List of museums in Tokyo
The following is a list of museums and art galleries in Tokyo.
| Museum Name | Image | District or Ward | Type | Summary |
| 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 | |
| Asakura Museum of Sculpture | Taitō | Art | Museum preserving the home and studio of sculptor Fumio Asakura | |
| Banknote and Postage Stamp Museum | Shinjuku | Numismatic | , | |
| Beer Museum Yebisu | Shibuya | Food | , history, science and culture of beer | |
| Bicycle Culture Center | Chiyoda | Transport | ||
| Bridgestone Museum of Art | Chūō | Art | Includes Impressionists, Post-Impressionists and twentieth-century art, Ancient Greek ceramics | |
| Bunkamura | Shibuya | Art | Concert hall, theater and art gallery | |
| Bunka Gakuen Costume Museum | Shibuya | Fashion | , historical costumes and costume-related crafts from around the world | |
| Bunkyo Historical Museum | Bunkyō | History | , , 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 | , | |
| Daimyo Clock Museum | Taitō | Horology | , , | |
| Earthquake Learning Center | Meguro | Science | , | |
| 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| Eisei Bunko Museum | Bunkyō | Art | Fine art and historical documents | |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 | , located in Showa Memorial 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 | ||
| Fukagawa-Edo Museum | Kōtō | History | , miniature reproduction of downtown Edo | |
| Gas Science Museum, Tokyo | Kodaira | Industry | , , , 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 | Media includes art, design, architecture, music and dance | |
| 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 | , , 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 | |
| Industrial Safety Museum & Theater | Minato | Industry | ||
| Itabashi Ward Public Ecopolis Center | Marunouchi | Science | ||
| JAXA i | Chiyoda | Science | , aerospace science, operated by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency | |
| Japan Football Museum | Bunkyō | Sports | , , 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 | , cameras, photography and film | |
| Kanto Earthquake Disaster Memorial Museum | Sumida | History | ||
| Katsushika City Museum | Katsushika | Science | , also local history and astronomy | |
| Katsushika Shibamata Tora-san Museum | Katsushika | History | , | |
| Kinunomichi Museum | Hachiōji | History | , , history of the silk trade and silk road | |
| Kite Museum | Chūō | Sports | , Japanese and Asian kites | |
| Kobo Gallery | Chūō | Art | ||
| Kodansha Noma Memorial Museum | Bunkyō | Art | Art and cultural treasures | |
| Kodaira Hirakushi Denchu Art Museum | Kodaira | Art | Home, studio, and gallery of sculptor Hirakushi Denchū | |
| 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 | , | |
| Meguro Museum of Art | Meguro | Art | Japanese modern and contemporary art, as well as international artists | |
| Meguro Parasitological Museum | Meguro | Medical | ||
| Meiji Jingu Treasure Museum | Shibuya | Art | , items used by household of Emperor Meiji | |
| Meiji University Museum | Chiyoda | Multiple | , , three departments: handcrafts, criminology, archaeology | |
| Michio Miyagi Memorial Hall | Shinjuku | Music | Life and works of musician Michio Miyagi | |
| Min-On Music Museum | Shinjuku | Music | , | |
| 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 | , works of calligrapher poet Mitsuo Aida | |
| 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 | , 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 | , | |
| 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 treasures | |
| Nakagawa Funabansho Barge Museum | Koto | History | Replica of the Nakagawa Waterway Station, which regulated trade and travel of Edo-era canals. , | |
| NHK Museum of Broadcasting | Minato | Media | , 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 in Japan and its effects on its sufferers | |
| National Museum of Nature and Science | Ueno | Natural history | Natural history and interactive science exhibits | |
| National Museum of Modern Art | Chiyoda | Art | ||
| 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 | ||
| Okura Shukokan | Minato | Art | , Japanese and Asian art | |
| Ota Memorial Museum of Art | Shibuya | Art | Ukiyo-e | |
| Orugoru no Chiisana Hakubutsukan | Bunkyō | Music | Mechanical musical instruments ; | |
| Paper Museum | Kita | Industry | , 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 | , postage stamps | |
| Prince Chichibu Memorial Sports Museum | Shinjuku | Sports | ||
| Princess Gallery Handbag Museum | Taitō | Fashion | , , 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 | , , structure of Tokyo's drainage system | |
| Ridai Museum of Modern Science | Shinjuku | Science | , part of the Tokyo University of Science, history of the University, calculators and computers and Japan | |
| Ryōgoku Kokugikan Sumo Museum | Sumida | Sports | ||
| Safety Promotion Center | Ōta | Aerospace | Aviation safety, open by reservation | |
| Science Museum, Tokyo | Chiyoda | Science | ||
| Sekine Kunen Shodo Museum | Taitō | Art | , calligraphy | |
| Setagaya Art Museum | Setagaya | Art | ||
| Setagaya Museum of History | Setagaya | History | , , local history | |
| Shinjuku Historical Museum | Shinjuku | History | , , local history | |
| Shitamachi Museum | Ueno | History | Traditional culture of Tokyo's Shitamachi | |
| Shoto Museum of Art | Shibuya | Art | , local art, paintings, sculpture and craft | |
| Sompo Japan Museum of Art | Shinjuku | Art | ||
| Space Space Gallery | Komae | Art | ||
| Suginami Animation Museum | Suginami | Art | ||
| Suginami Historical Museum | Suginami | History | , local history and culture | |
| Suginami Science Museum | Suginami | Science | ||
| Sugino Costume Museum | Shinagawa | Fashion | ||
| Sumida Heritage Museum | Sumida | History | , , local history | |
| Suntory Museum of Art | Akasaka | Art | ||
| Tei-Park | Chiyoda | Media | , information and telecommunications, postal history, insurance | |
| TeNQ | Bunkyo | Science | , Space museum | |
| TEPCO Electric Energy Museum | Shibuya | Science | , , electricity, operated by TEPCO | |
| Tobacco and Salt Museum | Sumida | Industry | , uses of tobacco and salt throughout history | |
| Tobu Museum of Transport & Culture | Sumida | Railway | ||
| Toei Animation Gallery | Nerima | Art | ||
| Tokyo Fire Museum | Shinjuku | Firefighting | , | |
| Tokyo Fuji Art Museum | Hachiōji | Art | , includes paintings, prints, photography, sculpture, ceramics and lacquerware, armor, swords and medallions | |
| Tokyo Hongo Ceramics Museum | Bunkyō | Art | , 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 | , | |
| Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum | Minato | Art | Art Deco house with changing exhibits | |
| Tokyo Metropolitan Water Science Museum | Kōtō | Science | ||
| Tokyo National Museum | Ueno | Art | Art works and archaeological objects of Asia, focusing on Japan | |
| Tokyo Metro Museum | Edogawa | Transportation | ||
| Tokyo Waterworks Historical Museum | Bunkyō | Science | , , Tokyo's water supply system | |
| Ueno Royal Museum | Ueno | Art | , | |
| University Art Museum, Tokyo University of the Arts | Ueno | Art | ||
| 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 painting | |
| Yūshūkan | Chiyoda | Military | Japanese war casualties and military activity from the start of the Meiji Restoration to the end of the Pacific War | |
| Zoshigaya Missionary Museum | Toshima | Historic house |