Recommended Galleries

HARMAS GALLERY located Kiyosumi shirakawa in Tokyo. commercial gallery of contemporary Art.

Established in 2006, Takuro Someya Contemporary Art (TSCA) showcases and supports emerging and established Japanese and international artists working across various media. Since 2018, the gallery has been located in the TERRADA Art Complex in Shinagawa, Tokyo.The gallery represents artists including Kenjiro Okazaki, Enrico Isamu Oyama, Rafaël Rozendaal, Mayumi Hosokura, Ryoichi Kurokawa, Goro Murayama, S…See more

Gallery Koyanagi opened in Ginza in 1995 and relaunched with a new gallery space designed by Hiroshi Sugimoto in 2016. Gallery Koyanagi represents Japanese and international contemporary artists including Michaël Borremans, Sophie Calle, Marlene Dumas, Mark Manders, Christian Marclay, Thomas Ruff, Yoshihiro Suda, Hiroshi Sugimoto, and Tabaimo.

Founded in 2006, Fergus McCaffrey is internationally recognized for its groundbreaking role in promoting the work of post-war Japanese artists, as well as a quality roster of select contemporary European and American artists. Fergus McCaffrey has been instrumental in introducing post-war Japanese art to a Western market: Gutai artists Sadamasa Motonaga, Kazuo Shiraga and Toshio Yoshida; Hi-Red-Center memb…See more

Based in Tokyo, YOKOTA TOKYO operates as both a gallery and a publisher. Guided by the philosophy of “PUBLISHING” as an act of making art public, it presents a wide spectrum of artistic practice from the post-war era to the present.Its predecessor, Shigeru Yokota Gallery, began its activity in 1976 as Gatodo Gallery in Nihonbashi, before relocating to Takeshiba, Minato-ku in 1989. Since its founding, th…See more

Tokyo Gallery marks its 70th anniversary in 2020. As Japan’s first contemporary art gallery, Tokyo Gallery has introduced the latest trends in Western art to Japanese audiences over the decades. It has also spearheaded in presenting post-war Japanese art and contemporary Korean and Chinese art to the world.In 2002, Tokyo Gallery opened Beijing Tokyo Art Projects (BTAP) in the 798 Art District in Beijing.…See more

Since 1998, TARO NASU has represented various conceptual artists such as Futo Akiyoshi, Koichi Enomoto, Simon Fujiwara, Ryan Gander, Liam Gillick, Maiko Haruki, Takashi Homma, Pierre Huyghe, Taiji Matsue, Mika Tajima, Michiko Tsuda, Lawrence Weiner. TARO NASU cooperates with a range of international art museums and public agencies to organize exhibitions and events.

NANZUKA is a contemporary art gallery founded in 2005 in Shibuya, Tokyo, as an experimental art gallery dedicated to redefining the creativities in design, illustration, street culture, fashion, music and etc. as academic subjects, while rediscovering the artists who have been evaluated outside of the fine art scene after the World War II, such as Keiichi Tanaami, Hajime Sorayama, Harumi Yamaguchi. Besi…See more

Ceysson & Bénétière Tokyo opened in Ginza, Tokyo, in May 2025 as the gallery's first space in Asia.Founded in Saint-Étienne, France, in 2006, Ceysson & Bénétière is a contemporary art gallery that has expanded across Europe and North America, with locations in Paris, Lyon, Luxembourg, New York, and Geneva.Located on the 8th floor of the Cura Building in Ginza (completed in 2023), the Tokyo space sp…See more

ShugoArts is a contemporary art gallery founded in Tokyo in 2000 with the guiding principle of “continuously offering artworks that resonate with those who cherish art.” Its founder, Shugo Satani, draws upon his foundational experience at the Satani Gallery, which was led by his father, Kazuhiko Satani. Committed to fostering deep collaborations with artists, ShugoArts strives to contribute to the crea…See more

TAKU SOMETANI GALLERY in progress では、一人でも多くの個性的で優秀な作家を紹介出来るよう、ギャラリーを３つのスペースに分け、３名の作家による個展を、会期のスタートをずらして開催していきます。ギャラリー空間を変化させることにより作品の見え方が変わり、その作品が持つ新たな魅力との出会いを継続的に生み出す場を目指しています。

About the AssociationThe Contemporary Art Dealers Association Nippon (CADAN) is a non-profit organization representing contemporary art galleries in Japan. With 52 member galleries, CADAN is dedicated to strengthening the ecosystem for contemporary art by promoting public engagement, supporting the sustainable growth of the art market, fostering the international success of artists, and nurturing the next…See more

Three galleries, “Yamamoto Gendai,” “URANO,” and “Hashimoto Art Office,” which have a career of over 10 years, united and opened in 2018/11. It is easy for artists to take on challenges, and there are flexible gallery spaces where talk sessions and performances can be developed in addition to exhibitions, and “places” such as offices and lounges where various people can easily enter, leave, and st…See more

SCAI The Bathhouse is a contemporary art gallery located in Yanaka, with a town ambience reminiscent of Old Tokyo. In walking proximity to Ueno, an area dense with museums and art schools, the gallery was converted from a venerable 200-year-old public bathhouse. Take a step inside, and you will find a white cube with soft natural light descending from the high ceiling.Since its establishment in 1993, SCAI…See more

Tomio Koyama Gallery opened in 1996 in Saga-cho, Koto-ku, Tokyo. Currently based in Roppongi, Tennoz, and Maebashi, the gallery opened a new space in Kyobashi in November 2024, establishing it as its fourth location. Since its opening the gallery has been participating in international art fairs, being the first point of introduction for young Japanese artists, and has generated a current that became a fo…See more

Since its opening in 1994, Taka Ishii Gallery has continued to maintain and develop an exhibition program based on the goals of introducing international contemporary artists within Japan and acting as an international platform for emerging Japanese artists as well as contemporary masters.While the gallery aesthetic is rooted in the photographic, the program is contemporary and represented artists work…See more

KOTARO NUKAGA is based in Roppongi, where different cultures intersect and diverse information is disseminated, and Tennoz, which is attracting attention as a new center of contemporary art, and is developing a highly unique gallery program with cutting-edge artists from Japan and overseas.Art interacts with history and society, and while critically shaking our preconceived notions, it also incorporates s…See more

MAKI Gallery was first established in Tokyo in 2003, with the aim of promoting works by seminal avant-garde Japanese artists of the 1950s-60s. The gallery has since gradually shifted its focus to working with emerging contemporary artists. After opening a location in the bustling, high-end shopping district of Omotesando in 2014, MAKI Gallery opened an expansive, museum-caliber space in the growing galler…See more

Executive Director Sueo Mizuma established Mizuma Art Gallery in Tokyo in 1994. Since then, the gallery has continuously presented artists from Japan and, increasingly, from the surrounding region whose works demonstrate distinctive sensibilities, unaffected by fleeting stylistic trends. Reflecting the rapid expansion of Asia’s contemporary art market, Mizuma Art Gallery opened an additional space at Si…See more

Founded in 2010 by curator Kenji Kubota, SNOW Contemporary began its journey as an artist management office operating in both Tokyo and Singapore. Since relocating to Nishi-Azabu, Tokyo in 2016, the gallery has hosted numerous exhibitions that transcend eras and genres—ranging from street art and performance to conceptual art—with a focus on cutting-edge artists from Japan and abroad.Beyond traditional …See more