Toguri Museum of Art

[Art] [Oriental Art] [Museum]

[Overall] Sightseeing
★★★★★★☆☆☆☆ (6.0/10.0)

Features
△ Enjoyable
◎ Beautiful
○ Relaxing
◎ Unique
○ Japanese

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1: to see art works at exhibitions

Art museum of oriental art located in old Nabeshima residence

If you visit Toguri Museum of Art, you can appreciate oriental porcelains.

It is an art museum of oriental art that specializes in oriental porcelains. It has a collection of about 7,000 items, mainly porcelains.

It is built at the site of old Nabeshima residence. There are exhibition rooms in the 2nd floor of the museum building, while the entrance and lobby is in the 1st floor. Exhibition rooms have a calm atmosphere

"Collection exhibition: Selected Masterpieces from Celadon Wares -A Variation of Green" (from October 5, 2013 (Saturday) to December 23, 2013 (Monday, national holiday)) showed the beautiful celadon wares inside and outside Japan.

It opened in 1987. It is a middle-sized private art museum at residential area in Shibuya, Shibuya City, Tokyo. Its nearest station is Shibuya station.

Event Information

"Kinrande: Imari Ware that Captivated the World"
from April 4, 2018 (Wednesday) to June 21, 2018 (Thursday)

"Flower and Plant Designs in Imari Ware"
from July 4, 2018 (Wednesday) to September 22, 2018 (Saturday)

"Nabeshima and Ko-Kutani: Lineage of Design"
from October 5, 2018 (Friday) to December 22, 2018 (Saturday)

"Early Imari: Looking to the Continent"
from January 8, 2019 (Tuesday) to March 24, 2019 (Sunday)

Finished Event Information

"Exhibition of Imari ware adapted to the Edo period lifestyle."
from January 6, 2015 (Tuesday) to March 22, 2015 (Sunday)

"Early Imari Ware"
from April 4, 2015 (Saturday) to June 21, 2015 (Sunday)

"Imari Ware: The Ko-Kutani style"
from July 4, 2015 (Saturday) to September 23, 2015 (Wednesday, National Holiday)

"Imari Ware: Masterpieces of the Kakiemon and Kinrande styles"
from October 6, 2015 (Tuesday) to December 23, 2015 (Wednesday, National Holiday)

"Masterpieces of the Nabeshima Ware"
from January 7, 2016 (Thursday) to March 21, 2016 (Monday, Substitute Holiday)

"Imari Ware: The Beauty of Sometsuke"
from April 5, 2016 (Tuesday) to June 19, 2016 (Sunday)

"Imari Ware: Karakusa Design"
from July 2, 2016 (Saturday) to September 22, 2016 (Thursday, National Holiday)

"The Toguri Collection: The Original Exhibition"
from October 4, 2016 (Tuesday) to December 23, 2016 (Friday, National Holiday)

"30th Anniversary Special Exhibition: Kakiemon"
from April 1, 2017 (Saturday) to May 14, 2017 (Sunday)

"Ko-Imari Masterpieces of the 17th Century"
from May 27, 2017 (Saturday) to September 2, 2017 (Saturday)

"Ko-Imari Masterpieces of the 18th Century"
from September 15, 2017 (Friday) to December 20, 2017 (Wednesday)

"Beautiful Glazes in Ko-Imari Ware"
from January 7, 2018 (Sunday) to March 21, 2018 (Wednesday, National Holiday)