Ueno, Yanaka

Event Space

Komagome Soko is an experimental space that aims to provide a place for the realization of a variety of high-quality projects that are emerging one after another in the Tokyo art scene.

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Gallery

Founded in 1872, the Tokyo National Museum has the longest history of any museum in Japan. The museum collects, stores, restores, exhibits, conducts research and education on a wide range of cultural properties, including Japanese and Oriental art and archaeology.  In the comprehensive cultural exhibition, about 3,000 items from the museum's collection and deposited items, including works of art (including national treasures and important cultural properties), historical materials, and archaeological artifacts, are displayed at all times, and the exhibits are regularly changed 300 to 400 times a year.  There are six exhibition halls in total. The main building (Japan Gallery) displays Japanese art, the Toyokan (Asian Gallery) displays Oriental art, and the Gallery of Horyuji Treasures displays treasures donated by Horyuji Temple. The Heiseikan has a gallery of Japanese archaeological artifacts on the first floor and a gallery dedicated to special exhibitions on the second floor. The Heiseikan also houses the Kuroda Memorial Hall, which displays the works of Western-style painter Seiki Kuroda. The Hyokeikan is open only during special exhibitions and events.

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Museum

This museum presents Western art from the late Medieval period through to the early 20th Century and French modern sculpture. The NMWA was established in 1959 around the core Matsukata Collection as a museum specializing in Western art. The main building, designed by the French architect Le Corbusier, displays pre-18th century paintings, whereas the New Wing displays 19th to early 20th century French paintings. The NMWA drawing collection centers on works by 18th to 19th century French artists and the prints collection features works ranging from the 15th century through to the early 20th century. Thematically arranged exhibitions of a selection of these collections are held regularly in one of the gallery spaces in the New Wing. 

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The University Art Museum is located on the campus of Tokyo University of the Arts. The collection consists of approximately 30,000 items, including 23 national treasures and important cultural properties, including works that were collected as "reference materials" for education and research before the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, the predecessor of Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, was established in 1887, as well as works left behind by successive teachers and graduates. The collection also includes self-portraits by artists who later became masters, such as "Salmon" by Yuichi Takahashi, "Kannon (Goddess of Mercy)" by Yoshigai Kano, and "Preface Dance" by Shoen Uemura. There are no permanent exhibitions, but once or twice a year the museum holds an exhibition of some of its collection, as well as special exhibitions on various themes, student graduation projects, and exhibitions commemorating the retirement of faculty members.

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The Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum was established in 1926 as Japan's first public art museum. The museum holds many exhibitions throughout the year, including special exhibitions featuring masterpieces from Japan and abroad, as well as a wide variety of independent and public exhibitions by art organizations.

In addition, the museum is not only a place to view artwork, but also conducts a variety of projects as a "gateway to art," such as the "Art Communication Project," which aims to connect people to artwork, people to people, and people to places, and to foster a community through art.

The current building, built in 1975 and designed by Kunio Maekawa, a master of Japanese modernist architecture, is one of the highlights of the museum, with its attractive harmony between urban space and the nature of Ueno Park. Admission to the museum is free, so feel free to visit the restaurant, café, and museum store inside the museum.

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Japanese painter Yokoyama Taikan (1868-1958) started living in this building in 1909. The site, which was initially small, expanded to its maximum size in 1918. However, the house was destroyed by the air raid in 1945 and Taikan temporarily moved to a villa in Atami Izuyama. In 1954, the new house was rebuilt using the foundation of the burned-out house and Taikan resumed living in Ikenohata again. He made many works here until passing away at the age of 90 in 1958.
After the death of his wife Shizuko, the Yokoyama Taikan Memorial Foundation was established and opened to the public with the donation of Taikan's works, studies, relics, drawings, sketchbooks, etc. Our motto is a museum where visitors can experience peace of mind, making the most of the atmosphere of the building as much as possible. Taking off their shoes to enter, visitors can fully enjoy the beauty of Japanese architecture.

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When Kuroda Seiki, often considered the father of modern Western-style painting in Japan, died in 1924, he bequeathed a portion of his estate to be used for the furtherment of art. With this bequest, the Kuroda Memorial Hall was formed in 1928. Within the Hall a room was set aside for the display of works donated by members of Kuroda's family in order to honor his memory. Furthermore, in 1930 the Art Research Institute was established within the same building for the academic study of art and the collection of research materials; this Institute would eventually become the Tokyo Research Institute for Cultural Properties. While the Institute has continued to fulfill its mandate since its foundation, it was moved to a new facility in the year 2000, where it is presently based. It was decided at the same time that the Kuroda Memorial Hall would be located in the former building. As a museum facility designed by Okada Shin'ichiro in the late 1920s, this building was deemed important and has thus been restored to its original appearance. The reopening of the Kuroda Memorial Hall occurred in September 2001. In addition to the original display room, a gallery has been added, allowing for an even greater appreciation of the Hall's collection, which includes 126 oil paintings, 170 drawings, sketchbooks, letters, and so forth.
April 1, 2007, The Independent Administrative Institutions National Museum and National Research Institute of Cultural Properties merged to form the Independent Administrative Institution National Institute for Cultural Heritage. At the same period, Kuroda Memorial Hall was transferred to the Tokyo National Museum.

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The Koishikawa Annex of the University Museum at the University of Tokyo is a museum facility that makes use of the architecture of the main building of the former Tokyo Medical School, which is a designated Important Cultural Property. Since its opening in 2001, the museum has used the academic specimens that had accumulated in the university to hold various events including permanent exhibits, special exhibits, and experimental exhibits. In December 2013, it was reborn as an architectural museum. The museum building is the oldest extant school building at the University of Tokyo, and the structure itself is a valuable example of pseudo Western-style architecture from the early Meiji Period.
The actual exhibits are divided into six themes: architectural models, the historical buildings of the University of Tokyo, the diversity of natural forms, spatial specimens, world architecture, and body space. We hope that for those who seek architecture of all the universe, this museum will evoke the creation of new ideas and forms.

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The University Museum, the first of its kind in Japan, was founded in May 1997. It has taken over from the University Storage Center for Research Materials the important functions of collecting, classifying, and preserving research data and materials. The University of Tokyo has acquired over 6 million items of research materials since its foundation over 120 years ago. In this respect we owe what we are today to the endeavours of our predecessors. By the same token it is incumbent on us to make similar efforts for posterity. Along with such efforts, however, it has also become the task of the University Museum today to create a new field of its own for research and education. What distinguishes the interdisciplinary innovations of the university museum from those of other organizations is the use and availability of abundant research data and materials. Taking full advantage of these data and materials, the University Museum will create a new interdisciplinary field.

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Moved from 3331 Arts Chiyoda in 2015.

Imura Art Gallery proudly represents the work of some of the best emerging and established artists based in Japan who are active and recognized both at the national and international level. Our distinctive focus and innovative exhibition program has continued to attract the attention of a variety of Japanese and international collectors. We also maintain a wide-ranging collection of artworks in various media produced by Kansai-based artists, as well as work by artists who continue to maintain a special relationship with the city of Kyoto.

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The space was originally built in 1868 as a warehouse and remains the embodiment of Edo architecture. It has miraculously survived two great fires, the huge earthquake of 1923, fire-bombing during the Second World War, and constant re-development, making it unique in downtown Tokyo. In 1997 this building was reopened as an art gallery with a cafe/bar space. Many artists and craftsmen have gathered to transform this space, giving it a new lease of life as a space for communication and cultural exchange. Various international collaborations, such as art exhibitions, music concerts, performances are presented here.

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Asakusa is a renovation project and private gallery space for contemporary art programs, developed in collaboration between architect Kosaku Matsumoto (Blue Architects, Zurich) and curator Koichiro Osaka (SCAI The Bathhouse, Tokyo). The residential property was built in 1965 in Asakusa, one of Tokyo’s most bustling tourist districts, and is located steps away from busy streets in a secluded area where 20 households are set side-by-side and back-to-back, forming a discreet colony.

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Openness:
Not only artists who are active as professionals, but also young future artists, students, people who are involved in art and creating in various ways, neighbors… Higure 17-15 CAS is an open space for all people. In addition exhibitions, we offer various opportunities such as workshops, talks, and volunteering.

A Place to Meet and Interact:
Perhaps you want to talk with artists. Or make something with a professional creator. Artists are not the only ones interested in art. Higure 17-15 CAS is a place that offers and develops programs where people can meet other creators and interact with other.

A New Way of Networking:
Higure 17-15 CAS is not only a new place for communication that expands the world of art, but also a place for art professionals to network. From that network, ideas and information are exchanged and proposals for new forms of work are born and developed. We convinced that it will not only expand our possibilities, but also lead to the development of the art industry and Japanese culture.

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Shigeyuki Nakamura, the owner of Gallery Iriya, is a metal sculptor who graduated from Tokyo National University of Art and Music. He is also the president of Be-Factory Co. (founded in 1988), which specializes in manufacturing public monuments for artists, architects, and art companies.

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On the first floor, there is a gallery with an atrium space and a cafe. Through daily exhibitions and events, the facility aims to play a role as a salon for young artists.

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Since its establishment in 1995, the gallery has held monthly exhibitions of modern and contemporary oil paintings, objects, prints, and photographs, and has also edited and published exhibition catalogs. We are also the only publisher in Japan to publish prints by architects such as Arata Isozaki and Tadao Ando, and we handle many drawings.
We moved to a new location in 2017.

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Tokyo National Museum

National Museum Of Western Art, Tokyo

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Yokoyama Taikan Memorial Hall

Kuroda Memorial Hall

Koishikawa Annex, The University Museum, The University of Tokyo

University Museum, The University of Tokyo

Imura Art Gallery Tokyo

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Ohshima Fine Art

Asakusa

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Gallery Iriya Tokyo

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