3 museums Updated 16 September 2026

Museums in Tokyo

The collections worth an afternoon, and the days they shut

3 museums in Tokyo, with the closing days that catch people out and what each one charges now.

The raised concrete form of the Edo-Tokyo Museum at RyogokuWorth it

Edo-Tokyo Museum

Four years closed, reopened in March 2026, and the best single explanation of how Edo became Tokyo. One thing we cannot tell you is which day it shuts.

¥800 09:30–17:30 Ryogoku, Sumida
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Not to be missed

Tokyo National MuseumGrand Sumo in TokyoTokyo Skytree
The Honkan main gallery of the Tokyo National Museum in Ueno ParkWorth it

Tokyo National Museum

Japan’s oldest and largest museum sells one ticket for six buildings, and most visitors spend it all in the first one.

¥1,000 09:30–17:00 Ueno Park, Taito
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Not to be missed

YanakaYanaka old-town walkEdo-Tokyo Museum
The long bamboo-lined approach to the Nezu Museum entrance in AoyamaWorth it

Nezu Museum

A Kengo Kuma building in Aoyama with a pre-modern Asian art collection and, behind it, a wooded valley garden that has no business being there.

¥1,600 online 10:00–17:00 Minami-Aoyama, Minato
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Not to be missed

Meiji JinguteamLab BorderlessTokyo National Museum

The rest of Tokyo

Every other collection in the city guide, with what is in it.

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