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What's on in Tokyo: December 2026

There are 78 exhibitions to see in Tokyo in December 2026, 10 of them opening that month. Updated daily.

In December Tokyo keeps its dry, clear days, and the mornings and evenings turn colder.— Yu Tokyo Anthology: December →

Opening in December 2026 (Opening soon 10)

Opening soonFree#Sculpture & installationARTE TOKYO Core Program: Yoyogi and Shibuya AreasARTE TOKYO コアプログラム代々木・渋谷エリアARTE TOKYO: Yoyogi and Shibuya Areas (Yoyogi Park and other locations) (ARTE TOKYO 代々木・渋谷エリア（代々木公園ほか）) · ShibuyaDec 1 – Dec 27, 2026
Opening soon#CraftSpecial Exhibition: Carved Lacquer企画展彫る漆Nezu Museum (根津美術館) · Harajuku & AoyamaDec 5, 2026 – Jan 17, 2027
Opening soon#Sculpture & installationNaoki Funakoshi: Giving Shape to the Invisible — Another Extraordinary Talent from the Funakoshi Family —舟越直木見えないものに形をあたえる ―舟越家から生まれたもうひとりの異才―The Shoto Museum of Art (渋谷区立松濤美術館) · Shibuya Shoto & KomabaDec 5, 2026 – Feb 7, 2027
Opening soon#PaintingNational Treasure: "Pine Trees in the Snow" and "The Four Seasons"国宝雪松図と四季Mitsui Memorial Museum (三井記念美術館) · ChuoDec 12, 2026 – Jan 30, 2027
Opening soon#History & heritageArt of the Lotus Sutra—To Create Is to Aspire法華経の美術――つくるとは、願うことSuntory Museum of Art (サントリー美術館) · RoppongiDec 12, 2026 – Feb 7, 2027
Opening soon#PaintingThe Best of the Yamatane Collection IIザ・ベスト・オブ・山種コレクションⅡYamatane Museum of Art (山種美術館) · ShibuyaDec 12, 2026 – Mar 7, 2027
Opening soon#PaintingUkiyo-e Artists You May Not Know Aboutあなたの知らない浮世絵師たちOta Memorial Museum of Art (太田記念美術館) · Harajuku & AoyamaDec 12, 2026 – Jan 17, 2027
Opening soon10th Anniversary of the Museum’s Opening: Hokusai Crossover—Gathering in “Sumida” Across the Ages開館10周年記念北斎クロスオーバー時代を超えて“すみだ”に集うThe Sumida Hokusai Museum (すみだ北斎美術館) · RyogokuDec 16, 2026 – Feb 28, 2027
Opening soon#Design & architecture1920s–1930s Modern Music Score Illustrations — Women Expressing Music, Tokyo, and the Beauty of Art Deco —1920-30 モダン楽譜イラストレーション ―音楽を表現する女性・東京・アールデコの美―Yayoi Museum of Art · Takehisa Yumeji Museum (弥生美術館・竹久夢二美術館) · BunkyoDec 26, 2026 – Mar 28, 2027
Opening soon#Design & architecture40th Anniversary Exhibition: Ikuko Hatoyama × Kazunori Akita—"Contrapoint of Dreams: A Microcosm of Manga and Graphic Design"40th Anniversary Exhibition 鳩山郁子×秋田和徳夢みるコントルポワン ―漫画とグラフィックデザインの小宇宙―Yayoi Museum of Art · Takehisa Yumeji Museum (弥生美術館・竹久夢二美術館) · BunkyoDec 26, 2026 – Mar 28, 2027

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