Our picks for the best art museums in Tokyo, from traditional Japanese paintings to Renaissance classics and contemporary works
After several seasons of museum closures, event postponements and virtual gallery tours, it's a relief to see 2023 full of large scale exhibitions ranging from fashion retrospectives to masterpieces from the impressionist movement. Over the next few months, we can look forward to the likes of Japan's biggest Henri Mattise exhibition in over 20 years and the Exhibition of Yves Saint Laurent in collaboration with Musée Yves Saint Laurent Paris.
The best time to visit Tokyo can sometimes depend on your specific interests, but while the prime time to see cherry blossoms is limited to spring, art lovers are spoilt for choice when it comes to designing an itinerary. Whether it's avant-garde paintings or in-depth fashion retrospectives that draw your attention, art is best appreciated in the flesh. Here are the biggest shows to mark in the calendar for the weeks and months ahead.
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