UENO ART GUIDE 2020 English(copied)

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Operated by the Japan Art Association, which is presided over by H.I.H. Prince Hitachi, the Ueno Royal Museum opened in 1972. The museum sponsors many project exhibitions and international exhibitions with an emphasis on modern art. －－－－－－－－－－ ☎03-3833-4191 www.ueno-mori.org/ ［Opening Hours］10:00‒17:00 　*Last admission 30 minutes before closing. 　*Subject to change ［Closed Days］Exhibit change period *Please contact us for details. ［Admission Fees］Differs depending on the exhibition. －－－－－－－－－－ - If there are no special notes, the regular admission fee applies to students. - The opening hours may be extended for exhibitions and events. - In addition to the regular days closed, the facility may close temporarily for maintenance and other reasons. - The fees are subject to change without prior notice. - For more details, contact the facility directly or see the website.

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The National Museum of Western Art was established in 1959 and is based on the Matsukata Collection focuses on the Impressionist paintings of Monet and Renoir and Auguste Rodin's sculptures. It is the only national art museum to feature a wide range of Western art. The building has been listed as a World Heritage site. －－－－－－－－－－ ☎050-5541-8600 (Hello Dial) www.nmwa.go.jp/en/ ［Opening Hours］9:30‒17:30　9:30‒20:00 on Fridays and Saturdays. 　Last admission 30 minutes before closing. ［Closed Days］Mondays (❖), the year-end holidays ［Admission Fees］ 　Permanent Exhibition: Adults: 500 yen; University students: 250 yen (ID required) 　Free admission for students up to high school and visitors under 18 or 65 and over (ID required). 　Special exhibitions require a separate admission fee. －－－－－－－－－－ (❖) Open if Monday is a holiday. Closed instead on the following Tuesday. - If there are no special notes, the regular admission fee applies to students. - The opening hours may be extended for exhibitions and events. - In addition to the regular days closed, the facility may close temporarily for maintenance and other reasons. - The fees are subject to change without prior notice. - For more details, contact the facility directly or see the website.

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Toeizan Kanʼei-ji Temple was founded by High Priest Tenkai in 1625 as a place to pray for peace and the safety of all people. Afterwards, it became the only temple in Edo that welcomed the head priest from the Imperial family, as well as one of the Tokugawa family temples. Much of the temple was lost in the Boshin War, but at present, it retains its original appearance. －－－－－－－－－－ ☎03-3821-4440 kaneiji.jp/ ［Opening Hours］10:00‒16:00 ［Closed Days］None ［Admission Fees］Free －－－－－－－－－－ - If there are no special notes, the regular admission fee applies to students. - The opening hours may be extended for exhibitions and events. - In addition to the regular days closed, the facility may close temporarily for maintenance and other reasons. - The fees are subject to change without prior notice. - For more details, contact the facility directly or see the website.

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Japanʼ s oldest Western-style concert hall was built in 1890. The most famous musicians in Japan have performed here. This hall had belonged to the Tokyo University of the Arts (formerly the Tokyo Music School) before it was dismantled and moved to its current location in 1987 and opened to the public. －－－－－－－－－－ ☎03-3824-1988 www.taitocity.net/zaidan/english/sougakudou ［Opening Hours］9:30‒16:30 *Last admission 30 minutes before closing. ［Closed Days］Mondays (❖), Dec. 29 to Jan. 3, and some days for administrative purposes. 　Opening days: Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and other days when the hall is not being used. ［Admission Fees］Adults: 300 yen Students (elementary, junior, and high school): 100 yen －－－－－－－－－－ (❖) Open if Monday is a holiday. Closed instead on the following Tuesday. - If there are no special notes, the regular admission fee applies to students. - The opening hours may be extended for exhibitions and events. - In addition to the regular days closed, the facility may close temporarily for maintenance and other reasons. - The fees are subject to change without prior notice. - For more details, contact the facility directly or see the website.

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As the concert hall at the Tokyo University of the Arts, the Sogakudo features a large pipe organ built by the French company Garnier. The movable ceiling allows the acoustic properties of the hall to be adjusted to suit the performance of Western and traditional Japanese music in a wide range of formats from orchestras, opera, and choruses to chamber music and solos. －－－－－－－－－－ ☎050-5255-2300 www.geidai.ac.jp/english/ ［Opening Hours］［Closed Days］［Admission Fees］Depends on the concert. 　*Please see the website for details －－－－－－－－－－

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The Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties conducts research on Japanese cultural properties utilizing a variety of basic, advanced, and practical methods. In addition to actively publicizing and utilizing the results of this research, as an international center for cooperation, the institute also facilitates global research into the protection of cultural properties. in the world. －－－－－－－－－－ ☎03-3823-2241 www.tobunken.go.jp/index_e.html －－－－－－－－－－

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The Institute supports social education at the prefectural and municipal levels through nationwide surveys, practical research, and programs aimed at nurturing social education leaders. －－－－－－－－－－ ☎03-3823-0241 www.nier.go.jp/English/departments/menu_10.html －－－－－－－－－－

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The Japan Academy selects scientists from different academic fields who have demonstrated outstanding achievements as members. The Academy contributes to scientific and academic progress through the activities of awarding prizes, publishing journals, conducting exchanges with overseas academies, and holding public lectures. －－－－－－－－－－ ☎03-3822-2101 www.japan-acad.go.jp/en/ －－－－－－－－－－

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The Japan Art Institute was founded in 1898 by Okakura Tenshin, a prominent art philosopher, along with Yokoyama Taikan and other distinguished people. The Institute hosts public exhibitions of Japanese paintings throughout the country, which have a tradition of over 100 years. －－－－－－－－－－ ☎03-3821-4510 www.nihonbijutsuin.or.jp －－－－－－－－－－

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The Ueno Zoological Gardens opened in 1882, making it Japanʼs oldest zoo. The zoo is home to about three hundred unique species of animals. The Panda Forest is a new breeding facility for giant pandas and other animals from the same habitat and opened in September 2020. －－－－－－－－－－ ☎03-3828-5171 www.tokyo-zoo.net/english/ ［Opening Hours］9:30‒17:00 *Last entry one hour before closing. ［Closed Days］Mondays (❖), Dec. 29 to Jan. 1 ［Admission Fees］Adults: 600 yen; Adults 65 and over: 300 yen; Junior high school students: 200 yen 　Elementary school students and below: Free 　*Junior high school students living or studying in Tokyo are admitted free. －－－－－－－－－－ (❖) Open if Monday is a holiday. Closed instead on the following Tuesday. - If there are no special notes, the regular admission fee applies to students. - The opening hours may be extended for exhibitions and events. - In addition to the regular days closed, the facility may close temporarily for maintenance and other reasons. - The fees are subject to change without prior notice. - For more details, contact the facility directly or see the website.

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The Tokyo Bunka Kaikan has been appreciated by the public as a “Music Hall of Fame.” The venue attracts many people as a place for a variety of performing arts, including concerts, operas, and ballets. The halls are also renowned among Japanese and overseas performers for their excellent acoustics. －－－－－－－－－－ ☎03-3828-2111 www.t-bunka.jp/en/ ［Opening Hours］［Closed Days］［Admission Fees］Depends on the concert. 　*Please see the website for details. －－－－－－－－－－

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The Ueno Gakuen collection of wind, string, and keyboard instruments from the 17th to the 19th centuries in Europe, including a recorder from nearly 300 years ago, is open to the public at the musical instrument exhibition room on the second floor of the Ueno Gakuen school building. －－－－－－－－－－ ☎03-3842-1021 www.uenogakuen.ac.jp ［Opening Hours］10:00‒12:30 on Tuesdays, 10:00‒15:00 on Fridays  　*Opening hours of the exhibition room may change without notice. 　 Call to confirm details before your visit. ［Admission Fees］Free －－－－－－－－－－ - If there are no special notes, the regular admission fee applies to students. - The opening hours may be extended for exhibitions and events. - In addition to the regular days closed, the facility may close temporarily for maintenance and other reasons. - The fees are subject to change without prior notice. - For more details, contact the facility directly or see the website.

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This is a free admission gallery located on the first floor of the Taito City Office. Paintings and sculptures from the Cityʼs collection are exhibited here. －－－－－－－－－－ ☎03-5246-1153 www.city.taito.lg.jp/virtualmuseum ［Opening Hours］8:30‒17:15 (until 19:00 on Wednesdays) On 2nd Sundays 9:00‒17:00 ［Closed Days］Saturdays, Sundays (excluding 2nd Sundays), and holidays ［Admission Fees］Free －－－－－－－－－－ - If there are no special notes, the regular admission fee applies to students. - The opening hours may be extended for exhibitions and events. - In addition to the regular days closed, the facility may close temporarily for maintenance and other reasons. - The fees are subject to change without prior notice. - For more details, contact the facility directly or see the website.

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Tokyo University of the Arts, which has produced many artists that are active in Japan and abroad, is located in Ueno. This gallery exhibits six pieces of work (sculptures, crafts, design) that are graduation projects and degree projects of their students. －－－－－－－－－－ ☎03-5246-1153 www.city.taito.lg.jp/virtualmuseum ［Opening Hours］6:00‒23:00 ［Closed Days］None ［Admission Fees］Free －－－－－－－－－－ - If there are no special notes, the regular admission fee applies to students. - The opening hours may be extended for exhibitions and events. - In addition to the regular days closed, the facility may close temporarily for maintenance and other reasons. - The fees are subject to change without prior notice. - For more details, contact the facility directly or see the website.

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The Calligraphy Museum was built by Nakamura Fusetsu, an artist of Western paintings and Oriental calligraphy, in 1936 to hold approximately 16,000 pieces of his valuable collection. The main building exhibits Oracle Bone with Inscription, bronze vessels, stone monuments, bronze mirrors, Buddhist art, and other items, and the Nakamura Fusetsu Memorial Hall also exhibits Chinese and Japanese calligraphy. －－－－－－－－－－ ☎03-3872-2645 www.taitocity.net/zaidan/english/shodou/ ［Opening Hours］9:30‒16:30 *Last admission 30 minutes before closing. ［Closed Days］Mondays (❖), Dec. 29 to Jan. 3, and some days for administrative purposes ［Admission Fees］Adults: 500 yen; Students (elementary, junior, and high school): 250 yen  －－－－－－－－－－ (❖) Open if Monday is a holiday. Closed instead on the following Tuesday. - If there are no special notes, the regular admission fee applies to students. - The opening hours may be extended for exhibitions and events. - In addition to the regular days closed, the facility may close temporarily for maintenance and other reasons. - The fees are subject to change without prior notice. - For more details, contact the facility directly or see the website.

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【Closed from April 2023 for facility maintenance】 This museum was established in order to pass down the culture and traditions of the Shitamachi neighborhoods of Tokyo to future generations. “Shitamachi” originally referred to an area of Edo where the common people lived. The first floor is a reproduction of a lane in the Shitamachi neighborhood during the good old days of the Taisho period. The second floor houses artifacts, daily life goods, and knickknacks connected to the Shitamachi neighborhoods of Taito-ku and the surrounding areas, as well as exhibits of traditional events, depending on the season. －－－－－－－－－－ ☎03-3823-7451 www.taitocity.net/zaidan/english/shitamachi/ ［Opening Hours］9:30‒16:30 *Last admission 30 minutes before closing. ［Closed Days］Mondays (❖), Dec. 29 to Jan. 3, some days for administrative purposes ［Admission Fees］Adults: 300 yen; Students (elementary, junior, and high school): 100 yen －－－－－－－－－－ (❖) Open if Monday is a holiday. Closed instead on the following Tuesday. - If there are no special notes, the regular admission fee applies to students. - The opening hours may be extended for exhibitions and events. - In addition to the regular days closed, the facility may close temporarily for maintenance and other reasons. - The fees are subject to change without prior notice. - For more details, contact the facility directly or see the website.

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Built as the principal residence of Hisaya Iwasaki, the third president of Mitsubishi Corporation. The Gardens feature a Western-style residence and a billiard room designed by Josiah Conder, a British architect, as well as the Great Hall in the Japanese-style residence created by Kijuro Okawa, a master builder. The entire grounds are designated Important Cultural Properties. －－－－－－－－－－ ☎03-3823-8340 teien.tokyo-park.or.jp/en/kyu-iwasaki/index.html ［Opening Hours］9:00‒17:00 *Last admission 30 minutes before closing. ［Closed Days］Dec. 29 to Jan. 1 ［Admission Fees］Adults: 400 yen; Adults 65 and over: 200 yen 　*Junior high school students living or studying in Tokyo are admitted free. －－－－－－－－－－ - If there are no special notes, the regular admission fee applies to students. - The opening hours may be extended for exhibitions and events. - In addition to the regular days closed, the facility may close temporarily for maintenance and other reasons. - The fees are subject to change without prior notice. - For more details, contact the facility directly or see the website.

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This museum, as Japan's only nationally administrated comprehensive science museum, is a central institute for research in natural history and the history of science technology. The permanent exhibition consists of two galleries: the Japan Gallery features an exhibition about the natural history of the Japanese Islands themed "The Environment of the Japanese Islands," and the Global Gallery features an exhibition about biological evolution, biological diversity, and the history of Japanese science technology themed "The History of Life on Earth." －－－－－－－－－－ ☎050-5541-8600 (Hello Dial) www.kahaku.go.jp/english/ ［Opening Hours］9:00‒17:00  　*Opening hours are subject to change. 　  Last admission 30 minutes before closing. ［Closed Days］Mondays(❖), Fumigation period (Jun. 26 to Jun. 30) and Year-end and New Year holidays (Dec. 28 to Jan. 1)  ［Admission Fees］Permanent Exhibition: Adults/University students 630 yen 　*Free admission for students up to high school and visitors under 18 or 65 and over (ID required). 　*Visitors to special exhibitions are required to reserve the date and time for their visit and pay a separate admission fee. －－－－－－－－－－ (❖) Open if Monday is a holiday. Closed instead on the following Tuesday. - If there are no special notes, the regular admission fee applies to students. - The opening hours may be extended for exhibitions and events. - In addition to the regular days closed, the facility may close temporarily for maintenance and other reasons. - The fees are subject to change without prior notice. - For more details, contact the facility directly or see the website.