Art Exhibitions Tokyo 2026–2027: What’s On, What Closes Soon and How to Book

The biggest art exhibitions Tokyo has on this winter are Turner at the National Museum of Western Art (24 Oct 2026 to 21 Feb 2027), Mariko Mori at the Mori Art Museum (31 Oct 2026 to 28 Mar 2027) and the Musée d’Orsay show at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum (14 Nov 2026 to 28 Mar 2027). Adult tickets for the major shows cost ¥1,200 to ¥3,000, and most are cheaper if you book online.

This hub lists 23 dated exhibitions in Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and Kanazawa, plus Naoshima and teamLab, with exact dates, prices and official booking links. It is sorted by closing date and updated monthly. For the museums themselves (what each one is and how to get there), see our ultimate Tokyo museum guide.

Art exhibitions Tokyo: what closes soon?

This is the master list, sorted by end date. Prices are the adult on-the-day price unless stated, taken from each museum’s official page on 18 October 2026. Online or advance tickets are often ¥100 to ¥300 cheaper.

Closes	Exhibition	Museum (city)	Adult price	Book
3 Nov 2026	Aki Sasamoto: Laboratory	National Museum of Art, Osaka	¥1,800	Official page
6 Dec 2026	Daitokuji: A Zen Temple Beyond Compare	Tokyo National Museum	¥2,300	Official page
6 Dec 2026	Tada Minami: Still, shimmering light	MOT, Tokyo	¥1,600	Official page
6 Dec 2026	Zen and Ghibli	Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art	¥1,900	Tickets
13 Dec 2026	Synchronic Constellation	MOT, Tokyo	¥2,000	Official PDF
13 Dec 2026	Masterpieces of the Renaissance from the Musée du Louvre	National Art Center Tokyo	¥2,400	asoview
13 Dec 2026	Albert Marquet: A Retrospective	SOMPO Museum of Art, Tokyo	¥2,000 (26+)	Official page
20 Dec 2026	Hiroshige: New Perspectives on Edo Japan	Tokyo National Museum	¥1,500	asoview
20 Dec 2026	Yamaga Seika: Boundless Imagination in Textile Art	Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art	¥1,800	ART PASS
20 Dec 2026	NHK Sunday Museum 50th Anniversary	Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka	¥2,000	ART PASS
11 Jan 2027	The Zen of Hakuin Produced by Studio Ghibli	Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art	¥1,700	ART PASS
17 Jan 2027	Reflections in Jewellery: Memory and Identity	National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto	¥2,000	Official page
31 Jan 2027	Jam Session: FUJII Hikaru, Whose Light? + The Strangers’ Gaze	Artizon Museum, Tokyo	¥1,200 online / ¥1,500 door	Official page
31 Jan 2027	Edo in Focus: Japanese Treasures from the British Museum	Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka	¥2,300	etix
8 Feb 2027	Shojo Manga Infinity: Moto Hagio, Ryoko Yamagishi, Waki Yamato	National Art Center Tokyo	¥2,200	e-tix
21 Feb 2027	Turner: Painting the Sublime, in Dialogue with Contemporary Art	National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo	¥2,400	etix
21 Feb 2027	Togo Seiji 130th Anniversary Retrospective (opens 9 Jan)	SOMPO Museum of Art, Tokyo	¥1,600 door / ¥1,500 online	Official page
14 Mar 2027	コトバの重なる場所 (opens 1 Dec)	National Museum of Art, Osaka	¥1,800	Official page
22 Mar 2027	Creative Women in Japan: Paving the Way for 100 Years (opens 9 Jan)	Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka	¥1,900	Tickets
28 Mar 2027	What a Wonderful World: Masterworks from the Musée d’Orsay (opens 14 Nov)	Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum	¥2,400	Official page
28 Mar 2027	Mariko Mori: All That Shines (opens 31 Oct)	Mori Art Museum, Tokyo	¥2,800 weekdays / ¥3,000 weekends	Booking site
4 Apr 2027	FINAL FANTASY 40th Anniversary Exhibition (opens 8 Jan)	Tokyo National Museum (Hyokeikan)	See ticket site	Tickets
18 Apr 2027	From Today to Tomorrow: On the Stewardship of a Work (opens 31 Oct)	21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa	¥1,200	Official page

One show you just missed: Edo in Focus closed at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum on 18 October 2026. It reopens at the Nakanoshima Museum of Art in Osaka on 31 October, so Kansai visitors still get it.

What art exhibitions in Tokyo open from November 2026 to March 2027?

Late October and November 2026

• 24 Oct: Turner opens in Ueno; Artizon’s new shows open by Tokyo Station.
• 28 Oct: Shojo Manga Infinity opens at the National Art Center Tokyo.
• 31 Oct: Mariko Mori opens at the Mori Art Museum on the night of Roppongi Art Night, when the museum stays open until 6:00 the next morning.
• 14 Nov: the Musée d’Orsay show opens at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, with about 110 works including Millet, Renoir, Monet and Van Gogh.

December 2026 to March 2027

• 1 Dec: the National Museum of Art, Osaka opens a new special exhibition and its second 50th-anniversary collection display.
• 17 Dec: The Zen of Hakuin Produced by Studio Ghibli opens in Kyoto (to 11 Jan 2027).
• 8 Jan 2027: the FINAL FANTASY 40th Anniversary Exhibition opens in the Hyokeikan at the Tokyo National Museum.
• 9 Jan 2027: Togo Seiji opens at SOMPO in Shinjuku, and Creative Women in Japan opens in Osaka.
• 6 and 20 Feb 2027: MOT’s next season starts. Its official 2026 line-up lists Hans Haacke and a SUNPRIDE Foundation collaboration from 6 Feb and MOT Annual 2026 from 20 Feb. Prices were not published when we checked.
• 6 Feb 2027: Raphaël Zarka: Geometry, Time and Skateboarding opens at the Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art (to 5 May).

Tim Burton’s Labyrinth lands in Toyosu. The walk-through Tim Burton show opens on 25 November 2026 and runs to 21 February 2027 (Confirmed) at CREVIA BASE TOKYO, 3 minutes from Shijo-mae Station on the Yurikamome. It’s timed entry only. Each ticket has a fixed slot, latecomers aren’t let in, and a visit takes about an hour. Book on Fever, as the on-site box office can sell out (official site). Our Tim Burton’s Labyrinth Tokyo guide has the details.

Tokyo museum by museum: dates, prices and booking

National Museum of Western Art: Turner

Turner: Painting the Sublime, in Dialogue with Contemporary Art runs 24 October 2026 to 21 February 2027, with Tate loans. Tickets are ¥2,400 on the day, ¥1,500 for university students and ¥1,100 for high school students; junior high and under are free. Buy through etix (no fee) or see all sellers on the official ticket page.

Hours are 9:30 to 17:30 (Fridays and Saturdays to 20:00). It closes on Mondays (open 23 Nov and 11 Jan), 24 Nov, 28 Dec to 1 Jan and 12 Jan. Students get in free from 4 to 19 November 2026 with ID, and the collection galleries close from 12 January to 19 March 2027.

Tokyo National Museum: Daitokuji, Hiroshige and Final Fantasy

Daitokuji: A Zen Temple Beyond Compare marks the Kyoto temple’s 700th anniversary in the Heiseikan until 6 December 2026. Tickets are ¥2,300 on the day (university ¥1,300, high school ¥900), and no reservation is needed. See the official TNM page.

Hiroshige: New Perspectives on Edo Japan runs in the Honkan until 20 December, in three display periods (to 25 Oct, 27 Oct to 23 Nov, 25 Nov to 20 Dec). It costs ¥1,500, and e-tickets are sold only through asoview. Both tickets also get you into the permanent collection that day.

TNM opens until 20:00 on Fridays and Saturdays and closes on Mondays (open 2 and 23 Nov) and 24 November. The FINAL FANTASY 40th Anniversary Exhibition follows from 8 January to 4 April 2027; prices are on the official ticket page.

Mori Art Museum: Mariko Mori

Mariko Mori: All That Shines is a major retrospective of the Japanese artist, from 31 October 2026 to 28 March 2027. Adults pay ¥2,800 on weekdays and ¥3,000 on weekends and holidays, or ¥2,600 and ¥2,800 online. Students pay ¥1,700 or ¥1,800, and junior high and under are free.

Book a date and time on the Mori Art Museum booking site. Walk-ins get in only while slots remain. It opens daily 10:00 to 22:00, but closes at 17:00 on Tuesdays and on Friday 27 November.

MOT (Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo)

MOT in Kiyosumi has two shows ending in December. Tada Minami: Still, shimmering light runs to 6 December (¥1,600), and Synchronic Constellation: Cross-Boundary Perspectives in Art runs to 13 December (¥2,000). The Tada ticket also covers the MOT Collection display.

MOT opens 10:00 to 18:00 (Fridays in November to 20:00) and closes on Mondays and 24 November. See the official Tada Minami page.

National Art Center Tokyo: Louvre and shojo manga

Masterpieces of the Renaissance from the Musée du Louvre runs to 13 December 2026 at ¥2,400 (college ¥1,400, high school ¥1,000). The final week, 7 to 13 December, needs a date-and-time ticket, sold on asoview from 12:00 on 31 October.

Shojo Manga Infinity covers Moto Hagio, Ryoko Yamagishi and Waki Yamato from 28 October 2026 to 8 February 2027. It is ¥2,200 on the day, or ¥2,000 if you buy on e-tix before 23:59 on 27 October. NACT closes on Tuesdays (open 3 Nov and 8 Dec), on 4 November and from 28 December to 5 January.

Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum: Musée d’Orsay

What a Wonderful World: Masterworks from the Musée d’Orsay is the museum’s 100th-anniversary show, from 14 November 2026 to 28 March 2027. It costs ¥2,400 (advance ¥2,200 until 13 Nov), ¥1,300 for university students and ¥1,600 for over-65s. Visitors aged 18 and under are free.

Hours are 9:30 to 17:30 (Fridays to 20:00). It closes on most Mondays, 24 Nov, 22 Dec to 3 Jan, 12 Jan and 23 Mar. Ticket links are on the special exhibition site.

Artizon Museum and SOMPO Museum of Art

Artizon, by Tokyo Station, is one of the cheapest big-name tickets in Tokyo: ¥1,200 online with a date and time, or ¥1,500 at the door if your slot is not full. University and high school students are free if they book online. One ticket covers Jam Session: FUJII Hikaru, The Strangers’ Gaze: Japanese Artists in Europe and the collection, until 31 January 2027.

SOMPO in Shinjuku has Albert Marquet: A Retrospective until 13 December (¥2,000 for 26 and over, ¥1,200 for 18 to 25, free for 17 and under). Togo Seiji’s 130th-anniversary retrospective follows from 9 January to 21 February 2027 at ¥1,600, or ¥1,500 online. SOMPO opens 10:00 to 18:00, and until 20:00 on Fridays.

teamLab Planets and teamLab Borderless

teamLab Planets in Toyosu runs until the end of 2027, then closes. Timed tickets start at ¥3,800 for adults, ¥2,800 for junior high and high school students and ¥1,500 for ages 4 to 12, with dynamic pricing. It closes on 5 November and 3 December 2026; buy on the official ticket store.

teamLab Borderless at Azabudai Hills starts at ¥3,400 for adults (¥2,800 for ages 13–17, ¥1,500 for ages 4–12) under dynamic pricing, and costs ¥200 more on site. Book on the official ticket page.

Hyakudan Kaidan, Meguro: the Hundred-Step Staircase special opening

Hyakudan Kaidan, the Hundred-Step Staircase, is open again after about a year. The run lasts from 1 October 2026 to 30 March 2027. It’s a Tokyo-designated cultural property and the only wooden structure left inside the building. This time there’s almost nothing on display: you see the architecture itself, not a themed show. General entry is ¥1,800 (high school ¥1,200, primary and junior high ¥1,000, preschoolers free). Evening slots run 17:00–18:00: a night ticket on Sun, Mon, Tue and Thu (¥2,000, 30 people a day) and a Japanese-language guided tour on Fri and Sat (¥2,500, 20 people a day).

It’s open 11:00 to 17:00 (last entry 16:30). It closes on Wednesdays and from 28 December to 1 January. Tickets are online only, and the reception desk doesn’t sell them, so buy before you go. It’s 3 minutes’ walk from Meguro Station, inside the former Hotel Gajoen Tokyo, which Hilton is rebranding under its LXR label. See the official Hyakudan Kaidan page.

Museums in Japan beyond Tokyo: Kyoto, Osaka, Naoshima and Kanazawa

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Zen and Ghibli at the Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art is the hot ticket, running to 6 December 2026 at ¥1,900. From 31 October, visitors with a timed reservation go first and walk-ins may be turned away on busy days. If you are also going to Aichi, our คู่มือการซื้อตั๋วเข้าสวนสนุก Ghibli Park covers that.

In the same building, Yamaga Seika runs to 20 December (¥1,800), and The Zen of Hakuin Produced by Studio Ghibli runs from 17 December to 11 January 2027 (¥1,700). Across the road, the National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto has Reflections in Jewellery to 17 January 2027 for ¥2,000, collection included. Pair a visit with Kyoto autumn leaves in late November.

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The Nakanoshima Museum of Art has the NHK Sunday Museum 50th Anniversary show to 20 December (¥2,000) and Edo in Focus from 31 October to 31 January 2027 (¥2,300, or ¥2,100 in advance). Advance tickets are not sold at the museum itself, so buy them online. Creative Women in Japan follows from 9 January to 22 March 2027 (¥1,900).

Next door, the National Museum of Art, Osaka has Aki Sasamoto: Laboratory until 3 November (¥1,800), then a new show from 1 December 2026 to 14 March 2027 (¥1,800). No official English title was published when we checked.

Naoshima

The Chichu Art Museum needs a date-and-time booking. Weekdays cost ¥2,500 online or ¥2,800 on site, and weekends and holidays ¥2,700 or ¥3,000, but there are no on-site sales once online tickets sell out. It is closed on Mondays; book via the official Chichu page.

The Benesse House Museum costs ¥1,300 online or ¥1,500 on site and opens 8:00 to 21:00. Overnight guests at Benesse House get in free.

Kanazawa

The 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art opens From Today to Tomorrow: On the Stewardship of a Work on 31 October, running to 18 April 2027. It costs ¥1,200, or ¥1,000 with a web ticket. Two free shows, The Noto Series and NEUTRAL COLORS, also run to 18 April, and The Swimming Pool is closed from 19 to 30 October 2026.

Book advance tickets before…

• 27 Oct, 23:59 (Confirmed): Shojo Manga Infinity’s ¥2,000 advance ticket on e-tix ends. It’s ¥2,200 from 28 Oct (NACT).
• 31 Oct, 12:00 (Expected): Timed tickets go on sale for the Louvre show’s final week (7–13 Dec). Standard tickets aren’t valid from 7 Dec (NACT tickets).
• 8 Nov (Confirmed): Last day of Turner’s ¥2,000 senior ticket (65+, from the NMWA ticket window on the day, with ID) (Turner tickets).
• 13 Nov (Confirmed): The Musée d’Orsay show’s ¥2,200 advance ticket ends. It’s ¥2,400 once the show opens on 14 Nov (Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum).
• 6 Dec (Confirmed): Daitokuji closes at the Tokyo National Museum (TNM). It’s also the last day to use a standard Louvre ticket (NACT tickets).
• 13 Dec (Confirmed): The Louvre show closes at the National Art Center Tokyo (NACT tickets).
• 14 Dec (Confirmed): Shojo Manga Infinity’s first term ends, and the second term starts on 16 Dec (NACT).
• 20 Dec (Confirmed): Sales end for Turner’s ¥4,200 pair ticket, valid until 11 Jan (Turner tickets).
• 11 Jan 2027 (Confirmed): Last day to see the NMWA permanent collection before it closes from 12 Jan to 19 Mar for maintenance (NMWA).
• 21 Feb 2027 (Confirmed): Turner closes (Turner), and so does Tim Burton’s Labyrinth (official site).
• 28 Mar 2027 (Confirmed): The Musée d’Orsay show closes (Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum).
• 30 Mar 2027 (Confirmed): The Hyakudan Kaidan special opening ends (official page).

Which permanent collections are worth it?

Permanent collections are the cheap, quiet option when big shows are packed. Many exhibition tickets include them on the same day.

Museum	Collection price (adult)	Note
Tokyo National Museum	¥1,000	Online tickets are valid for two months
National Museum of Western Art	¥500	Current displays include Van Gogh’s Roses; closed 12 Jan to 19 Mar 2027
National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto	¥1,000	¥800 on Friday nights from 18:00; free for 65+
MOT, Tokyo	Included with Tada Minami	MOT Collection free with a Grutto Pass
Artizon Museum	Included with the ¥1,200 ticket	Ishibashi Foundation Collection

Is the Grutto Pass worth it in 2026?

เดอะ Tokyo Museum Grutto Pass 2026 costs ¥2,500 and gives free or discounted entry once each at 107 museums, zoos and gardens. It lasts two months from first use and expires on 31 March 2027. It is sold until 31 January 2027, or online until 31 March, as a QR e-ticket.

It is not a free pass to the blockbusters. The official 2026 benefit list gives ¥100 off the TNM and NMWA collections, ¥200 off Mori Art Museum tickets bought at the counter (not online), and free MOT Collection entry. It only pays off if you plan five or more smaller museums in two months.

Free days and discounts, November 2026 to March 2027

• 3 Nov 2026 (Culture Day): free entry to the TNM and NMWA collections.
• Second Sundays: free NMWA collection on 8 Nov, 13 Dec and 10 Jan (collection closed in February).
• 4 to 19 Nov 2026: free Turner for high school and university students with ID.
• 8 to 18 Dec 2026 (weekdays): free Musée d’Orsay show for university and vocational students.
• Third weekends: Tokyo-resident families get half-price adult entry at MOT and the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum.
• Ticket-stub discount: ¥100 off at NACT with a current ticket stub from NACT, Suntory Museum of Art or the Mori Art Museum.

How do you book timed-entry tickets for art exhibitions in Tokyo?

Most museums use one of a few ticket platforms: etix (e-tix.jp), asoview, ART PASS or the museum’s own booking site. Tickets from these services are usually electronic, so you show them on your phone at the gate.

Book on the official link in our table, not a reseller. Dated tickets usually cannot be changed, though teamLab Planets allows changes up to two hours before entry.

Art exhibitions Tokyo FAQ

Sources and how we checked

Every date, price and opening hour on this page was checked on 18 October 2026 against the museums’ official websites and ticket pages linked above, with JNTO for general travel information. Museums change hours and add closures, so check the official page before you go. We update this hub every month.