Posted:Oct 20, 2023

【2023】Fifteen Museums with Free Admission on November 3

Museum collections and permanent exhibitions will be open to visitors free of charge on November 3.

Exterior view of The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo

Started in 1948 to promote culture, arts, and academic endeavors, “Culture Day (Bunka no Hi)” is celebrated annually on November 3. Admission to many museums and cultural facilities will be free during this upcoming national holiday. Why not take this opportunity to explore museums and cultural facilities you have never been to?

The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo

Address: 3-1 Kitanomaru Koen, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Phone: 050-5541-8600
http://www.momat.go.jp/english

The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo

National Museum Of Western Art, Tokyo

NMWA Museum Collection

Address: 7-7 Ueno-Koen, Taito-ku, Tokyo 
Phone: 050-5541-8600
https://www.nmwa.go.jp/en/

National Museum Of Western Art, Tokyo

Tokyo National Museum

Regular Exhibitions

Address: 13-9 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo 
Phone: 050-5541-8600
https://www.tnm.jp/?lang=en

Tokyo National Museum

National Museum of Nature and Science

Permanent Exhibitions

Address: 7-20 Ueno-koen, Taito-ku, Tokyo 
Phone: 03-5777-8600
https://www.kahaku.go.jp/english/

National Film Archive of Japan 

Nihon Eiga: The History of Japanese Film – From the NFAJ Non-film Collection

Address: 3-7-6 Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 
Phone: 050-5541-8600
https://www.nfaj.go.jp/english/

National Film Archive of Japan Image courtesy of National Film Archive of Japan

Printing Museum

Address: Toppan Koishikawa Bldg., 1-3-3 Suido, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 
Phone: 03-5840-2300
https://www.nfaj.go.jp/english/

Printing Museum entrance Image courtesy of Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.

Chiba Prefectural Museum of Art

Address: 1-10-1 Chuominato, Chuo-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba 
Phone: 043-242-8311
http://www.chiba-muse.or.jp/ART/english/

Tochigi Prefectural Museum of Fine Arts

Address: 4-2-7 Sakura, Utsunomiya-shi, Tochigi 
Phone: 028-621-3566
http://www.art.pref.tochigi.jp/

Tochigi Prefectural Museum of Fine Arts Photo by Norihiro Ueno

Kenrokuen Garden

Address: 1-4 Kenrokumachi, Kanazawa-shi, Ishikawa 
Phone: 076-234-3800
http://www.pref.ishikawa.jp/siro-niwa/kenrokuen/e/

The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto

Address: 26-1 Okazaki Enshoji-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto 
Phone: 075-761-4111
https://www.momak.go.jp/English/

The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto Photo by Kunihiro Shiho

Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art

Address: 1-1-1 Wakinohamakaigandori, Chuo-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo 
Phone: 078-262-1011
https://www.artm.pref.hyogo.jp/eng/

Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art

The Tokushima Modern Art Museum

Address: Bunka-no-mori-Park, Mukoterayama, Hachiman-cho, Tokushima-shi, Tokushima 
Phone: 088-668-1088
https://art.bunmori.tokushima.jp/e/e_information.html

Fukuoka Art Museum

Address: 1-6 Ohori Koen, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka 
https://www.fukuoka-art-museum.jp/en/

Fukuoka Art Museum Yinka Shonibare CBE "Wind Sculpture (SG) II" (2021) Photo by Shintaro Yamanaka (Qsyum!) Copyright Yinka Shonibare CBE, 2021. Courtesy of James Cohan Gallery, New York

Fukuoka City Museum

Permanent Exhibition - Asian City Fukuoka

Address:  3-1-1, Momochihama, Sawara-ku, Fukuoka 
Phone: 092-845-5011
http://museum.city.fukuoka.jp/en/

Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum

Permanent Exhibition in the Museum: “Sea and Island Life - Seeking Prosperity, Beauty, and Peace”

Address: 3-1-1 Omoromachi, Naha-shi, Okinawa
Phone: 098-941-8200
Museum: https://okimu.jp/en/museum/
Art Museum: https://okimu.jp/en/art_museum/

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