The Sumida Hokusai Museum
The Sumida Hokusai Museum is an art museum in Sumida Ward, Tokyo, Japan, dedicated to the renowned ukiyo-e artist Katsushika Hokusai. Opened on November 22, 2016, the museum celebrates Hokusai's contributions to Japanese art and his global influence, particularly through works like Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji.Photo: Kakidai, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Opening hours: 9:30 AM—5:30 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Japan
- Also known as: “Sumida Hokusai Museum”
- Address: 2, 亀沢二丁目, 墨田区, 東京都 130-0014
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Edo Tokyo Museum and Nomi Sukune Shrine.
Edo Tokyo Museum
Museum
Photo: Wiiii, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Edo-Tokyo Museum is a historical museum located at 1-4-1 Yokoami, Sumida-Ku, Tokyo in the Ryogoku district. The museum opened in March 1993 to preserve Edo's cultural heritage, and features city models of Edo and Tokyo between 1590 and 1964. Edo Tokyo Museum is situated 400 metres west of The Sumida Hokusai Museum.
Nomi Sukune Shrine
Shinto shrine
Photo: しんぎんぐきゃっと, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nomi Sukune Shrine is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 100 metres northeast of The Sumida Hokusai Museum.
Tokyo Skytree
Photo: Akonnchiroll, CC0.
Tokyo Skytree, a.k.a Tokyo Sky Tree, is a broadcasting and observation tower, located in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan. It has been the tallest tower in Japan since opening in 2012, and reached its full height of 634 metres in early 2011, making it the tallest tower in the world, displacing the Canton Tower, and the third tallest structure in the world behind Merdeka 118 and Burj Khalifa. Tokyo Skytree is situated 2 km northeast of The Sumida Hokusai Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Midori and Yokoami.
Ryōgoku
Quarter
Photo: Stevec240, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ryōgoku is a district in Sumida, Tokyo. It is surrounded by various districts in Sumida, Chūō, and Taitō wards: Yokoami, Midori, Chitose, Higashi Nihonbashi, and Yanagibashi.
The Sumida Hokusai Museum
- Categories: art museum, biographical museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Sumida, Tokyo, Tokyo, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.69633° or 35° 41′ 47″ northLongitude
139.80049° or 139° 48′ 2″ eastOpen location code
8Q7XMRW2+G5OpenStreetMap ID
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Q17220332
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Korean—“The Sumida Hokusai Museum” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Sumida Hokusay Muzeyi”
- Basque: “Sumida Hokusai Museum”
- Chinese: “墨田北斋美术馆”
- Chinese: “墨田北齋美術館”
- German: “Hokusai-Museum Sumida”
- Japanese: “すみだ北斎美術館”
- Korean: “스미다 호쿠사이 미술관”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Midoricho Park and 墨田区立緑図書館.
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