The Ueno Royal Museum

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.

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Opening hours: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
Type: Museum
Description: museum in Tokyo, Japan
Also known as: “Ueno Royal Museum”
Address: 1, 台東区, 東京都 110-0007
Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ueno Station and National Museum of Western Art.

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 170 metres east of The Ueno Royal Museum.

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 300 metres north of The Ueno Royal Museum.

Tokyo National Museum

Museum

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The Tokyo National Museum or TNM is an art museum in Ueno Park in the Taitō ward of Tokyo, Japan. It is one of the four museums operated by the National Institutes for Cultural Heritage, is considered the oldest national museum and the largest art museum in Japan. Tokyo National Museum is situated 700 metres north of The Ueno Royal Museum.

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.