Museum · Toke (Chiba City)

Hoki Museum ホキ美術館

Japan's first museum devoted to realist painting, in a striking cantilevered building beside Showa no Mori park.

Hours10:00-17:30 (last entry 17:00)

ClosedTuesdays (open on holidays, closed next weekday); New Year; exhibition changes

PriceAdult: ¥2,100

Getting thereToke Station (JR Sotobo Line), south exit, 5 min bus to Asumigaoka-higashi 4-chome, 1 min walk

Time needed1.5 hours

Best timeWeekday afternoons

Address3-15 Asumigaoka-higashi, Midori-ku, Chiba, Chiba

Websitehoki-museum.jp

About

Founded in 2010 by Masao Hoki, the museum holds about 500 works by some 60 contemporary Japanese realist painters, with around 120 on display. The galleries run along long curving corridors across three floors, including a dramatic cantilevered upper wing. Showa no Mori, Chiba City's largest park, is next door.

Highlights

Hyper-realist oil paintings
Cantilevered gallery architecture
About 500 m of gallery corridors
Next to Showa no Mori park

Tips

The on-site restaurant is closed for the time being (2026)
Re-entry is allowed on the same day with your ticket

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Hoki Museum ホキ美術館

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