The following is a list of museums and art galleries in Tokyo.
Museum NameImage District or Ward Type Summary Ad Museum Tokyo Minato Advertising Japanese museum dedicated to the promotion of studies in advertising Amuse Museum Asakusa Textile Art Japanese Textile Culture and Ukiyo-e Art Museum Ancient Orient Museum Ikebukuro Art Artifacts of the ancient Near East and Central Asia Artizon Museum Chūō Art Includes Impressionists, Post-Impressionists and twentieth-century art, Ancient Greek ceramics Asakura Museum of Sculpture Taitō Art Museum preserving the home and studio of sculptor Fumio Asakura (1883-1964) Banknote and Postage Stamp Museum Shinjuku Numismatic website in Japanese, information Bicycle Culture Center Chiyoda Transport website Bunkamura Shibuya Art Concert hall, theater and art gallery Bunka Gakuen Costume Museum Shibuya Fashion website, historical costumes and costume-related crafts from around the world Bunkyo Museum Bunkyō History website in Japanese, local history and culture Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage Koto History Information and artifacts regarding the bombing of Tokyo Currency Museum of the Bank of Japan Chūō Numismatic Japanese currency Daimaru Museum Chiyoda Art website in Japanese, information Daimyo Clock Museum Taitō Horology information, information, website in Japanese Earthquake Learning Center Meguro Science information, information Edo-Tokyo Museum Ryōgoku History History of Tokyo Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum Koganei Open air Historic Japanese buildings. Eisei Bunko Museum Bunkyō Art Fine art and historical documents Emperor Showa Memorial Museum Tachikawa Biographical website, located in Showa Memorial Park (also known as Showa Kinen Park), life and memorabilia of Emperor Hirohito and his wife Empress Kōjun Exhibition Hall of the Diplomatic Archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan Minato-ku Diplomatic archives Museum website Fukagawa Edo Museum Kōtō History information, miniature reproduction of downtown Edo Gas Science Museum, Tokyo Kodaira Industry website in Japanese, information, information, gas appliances and technology Ghibli Museum Mitaka Art Animation work of Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli Gotoh Museum Setagaya Art Classical Japanese and Chinese art Hara Museum of Contemporary Art Shinagawa Art Closed - Media includes art, design, architecture, music and dance Hanzomon Museum Ichibanchō, Chiyoda, Tokyo Art Hasegawa Machiko Art Museum Setagaya Art Comic strip works by Hasegawa Machiko, who drew the comic strip Sazae-san Hatakeyama Memorial Museum of Fine Art Minato Art Chinese, Korean and Japanese art related to tea drinking House of Shiseido Chūō Fashion website, information, history of Shiseido cosmetic products Ichiyo Memorial Museum Taito, Tokyo Literature Idemitsu Museum of Arts Marunouchi Art Features a collection of Japanese painting and calligraphy, and East Asian ceramics; Currently closed for renovations. Industrial Safety Museum & Theater Minato Industry website Itabashi Ward Public Ecopolis Center Marunouchi Science information JAXA i Chiyoda Science website, aerospace science, operated by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Japan Football Museum Bunkyō Sports website, information, soccer in Japan Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame Bunkyō Sports Japanese Folk Crafts Museum Meguro Art Also known as Mingeikan Museum, Japanese folk crafts and from China, Korea, England, Africa and elsewhere Japanese Sword Museum Shibuya Military Art of Japanese sword JCII Camera Museum Chiyoda Technology website, cameras, photography and film Kanto Earthquake Disaster Memorial Museum Sumida History information Katsushika City Museum Katsushika Science website, also local history and astronomy Katsushika Shibamata Tora-san Museum Katsushika History information, Kinunomichi Museum Hachiōji History information in Japanese, video, history of the silk trade and silk road Kite Museum (Tokyo) Chūō Sports website, Japanese and Asian kites Kobo Gallery Chūō Art Kodansha Noma Memorial Museum Bunkyō Art Art and cultural treasures; currently closed for renovations Kodaira Hirakushi Denchu Art Museum Kodaira Art Home, studio, and gallery of sculptor Hirakushi Denchū (1872-1979) Koishikawa Annex, The University Museum, The University of Tokyo Bunkyō Natural history Research museum only Kokugakuin University Museum Shibuya Shinto, History, Archaeology This Museum was founded with the goals of gathering and preserving cultural artifacts necessary to the study of Japanese culture, conducting and publicizing research, and engaging in collaborative educational and research activities within the context of Kokugakuin University and beyond. The permanent exhibition includes exhibits detailing the history of the university and the academic resource archive as well as archaeological research into the history of the Japanese archipelago. Koishikawa Ukiyo-e Art Museum Bunkyō Art Ukiyo-e paintings Kyodo no mori Fuchū Open air Matsuoka Museum of Art Shirokanedai Art website, description of collections Madame Tussauds Tokyo Wax Marubeni Gallery Chiyoda Art website Meguro Museum of Art Meguro Art Japanese modern and contemporary art, as well as international artists Meguro Parasitological Museum Meguro Medical website Meiji Jingu Treasure Museum Shibuya Art website, items used by household of Emperor Meiji Meiji University Museum Chiyoda Multiple website in Japanese, information, three departments: handcrafts, criminology, archaeology Michio Miyagi Memorial Hall Shinjuku Music Life and works of musician Michio Miyagi Min-On Music Museum Shinjuku Music website in Japanese, information Miraikan Odaiba Science National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation Mitsui Memorial Museum Chūō Art Japanese and Asian art and decorative arts Mitsuo Aida Museum Chūō Art website, works of calligrapher poet Mitsuo Aida; closed Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum Marunouchi Art Focus is 19th-century Western art Mori Art Museum Roppongi Art Contemporary art Musée Tomo Minato Art Contemporary Japanese ceramic art Museum of Advertising and Marketing Shiodome Science website, also known as Advertising Museum Tokyo, history of advertising in Japan Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo Kōtō Art In Kiba Museum of Logistics Minato Transportation website in Japanese, information Museum of Maritime Science Odaiba Maritime Japanese boats, the Navy, shipping, fishing, sailing, maritime recreation, ship design and building, marine environment Museum of the Imperial Collections Chiyoda Art Changing exhibition of a part of the imperial household treasuresNakagawa Funabansho Barge MuseumKotoHistoryReplica of the Nakagawa Waterway Station, which regulated trade and travel of Edo-era canals. website, information NHK Museum of Broadcasting Minato Media website, history of broadcasting in Japan NTT InterCommunication Center Shinjuku Art Media art National Art Center Roppongi Art 20th-century painting and modern art National Astronomical Observatory of Japan - Observatory History Museum Mitaka Science Astronomy National Hansen's Disease Museum Higashimurayama Science History of Hansen's disease (leprosy) in Japan and its effects on its sufferers National Museum of Modern Art Chiyoda Art National Museum of Nature and Science Ueno Natural history Natural history and interactive science exhibits National Museum of Territory and Sovereignty Toranomon Territory and Sovereignty Sovereignty of the Senkaku Islands, Takeshima and the southernmost Kuril Islands. National Museum of Western Art Ueno Art Art from the Western tradition National Showa Memorial Museum Chiyoda History Also known as Showakan, lifestyle of the Japanese people during the Shōwa period, mostly during and post World War II, located in Kudanshita Nezu Museum Minato Art Japanese and other Asian pre-modern arts, including arts related to tea O Art Museum Ōsaki Art website Okura Shukokan Minato Art website, Japanese and Asian art Ota Memorial Museum of Art Shibuya Art Ukiyo-e (Japanese woodblock print) Orugoru no Chiisana Hakubutsukan Bunkyō Music Mechanical musical instruments (permanently closed); website Paper Museum Kita Industry website, paper industry, history and uses of paper Pen Station, Tokyo Chuo Writing Instruments , history of writing instruments, in particular Pilot pens Philatelic Museum, Tokyo Toshima Philately website, postage stamps Prince Chichibu Memorial Sports Museum Shinjuku Sports website Princess Gallery Handbag Museum Taitō Fashion website in Japanese, information, history of handbags in Japan and bags from around the world Printing Museum, Tokyo Bunkyō Media History and techniques of printing as a form of communication Rainbow Sewer Museum Odaiba Science website in Japanese, information, structure of Tokyo's drainage system Ridai Museum of Modern Science Shinjuku Science information, part of the Tokyo University of Science, history of the University, calculators and computers and Japan Safety Promotion Center Ōta Aerospace Aviation safety, open by reservation Science Museum, Tokyo Chiyoda Science website The Seiko Museum Ginza Chuo Horology website Sekine Kunen Shodo Museum Taitō Art information, calligraphy Setagaya Art Museum Setagaya Art Setagaya Museum of History Setagaya History information, information, local history Shinjuku Historical Museum Shinjuku History website in Japanese, information, local history Shitamachi Museum Ueno History Traditional culture of Tokyo's Shitamachi Shoto Museum of Art Shibuya Art website, local art, paintings, sculpture and craft Sompo Museum of Art Shinjuku Art website Space Space Gallery Komae Art website Suginami Animation Museum Suginami Art website Suginami Historical Museum Suginami History information, local history and culture Suginami Science Museum Suginami Science website Sugino Costume Museum Shinagawa Fashion website in French Sumida Heritage Museum Sumida History website in Japanese, information, local history Sumida Hokusai Museum Sumida Art website Sumo Museum Sumida Sports website, Sumo Suntory Museum of Art Akasaka Art website Tei-Park Chiyoda Media website, information and telecommunications, postal history, insurance TeNQ Bunkyo Science website, Space museum TEPCO Electric Energy Museum Shibuya Science website, information, electricity, operated by TEPCOThe History Museum of J-KoreansMinatoHistorywebsite, history of Koreans in Japan The University Museum, The University of Tokyo Bunkyo Natural history, Archeology Museum of The University of Tokyo. website Tobacco and Salt Museum Sumida Industry website, uses of tobacco and salt throughout history Tobu Museum of Transport & Culture Sumida Railway Toei Animation Gallery Nerima Art information Toguri Museum Shibuya Art website Tokyo Fire Museum Shinjuku Firefighting information, website in Japanese Tokyo Fuji Art Museum Hachiōji Art website, includes paintings, prints, photography, sculpture, ceramics and lacquerware, armor, swords and medallions Tokyo Hongo Ceramics Museum Bunkyō Art information, history and culture Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum Ueno Art Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre Toshima Art Concert hall with exhibition gallery Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography Meguro Art Tokyo Metropolitan Police Museum Chūō Law enforcement information, website in Japanese Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum Minato Art Art Deco house with changing exhibits Tokyo Metropolitan Water Science Museum Kōtō Science information Tokyo National Museum Ueno Art Art works and archaeological objects of Asia, focusing on Japan Tokyo Metro Museum Edogawa Transportation Official website Tokyo Waterworks Historical Museum Bunkyō Science information, information, Tokyo's water supply system Ueno Royal Museum Ueno Art information, website in Japanese University Art Museum, Tokyo University of the Arts Ueno Art website Waseda University Tsubouchi Memorial Theatre Museum Shinjuku Theater History of drama Watari Museum of Contemporary Art Shibuya Art Yamatane Museum Shibuya Art nihonga style of Japanese watercolor p