Koishikawa Ukiyo-e Art Museum

This museum is now closed. Try the Uta Memorial Museum near Meijijingumae Station to see Ukiyo-e prints from Hiroshige, Hokusai and others.

Entrance to the Koishikawa Ukiyo-e Art Museum

Koishikawa Ukiyo-e Art Museum (礫川浮世絵美術館, Koishikawa Ukiyo-e Bijutsukan) is located in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan. Its collection includes ukiyo-e genre paintings from the Edo period, in particular, prints by Utamaro, Hokusai and Hiroshige. Every month the museum changes the ukiyo-e exhibition. This small museum was opened in November 1998. Its aim is to promote understanding of ukiyo-e culture.

The museum is about 2 minutes on foot from Kōrakuen Station, near the Bunkyo Civic Center. It is open from 11:00 until 18:00, and the entrance fee is 500 yen.

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