We would like to recommend the following exhibitions currently being held at museums in Tokyo.
1, Prism of the Times: Art Expression Born in Japan 1989-2010 (The National Art Center, Tokyo)
The National Art Center, Tokyo and “M+ Hong Kong” collaborate for the first time to shed light on the diverse art expressions born in Japan from multiple perspectives, beginning with “Prologue,” which tells of the emergence of internationalization since the early 1980s, followed by “Introduction,” which presents 1989 as a turning point in Japanese society at a major turning point, The “Introduction” section introduces the new critical expressions that emerged in 1989 as a turning point in Japanese society. The subsequent chapters will then look at the period since then through three lenses based on themes.
September 3-December 8
📍 The National Art Center, Tokyo, Special Exhibition Room 1E (7-22-2 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo)
👉Official website🚇Direct connection from Exit 6 of the ticket gate for Aoyama Reien at Nogizaka Station, 5 min. walk from Exit 4a of Roppongi Station
🎟️ ¥2,000 for adults, ¥1,000 for university students, ¥500 for high school students, free for junior high school students and younger
2, Atsushi Suwa｜Kimi wa ukushii narushii (WHAT MUSEUM)
This is Atsushi Suwa’s first large-scale solo exhibition in three years. The exhibition will feature approximately 80 works from his representative works to his latest works, including early masterpieces combining nudes and skulls, portraits of deceased people commissioned by their bereaved families, and a series of paintings focusing on Suwa’s own family. About 30 of these works are on view for the first time, including a still-life painting created especially for this exhibition.
📅September 11 – March 1, 2026
📍 Terada Warehouse G, 2-6-10 Higashi-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku
👉Official website🚇5 min. walk from Tennozu Isle Station
🎟️ Adults 1,500 yen, University and college students 800 yen, Free for high school students and younger
3, Japanese Painting Holy Land Pilgrimage 2025 (Yamatane Museum of Art)
In 2023, the second installment of the “Pilgrimage to the Sacred Sites of Nihonga” exhibition will be held, featuring works of art depicting the locations and photographs of the places that were the subject of the paintings or have close ties to the artists. The exhibition features some of the finest works, including Hayami Goshu’s “Meiju Scattered Camellia” (an Important Cultural Property), Higashiyama Kaii’s Four Seasons in Kyoto (Spring Calm, Green, Autumn Color, and Year End), Okumura Togyu’s “Naruto” and Okuda Motosung’s “Oirase (Autumn)”.
October 4-November 30
📍 3-12-36 Hiroo, Shibuya-ku
🚇Approx. 10 min. walk from Ebisu Station West Exit
👉Official website🎟️ ¥1,400 for adults, ¥1,100 for university and high school students, free for junior high school students and younger
4, Tokyo Biennale 2025
A biennial international art festival that brings together a diverse range of artists and creators from Japan and abroad. The third edition of the festival will explore the appeal of the festival as a walking art festival in the city under the theme of “Why don’t you take a walk with us? Visitors can enjoy exhibitions and events in six areas (free of charge), each with its own history and culture, centered around two base exhibition venues (fee required), the Etoile Kaito Living Hall and Toeizan Kan’eiji Temple.
📅October 17 – December 14
📍 Base Exhibition (2 venues): Toeizan Kan-eiji Temple, Etoile Kaito Living Hall Exhibition areas (6 locations): Ueno/Okachimachi area, Kanda/Akihabara area, Suidobashi area, Nihonbashi/Bakurocho area, Yaesu/Kyobashi area, Otemachi/Marunouchi/Yurakucho area
👉Official website🎟️ Admission free
5, Special Exhibition “Design Teachers” (21_21 DESIGN SIGHT Gallery 1 & 2)
Bruno Munari, Max Bill, Achille Castiglioni, Ottor Eicher, Enzo Mari, and Dieter Rams will be introduced as “design teachers. What they have in common is that they are individuals who explored the future of their respective eras by working with conviction and hope, and brought about a new phase in society. Through their representative works, words they left behind, and video recordings, visitors will have the opportunity to get a closer look at the personalities of each of them and their design activities.
November 21 (Friday) – March 8 (Sunday), 2026
📍 9-7-6 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo Midtown Midtown Garden
👉Official website🚇5 min. walk from Roppongi or Nogizaka Stn.
🎟️ Adults ¥1,600, University students ¥800, High school students ¥500, Junior high school students and under free
6, CREVIA Machu Picchu Exhibition (Mori Arts Center Gallery)
This is the first time for the Peruvian government-approved exhibition to be held in Japan, which was first held at the Boca Raton Museum of Art in 2021 and has been held around the world, attracting more than 540,000 visitors in total. The exhibition will feature approximately 130 valuable cultural assets on loan from the Museo Larco, a world-renowned archaeological museum located in Lima, Peru’s capital city. Visitors can experience an immersive space that recreates the World Heritage site Machu Picchu using unique technology, as well as an epic story that revolves around the adventures of the Andean mythological hero “Ai Apayek.
📅November 22 – March 1, 2026
📍 52F Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, 6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo (Mori Arts Center Gallery)
👉Official website🚇.
🎟️ Weekdays (weekends, holidays, special days) Adults ¥2,700 (¥2,800), Junior high and high school students ¥1,800 (¥1,900), Elementary school students ¥1,200 (¥1,300)
7, Roppongi Crossing 2025: Time is Passing, We are Eternity (Mori Art Museum)
Every three years, the Mori Art Museum holds an exhibition that serves as a fixed-point observation of the contemporary art scene in Japan. This year’s exhibition, themed “Time,” brings together a diverse range of expressions, including an immersive installation by internationally acclaimed artist A.A. Murakami and a large, colorful ceramic work by Takuro Kuwata, who has been the talk of the town for his collaborations with foreign maisons, that radiates overwhelming formative beauty.
December 3, 2010 – March 29, 2026
📍 Mori Art Museum (53F Roppongi Hills Mori Tower)
🚇Directly connected from the concourse of Roppongi Station on the Hibiya Line, and about a 4-minute walk from Roppongi Station on the Toei Subway Oedo Line.
👉Official website🎟️ Weekdays (weekends and holidays) ¥2,000 (¥2,200) for adults, ¥1,400 (¥1,500) for students (high school and university students), free for junior high school students and younger, ¥1,700 (¥1,900) for seniors