Asakura Museum of Sculpture

photo by Nesnad · CC BY 3.0

photo by Nesnad · CC BY 3.0

Asakura Fumio's home and studio, a museum since 1967: the garden has been a Place of Scenic Beauty since 2008.

You go in barefoot, on tatami and lacquered floors, to see the studio where Asakura Fumio (1883–1964) worked on his sculptures: from above the inner courtyard you can see the tiled roofs fitted into one another, and above the living quarters a roof garden, among the first of its kind in Japan, crowns the 1935 building.

The home and studio of the sculptor Asakura Fumio, built in 1935 and opened as a museum in 1967; it passed to the management of Taitō City in 1986. The garden has been designated a national Place of Scenic Beauty (名勝) since 2008, and the building has been a national Registered Tangible Cultural Property since 2001.

ℹ️ Open 9:30–16:30, entry until 16:00. Closed on Mondays and Thursdays, plus a few scattered days in the month according to a calendar published each month on the official site, and at the end of the year. Ticket: adults 500 yen (300 yen in groups of 20+), elementary, junior high and high school students 250 yen; free for Taitō residents and students up to age 18 and for holders of a disability certificate with one companion. ⚠️ As of 26/09/2026 the outer façade is being repainted, with possible restrictions on some areas of the visit (no date for a full closure has been stated).

🚉 Nippori · 4 min walk

Sources: taitogeibun.net · taitogeibun.net · culture.city.taito.lg.jp

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