Written by TC Team
If you know one Japanese landscape artist, it is probably Hiroshige. The Tokyo National Museum has been gifted the Uchiyama Susumu collection, and this exhibition is their thank-you note.
What to expect
The show is split into three periods, each led by a different series:
- Period 1, September 29 to October 25: The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō
- Period 2, October 27 to November 23: The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō
- Period 3, November 25 to December 20: One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
Landscape and bird-and-flower prints fill out each rotation. If you are after the series that gave us the plum garden and the sudden downpour over Ōhashi bridge, that is the third period.
Schedule
The exhibition runs from September 29 to December 20, 2026, in Room A of the Honkan.
Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., extended to 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and on October 11, November 1, November 2 and November 22.
It closes on Mondays, plus October 13, November 24 and December 15. Three Mondays are exceptions and stay open: October 12, November 2 and November 23.
Tickets 2026
Advance tickets are ¥1,300 for adults, or ¥3,600 for a set of three covering one visit per rotation, both on sale until September 28. On the day, adults pay ¥1,500 and university students ¥500. High-school students and under, anyone under 18, visitors aged 70 and over, and disability certificate holders with one carer all go free.
The exhibition ticket also admits you to the museum’s regular collection on the same day. And if one rotation isn’t enough, showing a used ticket from this exhibition takes ¥100 off a same-day adult ticket on a return visit.
How to get there
The museum is at the north end of Ueno Park, about 10 minutes’ walk from the Park Exit of Ueno Station.
Note that dates, opening hours, and prices are subject to change, so make sure to check the official website before you go.
Organizers may cancel events, alter schedules, or change admission requirements without notice. Always check official sites before heading to an event.
