This is an intimate little gallery which can be found just off Roppongi’s main road. Since 1994, Ota Fine Arts has been one of Tokyo’s bastions of cutting-edge contemporary art. It was instrumental in the rise of Yayoi Kusama, the internationally-lauded multimedia Japanese artist, and strives to showcase talented up-and-coming artists, predominantly from Asia. The gallery has moved around a bit over the years, settling in Roppongi in 2011.

Ota’s exhibitions always feel like they’ve been curated with love, with every last detail thought through carefully. Expect to see everything from painting to video art and crafts, with exhibitions featuring Japanese, Korean, Chinese and Iranian artists, among many others. There’s always something new to see.

Note: The gallery is closed for renovations until February, 2018.

Suggested Activity
Get Tickets To the Samurai Restaurant in Shinjuku (Up to 30% Off)
Experience one of the craziest, most colorful places in Tokyo — the all-new Samurai Restaurant, from the creators of the Robot Restaurant. Get your tickets and sit back for a wild show of lasers, lights, samurai, dancers and other uniquely Japanese weirdness.

While you’re on the art beat in Roppongi, check out the Mori Art Museum too.