeshita Street
-
Sumida Hokusai Museum
-
Izakaya experience
(Kabukicho) -
Tofuya Ukai
-
SKY BUS TOKYO(Odaiba Night Course)
-
Nihonbashi (cultural experience)
-
Kagurazaka
-
Meiji Jingu
-
Edo Kiriko glass making experience (at Sumida Edo Kiriko Kan)