Museum · Nihonbashi
Mitsui Memorial Museum 三井記念美術館
The Mitsui family's collection of tea ceremony treasures and Japanese art, displayed in wood-panelled galleries inside the 1929 Mitsui Main Building in Nihonbashi.
High school / university student: ¥700
Junior high and under: Free
About
The Mitsui family, founders of the Echigoya kimono shop that became Mitsukoshi, gathered one of Japan's great collections of tea utensils, paintings, calligraphy and Noh masks over three centuries. Since 2005 it has been shown on the 7th floor of the Mitsui Main Building, a neoclassical Important Cultural Property, in galleries panelled in dark wood with the original elevators and vault doors. Its most famous works are Maruyama Okyo's National Treasure Snow-Covered Pines screens, shown each winter around New Year, and the National Treasure Shino tea bowl named Unohanagaki. In autumn 2026, 100 Selected Tea Bowls (Sep 12 to Nov 23) runs from national treasures to handmade bowls, followed by Snow Pines and the Four Seasons (Dec 12, 2026 to Jan 30, 2027).
Highlights
- Okyo's National Treasure Snow-Covered Pines screens (shown in winter)
- Shino tea bowl Unohanagaki, a National Treasure
- 100 Selected Tea Bowls exhibition (Sep 12 – Nov 23, 2026)
- Wood-panelled galleries in the 1929 Mitsui Main Building
- Noh masks and tea ceremony utensils
Tips
- Visit between Dec 12, 2026 and Jan 30, 2027 to see the Snow Pines screens.
- Mitsukoshimae Station Exit A7 connects almost directly.
- Advance tickets are cheaper; prices vary by exhibition.
- Combine with Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi's grand atrium and the Currency Museum next door.
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