Arts & culture · Tokyo

Arts & culture in Tokyo

Galleries, museums, theatre, comedy and the sights not to miss in Tokyo.

12 picks · updated 15 October

錦秋十月大歌舞伎Thu 15 October, 11am · Kabukiza · From ¥4,500 100 Selected Tea Bowls from the Mitsui Memorial Museum CollectionThu 15 October · Mitsui Memorial Museum · From ¥1,200 Edo in Focus: Japanese Treasures from the British MuseumThu 15 October · Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum · From ¥2,300 Marimekko: Art of Printmaking - Beauty, Dream, LoveThu 15 October · Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum · From ¥1,400 NHK Taiga Drama Special Exhibition: Brothers in ArmsThu 15 October · Edo-Tokyo Museum · From ¥2,100 Tada Minami - Still, shimmering lightThu 15 October · Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo · From ¥1,600 Textiles of Sweden: Nature and Home Life in Scandinavian DesignThu 15 October · Setagaya Art Museum · From ¥1,400 ミュージカル『獅子 The Lion-Beat』Thu 15 October · THEATER MILANO-Za · From ¥9,000 寺山修司生誕90年記念寺山修司と日本のアヴァンギャルドポスター展Thu 15 October · Bunkamura Gallery 8/開館10周年記念特別展ベストオブすみだ北斎美術館Thu 15 October · The Sumida Hokusai Museum · From ¥1,500 開館50周年記念アルベール・マルケ展Thu 15 October · SOMPO Museum of Art · From ¥2,000 開創700年記念特別展「大徳寺本朝無双之禅苑」Thu 15 October · Tokyo National Museum (Heiseikan)

Arts & culture in Tokyo, answered

What are the best arts & culture picks in Tokyo?

Right now: 錦秋十月大歌舞伎, 100 Selected Tea Bowls from the Mitsui Memorial Museum Collection, Edo in Focus: Japanese Treasures from the British Museum and Marimekko: Art of Printmaking - Beauty, Dream, Love. The list is refreshed several times a day from FreeGuides' own research and booking partners.

Can I plan a day around these?

Yes. Open What's On Tokyo and use Plan my day: it builds a day from these and everything else on in Tokyo, with a link to book each one. Ask Eli, FreeGuides' trip planner, to plan several days.