The National Museum of Western Art

©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.”

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)

Fee

Website: http://www.nmwa.go.jp/en/

Best season: All year

Point: Admission until 30 minutes before closing.
Fees: Individuals (general) 500 yen, (university students) 250 yen
*Free admission for high school students or younger, those under the age of 18 or over age 65, those with disabilities and their attendants (from June 9, 2017/for permanent exhibition)