Nezu Museum

Top choice in Harajuku & Aoyama


Nezu Museum offers a striking blend of old and new: a renowned collection of Japanese, Chinese and Korean antiquities in a gallery space designed by contemporary architect Kuma Kengo. Select items from the extensive collection are displayed in seasonal exhibitions. The English explanations are usually pretty good. Behind the galleries is a woodsy strolling garden laced with stone paths and studded with teahouses and sculptures.

There’s a glass-walled cafe (also designed by Kuma), too.

Transportation

  • subway: Ginza line to Omote-sandō, exit A5

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