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Museum · Kaminoge

Gotoh Museum 五島美術館

A private museum of classical Japanese art in leafy Kaminoge, famous for owning scenes from the 12th-century Tale of Genji scrolls and for a hillside garden full of stone lanterns and Buddhas.

Hours10:00–17:00 (last entry 16:30)
ClosedMondays (next weekday if Mon is a holiday), changeovers, summer maintenance, New Year
PriceAdult: ¥1,100
High school / university student: ¥800
Junior high and under: Free
Garden only: ¥300
Getting thereKaminoge Station (Tokyu Oimachi Line), 5 min
Time needed1.5 hours
Best timeAutumn leaves (mid-Nov to early Dec); Golden Week for Genji
Address3-9-25 Kaminoge, Setagaya City, Tokyo
Websitegotoh-museum.or.jp

About

Railway magnate Keita Goto built this collection of tea ceramics, calligraphy, Buddhist painting and scrolls, and the museum opened in 1960 in a building by Isoya Yoshida modelled on Heian-period palace architecture. Its most famous treasures are sections of the National Treasure Illustrated Tale of Genji handscrolls and the Murasaki Shikibu Diary scrolls, which are shown only for about a week a year, usually around Golden Week, and draw long lines. The rest of the year rotates seasonal collection shows of tea bowls, mirrors and calligraphy; autumn 2026 features arabesque patterns (to Oct 12) and Muromachi-period landscapes (Oct 27 to Dec 6). The real year-round draw is the garden: a steep wooded slope above the Tama River valley with winding paths, teahouses, stone Buddhas and lanterns, glorious in autumn colour.

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