Recommended Art Museums

The world's only museum dedicated to Keith Haring. Home to the world's largest Keith Haring collection, with around 1,000 artworks and archival materials, the museum is set in the natural surroundings of the Yatsugatake Mountains. Its distinctive galleries, designed by renowned Japanese architect Atsushi Kitagawara, offer a unique place to experience Haring's art.

UESHIMA MUSEUM is located on the grounds of Shibuya Kyoiku Gakuen, the alma mater of UESHIMA COLLECTION owner Kankuro Ueshima. It is highly regarded for its emphasis on international perspective and high ethical standards in education under the fundamental goal of "Seek and Think for Oneself." (“Jicho-Jiko”) The museum’s building, named “Ueshima Tower, Shibuya Kyoiku Gakuen”, was renovated from the f…See more

The Artizon Museum offers cutting-edge cultural experiences in the heart of central Tokyo. Originally known as the Bridgestone Museum of Art, the museum was established in 1952 to house the collection of its founder, Shojiro Ishibashi. Now numbering some 3,000 artworks, the encyclopedic collection is grounded in businessman and philanthropist Shojiro Ishibashi’s personal holdings, spanning from Impressio…See more

This facility is dedicated to supporting and promoting arts and cultural activities.We believe that self-expression and mutual understanding are important for everyone. We hope that Arts Maebashi will become a place that is essential for all, by encouraging everyone to consider what arts and culture can create and bring to the community.

Opened in Tokyo Opera City on September 9, 1999, “Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery” holds special exhibitions about four times a year, introducing various and unique activities of art.Along with the special exhibitions, the Gallery also holds a solo exhibition series called “project N”, which aims at focusing on emerging Japanese artists, in accordance with the wishes of the late NAMBATA Tastuoki (1905-97…See more

Founded in January 1995, the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum is one of the the few art museums in the world dedicated to photography and moving images. The museum’s three exhibition galleries hold about fifteen exhibitions each year that highlight the museum’s extensive lineup and our curators’ deep expertise. These exhibitions include thematic collection exhibitions of pieces—some rare—selected from o…See more

Takamatsu Art Museum, conveniently located adjacent to the central shopping district in the heart of the city, is a modern yet relaxing art spot, serving also as a "plaza" where citizens can freely gather and interact.The museum’s collection includes over 1,800 works (as of June 2026), systematically acquired around three core pillars: "Post-War Contemporary Japanese Art," "World Art of the 20th Century …See more

Our MissionContemporary Art Museum,Kumamoto intends to create a tolerant city that accepts diversityand a future where citizens can live in a truly fulfilling way.Our VisionContemporary Art Museum,Kumamoto aims to be a museum of thetimes that each and every citizen can depend on.1.Become a place where one can regularly come in contact with diverse facets of culture.2.Provide plenty of opportunities for ot…See more

HYPER MUSEUM HANNO champions art that shapes the future.In an era of deep uncertainty, the role of art is more critical than ever. There is a growing hunger for the kind of artistic mindset and raw talent that can shatter stagnation and surpass boundaries. We call the radical artists leading this charge "Hyper Talents."HYPER MUSEUM HANNO is not your conventional art institution. While compact in physical …See more

Come and Encounter Art! A Museum for Everyone, Full of New Discoveries with Every Visit.Tottori Prefectural Museum of Art open and welcoming museum is a place where everyone, from children to adults, can feel close to art. Designed by Maki and Associates, led by the renowned architect Fumihiko Maki, the interior features the cozy "Hiroma" (Grand Hall), where the warmth of wood creates a relaxing atmospher…See more

One component of the World Heritage Jomon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan.

Opened on May 3, 1989, the Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art is the first public art museum to devote exclusively to contemporary art in the whole of Japan. It is situated amid the rich greenery of the Hijiyama park, commanding sweeping views over the city. The museum building is of design by the architect Kisho Kurokawa. While blending the building harmoniously with the nature of the museum, and …See more

同館は1933年（昭和8年）の開館以来、長きにわたり市民の皆さまに愛され、その建物は公立美術館として日本で現存する最も古い建築です。創建当時の和洋が融合した本館の意匠を最大限保存しながら、現代的なデザインを加え、京都市京セラ美術館の通称を得て、2020年にリニューアルオープンしました。高機能化された本館陳列室の「コレクションルーム」において所蔵品を紹介するほか、現代アートの展示に対応した新館「東山キューブ」や、新…See more

The Pola Museum of Art was created in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture in 2002. Since it opened, the museum has championed the concept of a symbiosis between Hakone’s natural beauty and art. Designed with special consideration for the local environment and scenery, the museum facility is limited to an aboveground height of eight meters. Most of the building is situated underground, allowing the structure t…See more

Art Tower Mito (ATM), symbolized by the 100-meter-tall metal tower that stands in its plaza, is a comprehensive cultural facility divided into three sections: a concert hall, a theater, and a gallery for contemporary art. Having opened in 1990 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Mito's designation as an official city, the ATM complex has served as the venue for a wide variety of planned events, includ…See more

Ichihara Lakeside Museum is a museum rich in nature, overlooking Lake Takataki.The museum was established in 2013 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the city of Ichihara, due to the renewal of the cultural and tourist facility “Ichihara City Water and Sculpture Hill” which had opened in 1995.Taking advantage of its excellent location on the shore of Lake Takataki, approximately an hour's drive from …See more

The museum is housed in a red brick warehouse which was built about 100 years ago as a sake brewery, and recently renovated into a museum in 2020. Based on the concept of `continuation of memories’, as much as possible of the original building was preserved. By placing importance on commissioned works rooted in the museum’s architecture and local community, the museum creates an art collection unique to…See more

The Museum as an Art Farm: Sowing the seeds to cultivate community, foster creativity, and create a vision for Hachinohe in the 22nd centuryThe Hachinohe Art Museum has been re-envisioned as an “art farm” that fosters creativity through art experiences, where personal growth leads to community development.Unlike conventional art museums, which focus on exhibiting artworks as objects, this museum aims to…See more

Towada Art Center is a central facility within the Arts Towada Project to provide new experiences through art as an institution committed to inspiring future creativity.The Art Center houses a permanent exhibition of works by international artists such as Yayoi Kusama, Yoshitomo Nara and Ron Mueck on the theme of `human and nature’. By displaying a single work in each exhibition room, the Art Center allo…See more

WATARI-UM, The Watari Museum of Contemporary Art opened as a private art museum in September 1990.Our first director Shizuko Watari (1932-2012) organized Gallery Watari there from 1972 to 1988, and was one of the first to introduce the world’s leading contemporary artists to Japan, including Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, Donald Judd, and Sol LeWitt. The WATARI-UM collections are based on the works collected…See more