Museum · Marunouchi
Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum, Tokyo 三菱一号館美術館
A faithful reconstruction of Josiah Conder's 1894 red-brick Mitsubishi office in Marunouchi, now an intimate museum for late-19th and early-20th-century art with a famous collection of Toulouse-Lautrec posters.
University student: ¥1,300
High school student: ¥1,000
Junior high and under: Free
About
Marunouchi's first office building, designed by British architect Josiah Conder in 1894, was demolished in 1968 and rebuilt brick by brick to the original plans in 2010. Inside, the galleries keep the scale of Meiji-era offices: creaky-feeling wooden floors, fireplaces, narrow corridors and windows onto a lush courtyard garden framed by skyscrapers. The museum focuses on art from roughly the time the building was born, around 1850 to 1910, and stages about three exhibitions a year; its own collection includes all of Toulouse-Lautrec's posters, Redon's large pastel Grand Bouquet and Vallotton prints. After a long maintenance closure it reopened in November 2024. From Oct 17, 2026 to Jan 24, 2027 it shows Antonio Fontanesi, the Italian landscape painter who taught Western painting in Meiji Japan. Café 1894, in the former banking hall with its tall columns, is a destination in its own right.
Highlights
- Conder's red-brick 1894 building rebuilt to the original plans
- Toulouse-Lautrec poster collection and Redon's Grand Bouquet (shown periodically)
- Fontanesi: Light and Landscapes of the Heart in Italy (Oct 17, 2026 – Jan 24, 2027)
- Café 1894 in the double-height former banking hall
- Ichigokan Square courtyard garden with roses and sculpture
Tips
- Fridays (except holidays) stay open to 20:00, the quietest time for popular shows.
- Café 1894 gets long queues at lunch; go mid-afternoon or right at opening.
- The courtyard garden is free and open to everyone, a calm spot between Tokyo Station and Yurakucho.
- Ticket prices are set per exhibition; recent major shows were about ¥2,300 for adults, and children under junior high are usually free.
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