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EXPERIENCE Northern Tokyo Shinto deity on display

A wooden statue of a
in the Honkan gallery
Exploring the Galleries
The Honkan is the museum’s main building, housing Japanese
art from ancient finds to modern masters. To its east is the
Toyokan, housing non-Japanese Eastern art. The 1909 Beaux- Did You Know?
Arts Hyokeikan is usually closed to the public and opens only
for special exhibitions. Behind it is the Gallery of Horyu-ji Ukiyo-e translates
Treasures, containing stunning objects from Horyu-ji Temple, as “pictures of the
near Nara, and the Heiseikan, which hosts exhibitions of floating world.”
archaeology. Access to all of the museum’s buildings is included
in the cost of one admission ticket, so set out to explore
as much of this expansive museum as possible.

A folding screen by
Okamoto Shuki on display
in the Honkan gallery
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