The Sumida Hokusai Museum
Japanese original:
すみだ北斎美術館
A museum devoted to Hokusai, opened in Sumida, the ward regarded as his birthplace, and celebrating its 10th anniversary in November 2026. Special exhibitions are held in the third- and fourth-floor galleries, and on the fourth floor the Hokusai learning room follows his life through life-size replicas of representative works and anecdotes, with a model of the studio he lived in.
- Area
- Ryogoku
- Address
- 東京都墨田区亀沢2-7-2
- Getting there
- About 5 min on foot from Exit A3 of Ryogoku Station (Toei Oedo Line); about 9 min from the East Exit of Ryogoku Station (JR Sobu Line); about 5 min from the Toei Bus stop Toei-Ryogoku-eki-mae. The museum has no car park.
- Hours
- 09:30–17:30
- Closed
- Mon
- Admission
- The fourth-floor Hokusai learning room costs ¥400 for adults and ¥300 for high school and university students and visitors aged 65+; junior high school students and younger go in free. Special and regular exhibition prices vary by show, and a ticket to a special or regular exhibition also covers the learning room on the same day.
Regular closing days only. For public holidays, please check each venue's notices.
Directions and admission checked against the venue's website on Nov 6, 2026.
First visit
- Last entry is 30 minutes before closing (17:00).
- The museum is closed over the year-end and New Year period (27 December to 1 January); on 2, 3 and 11 January 2027 it opens as usual.
- Tickets for special and regular exhibitions can be bought online for a chosen date, so you do not queue on the day (numbers are limited).
From the venue's visitor guidelines, checked on Nov 6, 2026.
On now and coming up
Exhibitions (Open now 1 · Opening soon 1)
The Japanese original of each title and venue name is shown in gray below it.
