Tokyo National Museum on Postcard

"Located in Ueno Park, the Tokyo National Museum is Japan 's oldest museum, featuring an impressive collection of national treasures and important cultural properties. Aside from the permanent collection, there are special exhibitions with themes such as the tea ceremony, Japanese swords, and overseas treasures. Allow time to enjoy the expansive park, which blossoms in the spring and has gorgeous fall colors."

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"Located in Ueno Park, the Tokyo National Museum is Japan 's oldest museum, featuring an impressive collection of national treasures and important cultural properties. Aside from the permanent collection, there are special exhibitions with themes such as the tea ceremony, Japanese swords, and overseas treasures. Allow time to enjoy the expansive park, which blossoms in the spring and has gorgeous fall colors."

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"Intricately embroidered kimonos, samurai swords, serene-faced Buddha statues, thousand-year-old ceramics: You’ll find it all and more in the Tokyo National Museum, which houses the world’s most comprehensive collection of Japanese art. Surrounded by the winding paths and shrines of Ueno Park, the country’s oldest museum is a must-see for everyone from historians to culture-vultures looking for a crash course. The unparalleled permanent collection contains more than 110,000 artifacts. Thankfully, the curators are sensible enough to space their vast array of treasures out. Each room feels carefully composed rather than cluttered, and special exhibitions rotate constantly, meaning the 4,000-odd works on display from the permanent collection at any given time are never quite the same as at your last visit." - Diana Hubbell

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Aibi Y.

Google

A spacious museum. Loved the decors & the building for the Hello Kitty Exhibit looks really nice. We went on a weekend for the Hello Kitty Exhibit. We were shocked on how crowded it was. We queued for about 40 to 50 minutes before being able to enter the event building. The lining up process was in order but once inside it was very disorganized. Despite the chaos, still enjoyed the exhibit to celebrate Hello Kitty. ❤

Nicholas P

Google

It was easy to get here by train and walking. It’s 1000 yen for basic admission but I should have paid the extra yen to go to the special exhibits. It’s a good size museum, consisting of a few different buildings to go through. You can easily spend 2-3 hours here, depending on how fast you’re walking and if you are interested in the history. Feel free to take as many pictures if you want.

Mary

Google

Wonderful displays, especially the Japanese Archeology section. We found this section to be the best of what we saw today. Almost missed it, due to it being in another building, connected to the rear of the main building. There are some tired areas in the museum that need renovation. Make sure you step carefully in the main buildings rear, as it is unlevel in several areas. Some extra eateries might be useful too, especially when there are thousands attending the Hello Kitty event nearby.

Hospitality Insider

Google

Came here because hello kitty was doing a Special exhibit so was able to go to the actual main museum while seeing hello kitty as it allows you to access the main museum if you have a special exhibit ticket. The museum is well curated and although we only went to the hello kitty and the middle building museum you could spend half a day here if you visited all the buildings. As we didn’t have the time it was well enough for us with the time we had. Make sure you visit the samurai gate as it has a wonderful history as well. Definitely a great museum to read and learn about Japanese history and culture.

Angèle Davidson

Google

Wonderful group of museums. It was shockingly inexpensive to enter. You could easily spend all day or half a day here, but don't let that stop you from coming for just an hour even. They have lots of very comfortable seating and couches to take breaks on, so this is an ideal spot to take a break. There are at least two museum gift/bookstores and they are some of the largest I've seen with very reasonable prices.

lovegodlovehymns

Google

There were lots to see. I’d spent 2 hours there but it was not enough. There was a special exhibition of Hello Kitty but people all bought tickets in advance so I didn’t go there. Also, since I didn’t recognise there was a garden, so when I found it, it was just closed. I think it would be nice to visit the garden as well.

Wacharit Engpanyalert

Google

Highly recommend to purchase an online ticket otherwise you need to wait for long queue. The area consists of many buildings of museum that may opt to visit per your interest from history up to science or art which require different type of tickets to entrance. Nearby vibe is nice as it is located in the Ueno park area.

Tim H

Google

A good way to see some history of Tokyo art. Though it’s partially closed so not as good as it could be. There are stamps, a gift shop, and lockers to make the trip easier. One room with interactive technology that’s good for children. The Asian galleries is also good.

Aibi Y.

Google

A spacious museum. Loved the decors & the building for the Hello Kitty Exhibit looks really nice. We went on a weekend for the Hello Kitty Exhibit. We were shocked on how crowded it was. We queued for about 40 to 50 minutes before being able to enter the event building. The lining up process was in order but once inside it was very disorganized. Despite the chaos, still enjoyed the exhibit to celebrate Hello Kitty. ❤

Nicholas P

Google

It was easy to get here by train and walking. It’s 1000 yen for basic admission but I should have paid the extra yen to go to the special exhibits. It’s a good size museum, consisting of a few different buildings to go through. You can easily spend 2-3 hours here, depending on how fast you’re walking and if you are interested in the history. Feel free to take as many pictures if you want.

Mary

Google

Wonderful displays, especially the Japanese Archeology section. We found this section to be the best of what we saw today. Almost missed it, due to it being in another building, connected to the rear of the main building. There are some tired areas in the museum that need renovation. Make sure you step carefully in the main buildings rear, as it is unlevel in several areas. Some extra eateries might be useful too, especially when there are thousands attending the Hello Kitty event nearby.

Hospitality Insider

Google

Came here because hello kitty was doing a Special exhibit so was able to go to the actual main museum while seeing hello kitty as it allows you to access the main museum if you have a special exhibit ticket. The museum is well curated and although we only went to the hello kitty and the middle building museum you could spend half a day here if you visited all the buildings. As we didn’t have the time it was well enough for us with the time we had. Make sure you visit the samurai gate as it has a wonderful history as well. Definitely a great museum to read and learn about Japanese history and culture.

Angèle Davidson

Google

Wonderful group of museums. It was shockingly inexpensive to enter. You could easily spend all day or half a day here, but don't let that stop you from coming for just an hour even. They have lots of very comfortable seating and couches to take breaks on, so this is an ideal spot to take a break. There are at least two museum gift/bookstores and they are some of the largest I've seen with very reasonable prices.

lovegodlovehymns

Google

There were lots to see. I’d spent 2 hours there but it was not enough. There was a special exhibition of Hello Kitty but people all bought tickets in advance so I didn’t go there. Also, since I didn’t recognise there was a garden, so when I found it, it was just closed. I think it would be nice to visit the garden as well.

Wacharit Engpanyalert

Google

Highly recommend to purchase an online ticket otherwise you need to wait for long queue. The area consists of many buildings of museum that may opt to visit per your interest from history up to science or art which require different type of tickets to entrance. Nearby vibe is nice as it is located in the Ueno park area.

Tim H

Google

A good way to see some history of Tokyo art. Though it’s partially closed so not as good as it could be. There are stamps, a gift shop, and lockers to make the trip easier. One room with interactive technology that’s good for children. The Asian galleries is also good.

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