Tokugawa Art Museum

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Nine National Treasures, including the oldest surviving scroll of the Genji Monogatari.

The collection (more than ten thousand objects) grew out of the possessions that Tokugawa Ieyasu's ninth son inherited on his father's death (the ‘divided possessions of Sunpu’), then handed down by the Owari branch. It includes nine National Treasures: the most famous is the Illustrated Scroll of the Tale of Genji, the oldest surviving picture story in the world today, together with the Hatsune bridal trousseau, considered the high point of Japanese lacquer.

The museum occupies a building right next to the Tokugawa-en garden, on the site of the former Ōsone residence of the Owari branch.

ℹ️ 10:00–17:00 (last entry 16:30), closed on Mondays (or the next day if it is a public holiday) and at the end and start of the year. Adult ticket 2,000 yen, high school/university students 1,200 yen, elementary/junior high free.

🚉 Ozone · 10 min walk

Sources: tokugawa-art-museum.jp

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