Museum · Ebisu
Tokyo Photographic Art Museum (TOP Museum) 東京都写真美術館
Japan's only public museum dedicated to photography and moving images, in Yebisu Garden Place, three floors of exhibitions plus an art-house cinema.
Junior high and under: Free
About
Known as TOP Museum, this is the best place in Tokyo to see photography, with a collection of more than 37,000 works that runs from 19th-century daguerreotypes and Meiji hand-tinted prints to Daido Moriyama, Nobuyoshi Araki and international masters. Three galleries over different floors usually host three simultaneous exhibitions, so there is almost always something on, from historical surveys to contemporary video art. The entrance wall features giant reproductions of famous photographs, including Robert Capa's Falling Soldier and Robert Doisneau's kiss. The building also has a cinema screening independent and documentary films, a well-stocked photo bookshop and a cafe. It anchors the Ebisu Garden Place complex, near the Yebisu beer museum.
Highlights
- Three simultaneous photography exhibitions on separate floors
- Giant photo murals of Capa, Doisneau and Ueda Shoji at the entrance
- Collection from early daguerreotypes to contemporary Japanese photography
- Art-house cinema on the ground floor
- NADiff photo-book shop
Tips
- Exhibitions are ticketed individually, so pick the one you want rather than paying for all three.
- Thursday and Friday evenings are open until 20:00.
- Take the Skywalk moving walkway from JR Ebisu East Exit, it drops you at Garden Place in 5 minutes.
- Under-18 prices are often free; check each show.
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