Museum · Takebashi / Imperial Palace

The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo (MOMAT) 東京国立近代美術館

Japan's first national art museum, beside the Imperial Palace moat: 13,000 works of 20th-century Japanese art, from Yokoyama Taikan to Yayoi Kusama, plus a lovely balcony over Kitanomaru Park.

Hours10:00–17:00 (Fri & Sat to 20:00; last entry 30 min before)

ClosedMondays (Tue if Mon is a holiday), year-end, between exhibitions

PriceAdult (MOMAT Collection): ¥500
University student: ¥250
Under 18 / 65+: Free
Special exhibitions: ¥1,800

Getting thereTakebashi Station (Tozai Line, exit 1b), 3 min

Time needed1.5–2 hours

Best timeFriday evenings or cherry-blossom season mornings

Address3-1 Kitanomarukoen, Chiyoda City, Tokyo

Websitemomat.go.jp/en

About

MOMAT's collection gallery is the essential overview of modern Japanese art. Spread over three floors and around 200 works on display at any time, it moves from Meiji-era nihonga and yoga painters (Kishida Ryusei, Kuroda Seiki, Hishida Shunso's Fallen Leaves) through wartime 'war record paintings' rarely shown elsewhere to postwar avant-garde, Gutai and contemporary artists. Room 1 always shows highlights including several Important Cultural Properties. Between galleries, the 'Room with a View' on the 4th floor looks out over the Imperial Palace moats and Marunouchi skyline. The museum sits in the Kitanomaru Park area near Chidorigafuchi, among Tokyo's best cherry-blossom spots, and stays open late on Fridays and Saturdays.

Highlights

Room 1 highlights gallery of Important Cultural Properties
Overview of Japanese modern art from Meiji to the present
The Room with a View overlooking the Imperial Palace moat
Wartime documentary paintings rarely seen elsewhere
Cherry blossoms at nearby Chidorigafuchi in late March

Tips

Collection admission is free on the first Sunday of the month and on International Museum Day (May 18).
Fridays and Saturdays open until 20:00, cheapest, calmest visit.
Takebashi Station exit 1b is a 3-minute walk; combine with the East Gardens of the Imperial Palace.
National-museum collection fees are rising during 2026, check the current price.

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The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo (MOMAT) 東京国立近代美術館

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