The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo Takebashi, Tokyo

An art museum boasting one of the largest collections in Japan, where visitors can survey the current of Japanese art from the end of the 19th century to the present day

Located near the Imperial Palace, this is the first National Museum of Art in Japan. It holds over 13,000 works of modern and contemporary art, including 18 national important cultural properties by artists such as Yokoyama Taikan and Kishida Ryusei, with about 200 works exhibited at a time based on appropriate themes and perspectives. Visitors can trace in one sweep the current of Japanese art from the end of the 19th century to the present day. Don’t miss “A Room with a View,” a resting room overlooking the Imperial Palace and the Marunouchi area’s Buildings.