Museum Name |
Image |
District or Ward |
Type |
Summary |
Ancient Orient Museum | | Ikebukuro | Art | Artifacts of the ancient Near East and Central Asia |
Asakura Choso Museum | | Taitō | Art | website in Japanese, information, sculpture |
Banknote and Postage Stamp Museum | | Shinjuku | Numismatic | website in Japanese, information |
Beer Museum Yebisu | | Shibuya | Food | website, history, science and culture of beer |
Bicycle Culture Center | | Chiyoda | Transport | website |
Bridgestone Museum of Art | | Chūō | Art | Includes Impressionists, Post-Impressionists and twentieth-century art, Ancient Greek ceramics |
Bunkamura | | Shibuya | Art | Concert hall, theater and art gallery |
Bunka Gakuen Costume Museum | | Shibuya | Fashion | website, historical costumes and costume-related crafts from around the world |
Bunkyo Historical Museum | | Bunkyō | History | website in Japanese, information, history and culture |
Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage | | Koto | History | Information and artifacts regarding the bombing of Tokyo |
Currency Museum of the Bank of Japan | | Chūō | Numismatic | Japanese currency |
Daimaru Museum | | Chiyoda | Art | website in Japanese, information |
Daimyo Clock Museum | | Taitō | Horology | information, information, website in Japanese |
Earthquake Learning Center | | Meguro | Science | information, information |
Edo-Tokyo Museum | | Ryōgoku | History | History of Tokyo |
Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum | | Koganei | Open air | Historic Japanese buildings. |
Eisei Bunko Museum | | Bunkyō | Art | Fine art and historical documents |
Emperor Showa Memorial Museum | | Tachikawa | Biographical | website, located in Showa Memorial Park (also known as Showa Kinen Park), life and memorabilia of Emperor Hirohito and his wife Empress Kōjun |
Exhibition Hall of the Diplomatic Archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan | | Minato-ku | Diplomatic archives | Museum website |
Fukagawa-Edo Museum | | Kōtō | History | information, miniature reproduction of downtown Edo |
Gas Science Museum, Tokyo | | Kodaira | Industry | website in Japanese, information, information, gas appliances and technology |
Ghibli Museum | ![](../I/m/Ghibli-museum-mitaka.jpg) | Mitaka | Art | Animation work of Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli |
Gotoh Museum | | Setagaya | Art | Classical Japanese and Chinese art |
Hara Museum of Contemporary Art | | Shinagawa | Art | Media includes art, design, architecture, music and dance |
Hasegawa Machiko Art Museum | | Setagaya | Art | Comic strip works by Hasegawa Machiko, who drew the comic strip Sazae-san |
Hatakeyama Memorial Museum of Fine Art | | Minato | Art | Chinese, Korean and Japanese art related to tea drinking |
House of Shiseido | | Chūō | Fashion | website, information, history of Shiseido cosmetic products |
Idemitsu Museum of Arts | | Marunouchi | Art | Features a collection of Japanese painting and calligraphy, and East Asian ceramics |
Industrial Safety Museum & Theater | | Minato | Industry | website |
Itabashi Ward Public Ecopolis Center | | Marunouchi | Science | information |
JAXA i | | Chiyoda | Science | website, aerospace science, operated by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency |
Japan Football Museum | | Bunkyō | Sports | website, information, soccer in Japan |
Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame | ![](../I/m/Japanese_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_and_Museum_20070317.jpg) | Bunkyō | Sports | |
Japanese Folk Crafts Museum | | Meguro | Art | Also known as Mingeikan Museum, Japanese folk crafts and from China, Korea, England, Africa and elsewhere |
Japanese Sword Museum | | Shibuya | Military | Art of Japanese sword |
JCII Camera Museum | | Chiyoda | Technology | website, cameras, photography and film |
Kanto Earthquake Disaster Memorial Museum | | Sumida | History | information |
Katsushika City Museum | | Katsushika | Science | website, also local history and astronomy |
Katsushika Shibamata Tora-san Museum | | Katsushika | History | information, |
Kinunomichi Museum | | Hachiōji | History | information in Japanese, video, history of the silk trade and silk road |
Kite Museum (Tokyo) | | Chūō | Sports | website, Japanese and Asian kites |
Kobo Gallery | | Chūō | Art | |
Kodansha Noma Memorial Museum | | Bunkyō | Art | Art and cultural treasures |
Koishikawa Annex, The University Museum, The University of Tokyo | | Bunkyō | Natural history | Research museum only |
Koishikawa Ukiyo-e Art Museum | | Bunkyō | Art | Ukiyo-e paintings |
Kyodo no mori | | Fuchū | Open air | |
Matsuoka Museum of Art | | Shirokanedai | Art | website, description of collections |
Meguro Museum of Art | | Meguro | Art | Japanese modern and contemporary art, as well as international artists |
Meguro Parasitological Museum | | Meguro | Medical | website |
Meiji Jingu Treasure Museum | | Shibuya | Art | website, items used by household of Emperor Meiji |
Meiji University Museum | | Chiyoda | Multiple | website in Japanese, information, three departments: handcrafts, criminology, archaeology |
Michio Miyagi Memorial Hall | | Shinjuku | Music | Life and works of musician Michio Miyagi |
Min-On Music Museum | | Shinjuku | Music | website in Japanese, information |
Miraikan | | Odaiba | Science | National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation |
Mitsui Memorial Museum | | Chūō | Art | Japanese and Asian art and decorative arts |
Mitsuo Aida Museum | | Chūō | Art | website, works of calligrapher poet Mitsuo Aida |
Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum | | Marunouchi | Art | Focus is 19th-century Western art |
Mori Art Museum | | Roppongi | Art | Contemporary art |
Musée Tomo | | Minato | Art | Contemporary Japanese ceramic art |
Museum of Advertising and Marketing | | Shiodome | Science | website, also known as Advertising Museum Tokyo, history of advertising in Japan |
Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo | | Kōtō | Art | In Kiba |
Museum of Logistics | | Minato | Transportation | website in Japanese, information |
Museum of Maritime Science | | Odaiba | Maritime | Japanese boats, the Navy, shipping, fishing, sailing, maritime recreation, ship design and building, marine environment |
Museum of the Imperial Collections | | Chiyoda | Art | Changing exhibition of a part of the imperial household treasures |
NHK Museum of Broadcasting | | Minato | Media | website, history of broadcasting in Japan |
NTT InterCommunication Center | | Shinjuku | Art | Media art |
National Art Center | ![](../I/m/National_Art_Center_Tokyo_2008.jpg) | Roppongi | Art | 20th-century painting and modern art |
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan - Observatory History Museum | ![](../I/m/Observatory_History_Museum_at_NAOJ_Mitaka_Campus.jpg) | Mitaka | Science | Astronomy |
National Hansen's Disease Museum | ![](../I/m/National_Hansen's_Disease_Museum_(Japan)_Main_Entrance.jpg) | Higashimurayama | Science | History of Hansen's disease (leprosy) in Japan and its effects on its sufferers |
National Museum of Nature and Science | ![](../I/m/NMNC01s3200.jpg) | Ueno | Natural history | Natural history and interactive science exhibits |
National Museum of Modern Art | | Chiyoda | Art | |
National Museum of Western Art | | Ueno | Art | Art from the Western tradition |
National Showa Memorial Museum | ![](../I/m/Showa_kan.jpg) | Chiyoda | History | Also known as Showakan, lifestyle of the Japanese people during the Shōwa period, mostly during and post World War II, located in Kudanshita |
New Otani Art Museum | | Chiyoda | Art | Modern art from France and Japan |
Nezu Museum | | Minato | Art | Japanese and other Asian pre-modern arts, including arts related to tea |
O Art Museum | | Ōsaki | Art | website |
Okura Shukokan | | Minato | Art | website, Japanese and Asian art |
Ota Memorial Museum of Art | | Shibuya | Art | Ukiyo-e (Japanese woodblock print) |
Orugoru no Chiisana Hakubutsukan | | Bunkyō | Music | Mechanical musical instruments |
Paper Museum | | Kita | Industry | website, paper industry, history and uses of paper |
Pen Station, Tokyo | | Chuo | Writing Instruments | website, history of writing instruments, in particular Pilot pens |
Philatelic Museum, Tokyo | | Toshima | Philately | website, postage stamps |
Prince Chichibu Memorial Sports Museum | | Shinjuku | Sports | website |
Princess Gallery Handbag Museum | | Taitō | Fashion | website in Japanese, information, history of handbags in Japan and bags from around the world |
Printing Museum, Tokyo | | Bunkyō | Media | History and techniques of printing as a form of communication |
Rainbow Sewer Museum | | Odaiba | Science | website in Japanese, information, structure of Tokyo's drainage system |
Ridai Museum of Modern Science | | Shinjuku | Science | information, part of the Tokyo University of Science, history of the University, calculators and computers and Japan |
Ryōgoku Kokugikan Sumo Museum | | Sumida | Sports | website |
Safety Promotion Center | | Ōta | Aerospace | Aviation safety, open by reservation |
Science Museum, Tokyo | | Chiyoda | Science | website |
Sekine Kunen Shodo Museum | | Taitō | Art | information, calligraphy |
Setagaya Art Museum | | Setagaya | Art | |
Setagaya Museum of History | | Setagaya | History | information, information, local history |
Shinjuku Historical Museum | | Shinjuku | History | website in Japanese, information, local history |
Shitamachi Museum | | Ueno | History | Traditional culture of Tokyo's Shitamachi |
Shoto Museum of Art | | Shibuya | Art | website, local art, paintings, sculpture and craft |
Sompo Japan Museum of Art | | Shinjuku | Art | website |
Space Space Gallery | | Komae | Art | website |
Suginami Animation Museum | | Suginami | Art | website |
Suginami Historical Museum | | Suginami | History | information, local history and culture |
Suginami Science Museum | | Suginami | Science | website (Japanese) |
Sugino Costume Museum | | Shinagawa | Fashion | website in French |
Sumida Heritage Museum | | Sumida | History | website in Japanese, information, local history |
Suntory Museum of Art | | Roppongi | Art | website |
Tei-Park | | Chiyoda | Media | website, information and telecommunications, postal history, insurance |
TEPCO Electric Energy Museum | | Shibuya | Science | website, information, electricity, operated by TEPCO |
Tobacco and Salt Museum | | Shibuya | Industry | website, uses of tobacco and salt throughout history |
Tobu Museum of Transport & Culture | ![](../I/m/Tobu-1720-at-Tobu-Museum.jpg) | Sumida | Railway | |
Toei Animation Gallery | | Nerima | Art | information |
Tokyo Fire Museum | | Shinjuku | Firefighting | information, website in Japanese |
Tokyo Fuji Art Museum | | Hachiōji | Art | website, includes paintings, prints, photography, sculpture, ceramics and lacquerware, armor, swords and medallions |
Tokyo Hongo Ceramics Museum | | Bunkyō | Art | information, history and culture |
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum | ![](../I/m/Tokyo_metropolitan_art_museum01_1920.jpg) | Ueno | Art | |
Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre | | Toshima | Art | Concert hall with exhibition gallery |
Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography | ![](../I/m/Tokyo_Metropolitan_Museum_of_Photography.jpg) | Meguro | Art | |
Tokyo Metropolitan Police Museum | | Chūō | Law enforcement | information, website in Japanese |
Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum | | Minato | Art | Art Deco house with changing exhibits |
Tokyo Metropolitan Water Science Museum | | Kōtō | Science | information |
Tokyo National Museum | | Ueno | Art | Art works and archaeological objects of Asia, focusing on Japan |
Tokyo Subway Museum | | Edogawa | Transportation | information |
Tokyo Waterworks Historical Museum | | Bunkyō | Science | information, information, Tokyo's water supply system |
Ueno Royal Museum | | Ueno | Art | information, website in Japanese |
University Art Museum, Tokyo University of the Arts | | Ueno | Art | website |
Waseda University Tsubouchi Memorial Theatre Museum | ![](../I/m/Tsubouchi_Memorial_Theatre_Museum.jpg) | Shinjuku | Theater | History of drama |
Watari Museum of Contemporary Art | ![](../I/m/Watarium.jpg) | Shibuya | Art | |
Yamatane Museum | | Shibuya | Art | nihonga style of Japanese watercolor painting |
Yūshūkan | ![](../I/m/Yasukuni_Yusyukan_2.jpg) | Chiyoda | Military | Japanese war casualties and military activity from the start of the Meiji Restoration to the end of the Pacific War |
Zoshigaya Missionary Museum | | Toshima | Historic house | |