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Our guide
The Tokyo National Museum, in Ueno Park in Taitō City, is considered the oldest national museum and the largest art museum in Japan. It collects and shows art and cultural objects from across Asia, with a focus on ancient and medieval Japanese art and the art of the Silk Road, and it has a large collection of Greco-Buddhist art. As of April 2023 it held about 120,000 cultural properties, among them 89 National Treasures, 319 Hōryū-ji Treasures and 649 Important Cultural Properties.
Ueno's other museums are next door: National Museum of Nature and Science is about 300 m away in a straight line, National Museum of Western Art about 400 m and Ueno Zoo about 500 m. Uguisudani Station is about 300 m off. We have not checked opening hours or fees.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- Tokyo National Museum, Honkan 2010 — Wiiii · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Front Gate of Inshu Ikeda's Residence, Tokyo — Kakidai · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Early haniwa from the Kofun period - Tokyo National Museum - DSC06374 — Daderot · CC0 · source · resized
- Dinastia song del sud, ciotola, XII-XIII sec — sailko · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- DOJI KIRI sword — Association of Cultural Properties、Japan · Public domain · source · resized
- Albums of Plants 3-2, Grasses, by Iwasaki Kan'en (1786-1842), view 1 - Tokyo National Museum - DSC05476 — Daderot · Public domain · source · resized
- Akihagi-jō 1 — Ono no Michikaze · Public domain · source · resized
- 2019 Kuroda Memorial Hall 02 — Kakidai · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- 2018 The Gallery of Horyuji Treasures 01 — Kakidai · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
What this place is
The Tokyo National Museum (東京国立博物館, Tōkyō Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan) or TNM is an art museum in Ueno Park in the Taitō ward of Tokyo, Japan. It is considered the oldest national museum and the largest art museum in Japan. The museum collects, preserves, and displays a comprehensive collection of artwork and cultural objects from Asia, with a focus on ancient and medieval Japanese art and Asian art along the Silk Road. There is also a large collection of Greco-Buddhist art. As of April 2023, the museum held approximately 120,000 Cultural Properties, including 89 National Treasures, 319 Horyuji Treasures, and 649 Important Cultural Properties.
Visitor information checked: 2026-10-06 · Official visitor information
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What to expect at this type of place: Museum
Nearby station
Nearby station: Uguisudani, about 300 m from the spot in a straight line.
Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.
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