Art Spaces in Japan

Art center in a former junior high school in Akihabara featuring galleries, studios, and community spaces.

Imperial villa garden in northeast Kyoto with three terraced gardens offering mountain and valley views.

Yayoi Kusama's iconic yellow pumpkin sculpture on the pier of Naoshima Island.

SANAA-designed minimalist ferry terminal on Naoshima, a gateway to the island's art sites.

Month-long art celebration in the hot spring city of Beppu with installations across the town.

Branch of the Ginza gallery in the resort town of Karuizawa, set in a serene forest environment.

Arts center in a former bank building in Yokohama promoting contemporary art and urban culture.

Prestigious Ginza gallery known for exhibiting Sugimoto Hiroshi and other international artists.

Leading Tokyo gallery representing major Japanese contemporary artists including Takashi Murakami.

Art gallery within the iconic GINZA SIX bookstore, showcasing contemporary Japanese and international artists.

Tokyo outpost of the prestigious Parisian gallery, showing international contemporary art in Roppongi.

Renovated waterfront warehouse in Onomichi combining hotel, gallery, cafe, and cycling hub along the Shimanami Kaido.

Contemporary art gallery in a converted 200-year-old bathhouse in Yanaka, Tokyo.

Multi-purpose cultural complex in Aoyama by Fumihiko Maki, hosting art exhibitions, performances, and design events.

One of Japan's three great gardens in Mito, famous for its 3,000 plum trees blooming in spring.