Bridgestone Museum of Art (Bridgestone Bijutsukan)
1-10-1 Kyobashi
(03) 3563-0241
www.bridgestone-museum.gr.jp
This privately owned museum contains a small but impressive collection of French Impressionist art, as well as Japanese paintings in the Western style dating from the Meiji Period onward. This is one of the best of Tokyo’s private art museums.
Edo-Tokyo Museum (Edo-Tokyo Hakubutsukan)
1-4-1 Yokoami
(03) 3626-9974
http://www.edo-tokyo-museum.or.jp/english/index.html
This is the metropolitan government’s ambitious attempt to present the history, art, disasters, science, culture, and architecture of Tokyo from its humble beginnings in 1590 — when the first shogun, Tokugawa Ieyasu, made Edo (old Tokyo) the seat of his domain — to 1964, when Tokyo hosted the Olympics.
Hara Museum of Contemporary Art (Hara Bijutsukan)
4-7-25 Kita-Shinagawa
(03) 3445-0651
www.haramuseum.or.jp
Japan’s oldest museum devoted to contemporary international and Japanese art is housed in a 1930s tiled, Bauhaus-style Art Deco home that once belonged to the current director’s grandfather; the building alone is worth the trip.
National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Nippon Kagaku Miraikan)
2-4-1 Aomi
(03) 3570-9151
www.miraikan.jst.go.jp
Opened in 2001 on Odaiba, this fascinating, educational museum provides hands-on exploration of the latest developments in cutting-edge science and technology, including interactions with robots, virtual-reality rides, and displays that suggest future applications such as non-invasive medical procedures and an environmentally friendly home.
National Science Museum (Kokuritsu Kagaku Hakubutsukan)
Ueno Park, Taito-ku
(03) 3822-0111
www.kahaku.go.jp/english
This is a sprawling complex, comprising three buildings and covering everything from the evolution of life to electronics in Japan.
Tokyo National Museum (Tokyo Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan)
Ueno Park, Taito-ku
(03) 3822-1111
www.tnm.jp
The National Museum not only is the largest and oldest museum in Japan, it also boasts the largest collection of Japanese art in the world. This is where you go to see antiques from Japan’s past — old kimono, samurai armor, priceless swords, lacquerware, metalwork, pottery, scrolls, screens, ukiyo-e (woodblock prints), calligraphy, ceramics, archaeological finds, and more.
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