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Sumida, Tokyo / すみだ北斎美術館

Sumida Hokusai Museum

A museum opened in 2016 in Sumida, where Katsushika Hokusai was born and lived, showing works by him and his pupils; a room of life-size replicas introduces his life in several languages, and the building is by Kazuyo Sejima.

Last official check

26 Sept 2026

Traveler reports

0

Reports open in Phase 2

Next scheduled check

25 Dec 2026

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Opening hours

9:30-17:30 (last entry 30 minutes before closing).

Checked 26 Sept 2026 on the official site
Closed

Closed on Mondays (the next day if a holiday) and over New Year; occasional extra closures.

Checked 26 Sept 2026 on the official site
Admission

Price varies by exhibition.

Checked 26 Sept 2026 on the official site
Getting there

5 minutes on foot from Ryogoku Station (Toei Oedo Line) or 9 minutes from JR Ryogoku Station (Sobu Line).

Checked 26 Sept 2026 on the official site
Parking

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Payment

Cash, Visa, JCB, Mastercard, AMEX, UnionPay, Alipay.

Checked 26 Sept 2026 on the official site
Accessibility

Accessible parking, automatic doors, lift, accessible and ostomate toilets, wheelchair and pushchair loan and nursing room.

Checked 26 Sept 2026 on the official site

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Address: Sumida, Tokyo (Japanese address: 東京都墨田区亀沢2-7-2)

Official site: https://hokusai-museum.jp/

Location

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