Nihon Geijutsuin

Nihon Geijutsuin is a building in Taito, Tokyo. Nihon Geijutsuin is situated nearby to The Ueno Royal Museum, as well as near the railway station Ueno Station.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Museum of Western Art and Ueno Station.

National Museum of Western Art

Museum

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The National Museum of Western Art is the premier public art gallery in Japan specializing in art from the Western tradition. The museum is in the Ueno Park in Taitō, central Tokyo. It received 1,162,345 visitors in 2016. National Museum of Western Art is situated 240 metres north of Nihon Geijutsuin.

Ueno Station

Railway station

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Ueno Station is a major railway station in Tokyo's Taitō ward. It is the station used to reach the Ueno district and Ueno Park—which contains Tokyo National Museum, The National Museum of Western Art, Ueno Zoo, Tokyo University of the Arts and other famous cultural facilities. Ueno Station is situated 150 metres east of Nihon Geijutsuin.

The Ueno Royal Museum

Museum

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The Ueno Royal Museum opened in Ueno Park, Taitō, Tokyo, Japan, in 1972. Owned by Fujisankei Communications Group and managed by the Japan Art Association, the museum focuses on contemporary art with exhibitions including the regular Ueno Royal Museum Grand Prize Exhibition and Japanese Nature Painting Exhibition, as well special exhibitions from overseas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ueno and Ikenohata.

Ueno

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If you want to get a feel for old Tokyo, Ueno in the Taito district is a good place to start. Entirely lacking in high-rise condos or whiz-bang shopping malls, by Tokyo standards it's distinctly downmarket, in contrast to places like Ginza, but that means that eating, shopping and drinking are all affordably priced.