Upcoming Special Exhibition

  • Exhibition
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Exhibition Handout

Hokusai: Mountain Grandeur

June 20, 2023(Tue.) - August 27, 2023(Sun.)
Hokusai depicted a variety of mountains. This exhibition through Hokusai’s works of mountains, introduce mountain religions, alpine occupations, legends, and tales of the supernatural, as they examine the ties between people and mountains in Japan.
Term
June 20 - August 27, 2023
1st term: Jun 20 - Jul 23
2nd term: Jul 25 - Aug 27
Open
Tuesday-Sunday(Except Tue, Jul 18 )
Mon / holiday, Jul 17
9:30-17:30 (last admission 17:00)
Closed
Mondays (Except Mon / holiday, Jul 17)
Tue, Jul 18
*If Monday is a national holiday or a substitute holiday, open Monday and closed the following Tuesday.
Exhibition room
3rd floor exhibition room
Organizers
Sumida City, The Sumida Hokusai Museum

Exhibition Overview 

Hokusai depicted mountains throughout Japan, from Mount Fuji, now a worldwide treasure, to the hundred famous peaks, still popular today, and even to Mount Tempō, an artificial mountain built in Osaka in Hokusai’s day.  The context behind Hokusai’s alpine work was the deep connection, dating from long before modern mountaineering began, between the people of Japan and its mountains, which they climbed as an act of religious faith or to make their livings. Through Hokusai’s depictions of mountains, we introduce mountain religions, alpine occupations, legends, and tales of the supernatural.  As we examine the ties between Japan’s people and its mountains, we also explore Hokusai’s diverse, and fascinating, renderings of mountains.  

Event

Exhibition Composition 

  •  Prologue (The Trailhead): The Japanese and Mountains
  •  First Station: From Mount Fuji to Mere Hills—Hokusai Depicts Mountains of All Sorts
  •  Second Station: Life in the Mountains
  •  Third Station: Mountains and Legends—Weird Mountain Creatures

Exhibition Highlights

 
 
 
 

Admission Fees　　　 

　Individual　
Adults
1,000
H.S./Univ.Student
700
Aged 65 or above
700
J.H.S. student
300
　Visitors with disabilities　
300
E.S. student
Free
  • Reservations for groups are not being accepted for the time being.
  • Junior high, high school, and university students (including technical college, vocational school, and special training college students) will be requested to show student ID.
  • Adults 65 and over will be requested to show a document verifying age.
  • Persons with a certificate such as the following plus one accompanying person are admitted at a discount charge: physical disability, intellectual disability, rehabilitation, mentally handicapped health and welfare, atomic bomb victim health notebook, etc. (Please show your certificate at time of admission.)
  • Use of these tickets is limited to the day on which the exhibition is visited and allows you to see AURORA (Permanent Exhibition Room) and Exhibition Plus Room, too.

Tickets

 Advance Tickets
    20% discount on the regular admission fee. *These tickets are limited time sale. Please check the sales period.
 
 Sales Period
 　Tuesday, March 14 to Monday, June 19, 2023
 　！About advance sale ends day,
        Tickets will be on sale until Sunday, June 18 at the Sumida Hokusai Museum. Since the museum is closed on Monday, June 19.
 
 Ticket Counter 
 ・Entrance reception on the first floor of the Sumida Hokusai Museum ( from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on days the museum is open.)
 ・Ryogoku Tourist Information Center: https://visit-sumida.jp/spot/6196/
 
 
After the advance tickets purchase period
No reservations are required to view the exhibition. Same-day tickets can be obtained in person at the ticket counter on the first floor of the museum on the day of the exhibition.

Access

     Map...here
  • 5-minute walk from Toei Oedo Line Ryogoku Station A3 exit.
  • 9-minute walk from JR Sobu Line Ryogoku Station East exit.
  • 5-minute by Sumida Loop Bus from the JR Sobu Line Kinshicho Station North exit. Get off at the “The Sumida Hokusai Museum (Tsugaruke kamiyasiki ato) Stop”. 
     
 
     

The Sumida Hokusai Museum measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19

 Visitor Guidelines： Health and Safety During Your Visit for Keeping us All Safe 
 All visitors are required to...here.​
 Please check The Sumida Hokusai Museum's official website for details before visiting.
  • Exhibition Plus
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"Scenery on Both Banks of the Sumida River" and "Sketches by Hokusai"

June 13, 2023(Tue.) - November 26, 2023(Sun.)
Term
June 13, 2023 - November 26, 2023
Open
9:30-17:30 (last admission 17:00)
Closed
Every Monday
*Or if Monday is a national holiday or a substitute holiday, open Monday and closed the following Tuesday.
New year holiday
Exhibition room
4th floor exhibition room
Organizers
Sumida City, The Sumida Hokusai Museum

Exhibition Overview

We exhibit "Scenery on Both Banks of the Sumida River" with a total length of about 7 m, a real-sized high-quality replica for conservation reasons. And several Hokusai's books of drawing manuals such as "Sketches by Hokusai"  known in the world as ”Hokusai Manga”. Some of them are replicas, so please pick them up and enjoy flipping through them!
 

Visitor Guidelines

Health and Safety During Your Visit for Keeping us All Safe 
There is a <reading corner> where you can pick up a replica of the picture and read it. Disinfect your fingers with a disinfectant before and after viewing to prevent infection with the new coronavirus.
 
 

Admission Fees

　　　　　　 
 
Individual
Adults
700
H.S./Univ.Student
600
65 and over
600
J.H.S. student
200
Visitors with disabilities
200
E.S. student
Free
  • Not available for advance tickets and group discounts. *Reservations for groups, school events, etc. are not being accepted for the time being.
  • Visitors may view the exhibition without reservations; please purchase tickets at the ticket counter on the first floor of the museum on the day of the exhibition.
  • Junior high, high school, and university students (including technical college, vocational school, and special training college students) will be requested to show student ID.
  • Adults 65 and over will be requested to show a document verifying age.
  • Persons with a certificate such as the following plus one accompanying person are admitted at a discount charge: physical disability, intellectual disability, rehabilitation, mentally handicapped health and welfare, atomic bomb victim health notebook, etc. (Please show your certificate at time of admission.)
  • Use of these tickets is limited to the day on which the exhibition is visited and allows you to see AURORA (Permanent Exhibition Room) and Exhibition Plus Room, too.