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15 best art exhibitions in Tokyo right now

What's on right now at Tokyo's most popular art museums and galleries

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14 best art exhibitions to see in Tokyo in 2026

Picasso and Paul Smith, Edo masterpieces, young British artists and sexy robots – Tokyo’s art slate looks packed this year

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13 best free museums in Tokyo

Here are our favourite free museums in Tokyo for art, food, history, science and even taxidermy parasites

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5 best art day trips from Tokyo

These destinations for art and museum lovers are less than two hours from Tokyo, with art by Yayoi Kusama and Rothko

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The Edo-Tokyo Museum will finally reopen in March 2026

The history museum’s long-awaited reopening arrives this spring, complete with a free 100-day commemorative event

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Go inside the world of Ghost in the Shell in Tokyo

A landmark exhibition at Tokyo Node traces the philosophical, visual and technological evolution of one of Japan’s most influential sci-fi franchises

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Get a glimpse of Shinjuku Station's 'Cardboard Village' at this photo exhibition

Photographer Naoko Sakokawa's moving work shines an unflinching light on homelessness in 1990s Tokyo

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Capcom’s creative legacy comes to life at the gaming giant’s Tokyo exhibition

‘Capcom Creation’ showcases the world-conquering studio’s craftsmanship through some of its most iconic titles

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YBA & Beyond: British Art in the 90s from the Tate Collection

Emerging in the wake of the Margaret Thatcher era, the Young British Artists (YBAs) and their contemporaries embraced shock, irreverence and entrepreneurial...

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Mission∞Infinity | Space + Quantum + Art

The MOT will launch visitors into the mysteries of the universe with this groundbreaking exhibition running from January 31 to May 6. Marking ten years since...

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Naked Meets Gaudi

Visionary Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926) transformed the landscape of modern architecture through his organic forms, bold...

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Masters of Swedish Painting from Nationalmuseum, Stockholm (100th Anniversary of the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum)

Kicking off its centennial, the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum presents this landmark exhibition that brings to Japan, for the first time on such a scale,...

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Katarium

The Artizon Museum invites art aficionados to immerse themselves in a vibrant space of dialogue and imagination with ‘Katarium’, an exhibition...

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Ghost in the Shell: The Exhibition

Celebrating three decades of Ghost in the Shell, one of Japan’s most influential sci-fi franchises, this large-scale exhibition takes over Tokyo Node...

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Look Back Anime Exhibition

Adapted from Tatsuki Fujimoto’s celebrated manga, the anime film Look Back (2024) is a quiet yet piercing meditation on creativity, loss and the...

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Black Markets and the Reimagining of Tokyo

Explore how post-war black markets shaped the evolution of Tokyo’s urban fabric at this intriguing exhibition, held at Takashimaya Archives Tokyo on...

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Eric Carle: Art, Books, and the Caterpillar

Did you even have a childhood if you didn’t turn the hole-punched pages of The Very Hungry Caterpillar? Originally published in 1969, this...

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Learning from Design Maestros

21_21 Design Sight invites you to reflect on the essence of design and its human spirit through this exhibition directed by design journalist Noriko...