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Sumida Hokusai Museum すみだ北斎美術館

A gleaming, faceted aluminium museum by Kazuyo Sejima devoted to Katsushika Hokusai, born in this very neighbourhood, with touch-screen copies of his prints and a lifelike model of the old artist at work.

Hours9:30–17:30 (last entry 17:00)
ClosedMondays (Tue if Mon is a holiday), year-end
PriceAdult (permanent exhibition): ¥400
High school / university / 65+: ¥300
Junior high and under: Free
Special exhibitions: ¥1,000
Getting thereRyogoku Station (Toei Oedo Line, exit A3), 5 min; JR Ryogoku, 9 min
Time needed1–1.5 hours
Best timeWeekday mornings
Address2-7-2 Kamezawa, Sumida City, Tokyo
Websitehokusai-museum.jp/?lang=en

About

Hokusai, creator of The Great Wave, was born and spent most of his life in Sumida, and this museum, opened in 2016, sits in a small park a few blocks from his birthplace. Kazuyo Sejima (SANAA) designed the building as a cluster of mirrored aluminium volumes split by deep slits, a striking contrast to the low-rise streets. The permanent AURORA gallery presents high-quality reproductions of Hokusai's key works, including the Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji, with touch-screen tables to zoom into details of Hokusai Manga sketches, and a life-size model of the 80-something Hokusai painting in his cluttered room while his daughter Oei looks on. Special exhibitions show original prints from the collection. The 10th-anniversary show 'See THE SUMIDA HOKUSAI MUSEUM's Best' runs until November 23, 2026.

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