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The 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, from above

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Museums & digital art

Digital art that surrounds you with light, sculptures in the open air, and Naoshima, an island devoted to art. Popular venues need a timed booking.

Travel tips

  • For teamLab, the Ghibli Museum and the Chichu Art Museum, buy timed tickets in advance.
  • Many museums close on Mondays, and some close between exhibitions.

8 places to go

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  1. 1

    teamLab Planets TOKYO

    Attraction

    In Toyosu. You walk barefoot through water in some works. Announced to stay open until the end of 2027.

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  2. 2

    teamLab Borderless (Azabudai Hills)

    Attraction

    Reopened at Azabudai Hills in 2024. Wander through artworks that flow from room to room.

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  3. 3

    Ghibli Museum, Mitaka

    Attraction

    The Ghibli Museum, Mitaka. Entry is by timed reservation only; no tickets are sold at the door.

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  4. 4

    Ueno Park & Ueno Zoo

    Attraction

    A park gathering the Tokyo National Museum, the National Museum of Western Art and more.

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  5. 5

    Roppongi Hills

    Attraction

    The Mori Art Museum, high up in Mori Tower, hosts contemporary art exhibitions.

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  6. 6

    The Hakone Open-Air Museum

    Attraction

    Sculptures set outdoors among the mountains, a short walk from Chokoku-no-Mori Station on the Hakone Tozan Railway.

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  7. 7

    21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa

    Attraction

    A round, glass-walled museum of contemporary art. It plans to close for renovation from May 2027 to March 2028.

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  8. 8

    Naoshima (Miyanoura Port)

    Port

    Naoshima, the art island, greets you with Yayoi Kusama's red pumpkin at the port. The Chichu Art Museum needs a reservation.

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The 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, from above 金沢市 (CC BY 2.1 jp) / Cherry trees in full bloom and lanterns in Ueno Park Syced (CC0) / A dome-shaped wooden structure on the lawn of the Open-Air Museum Suicasmo (CC BY-SA 4.0) / The circular 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art seen from above 金沢市 (CC BY 2.1 jp) / A ferry arriving at Miyanoura Port on Naoshima 663highland (CC BY 2.5). Cropped and resized.