National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo (MOMAT)

photo by Wiiii · CC BY-SA 3.0

photo by Wiiii · CC BY-SA 3.0

Japan's first national museum of modern art, since 1952, in Kitanomaru.

The permanent collection rotates several times a year across three floors and twelve rooms, with about two hundred works at a time: Japanese and Western painting of the twentieth century, including war painting. The building, by Taniguchi Yoshirō, stands inside Kitanomaru Park, beside the Budōkan and the Tayasu Gate of the old Edo Castle.

The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo (MOMAT), opened in 1952, was Japan's first national museum of modern art; the current building, from 1969, is by Taniguchi Yoshirō. The permanent collection (‘MOMATコレクション’) rotates several times a year across three floors and twelve exhibition rooms.

ℹ️ Open 10:00–17:00 (Fridays and Saturdays until 20:00), closed on Mondays (if Monday is a holiday, it opens and is closed on the following weekday instead). Collection-only ticket: 500 yen (250 for university students), with a discount on Fridays and Saturdays after 17:00 (300/150 yen); special exhibitions are priced separately, and cost more. Entry is smooth on weekdays, slower at weekends when a special exhibition is on.

🚉 Takebashi · 5 min walk

Sources: momat.go.jp · momat.go.jp · momat.go.jp

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