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Tokyo National Museum

東京国立博物館

The Tokyo National Museum’s collection offers many ways into Japanese and Asian art.

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English · 2 pages · Color + monochrome

Take a look inside

Original gouache illustration: Honkan’s broad roof and quiet courtyard. — An illustrated impression; not a navigation map.

Before you go

Find it: 13-9 Ueno Park, Taito City, Tokyo
Visiting hours: 09:30-17:00; Fridays/Saturdays to 20:00. Sundays before a Monday holiday also to 20:00.Last admission 30 minutes before closing. Usually closed Mondays (next day if a holiday); check temporary and room closures. No suitcases.
Admission & costs: Collection: adults ¥1,000; university students ¥500. Special exhibitions priced separately.

Hours and admission may change. Check the official site before setting out.

Getting there

UenoPark ExitJR lines
10 min walk
UguisudaniSouth ExitJR Yamanote / Keihin-Tohoku
10 min walk

Directions Official site Visitor information

A little time. A closer look.

The Tokyo National Museum’s collection offers many ways into Japanese and Asian art. Instead of trying to see everything, choose a room and look closely at one object: a vessel, a textile or a carefully worked surface. Displays and room access can change.

Something to notice

Look once before reading the label, then look again afterwards. Notice a join, brushstroke or worn edge. How does a little context change what you see?

A little consideration

Follow each room’s photography signs; some works cannot be photographed. Keep a comfortable distance from cases and other visitors. Leave large luggage elsewhere and check access notices.

A small companion, in full.

The actual guide, just as it downloads. One PDF, with the same guide in color and monochrome. Print only the page you prefer.

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English · 2 pages · Color + monochrome

Printing & folding

Actual A4 Tokyo National Museum guide, Color edition, with cover, visitor information, observations, QR links and writing space — Color edition · Page 1 / 2A4 · EN · v1.4

Make it a pocket guide.

Choose an edition, print one page, and fold it into a small companion for your day.

Check your paper size and printer settings before printing.

Print one page
Choose page 1 for color or page 2 for monochrome. Use A4 or US Letter, portrait, and Fit to Page. Print single-sided, with duplex off.
Make two folds
With the printed side facing you, fold the right half behind the left along the vertical guide. Then fold the bottom half behind the top.
Open and explore
Tokyo National Museum is your front cover. Open once for practical details, then fully for context, QR links and your own notes.

Sources & freshness Facts checked: 2026-10-06