Hokusai Katsushika was an internationally renowned Ukiyo-e artist, featured at the Paris World Exposition in 1867, who influenced French Impressionists. The Sumida Hokusai Museum opened in 2016 in the Sumida district area, where Hokusai was born in 1760 and lived for most of his life until he passed away in 1849. The museum houses about 1,800 artworks——including hand-drawn paintings, multi-colored woodblock prints, and woodblock-printed...
Truly an urban oasis, this museum not only presents pre-modern Japanese and East Asian art but also offers an extensive Japanese garden in which to stroll. A private collection, based on businessman Kaichiro Nezu’s (1860-1940) collection, comprises more than 7,400 items including bronze sake vessels dating to the pre-Common Era as well as a vast collection of Buddhist art and tea utensils, many of...
Founded in Kyoto about 500 years ago, Toraya is a confectionery shop that has served as a purveyor for the imperial household. The main store in Tokyo was renovated in October 2018. This store was designed by the renowned architect Hiroshi Naito. Toraya also opened a gallery in the first basement floor that organizes exhibitions on Japanese sweets and culture, and precious documents and...
