Current Special Exhibition

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"Scenery of Both Banks of the Sumida River" and "Sketches by Hokusai"

September 13, 2022(Tue.) - November 26, 2023(Sun.)
Term
September 13, 2022 - November 26, 2023
Open
9:30-17:30 (last admission 17:00)
Close
Every Monday
Or the following day if it is a national holiday
New year holiday
Organizers
Sumida City, The Sumida Hokusai Museum

Exhibition Overview

We exhibit "Scenery of 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.
  • 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.
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The Hokusai Bird Park

March 14, 2023(Tue.) - May 21, 2023(Sun.)
This exhibition provides an opportunity to appreciate the many birds that Hokusai and his students depicted and the avian designs they created. Imagine yourself in a bird park as you experience close at hand these creatures’ beauty and the superb artistry deployed in creating these works.
Term
March 14 - May 21, 2023
1st term: Mar 14 - Apr 16
2nd term: Apr 18 - May 21
Open
Tuesday-Sunday
9:30-17:30 (last admission 17:00)
Closed
Mondays
Exhibition room
3rd floor exhibition room
Organizers
Sumida City, The Sumida Hokusai Museum
 

Exhibition Overview 

Bird lovers abound today. And the roots of the Japanese love of birds run deep: bird-shaped ceramics have been discovered dating from the Jōmon period (11,000 to 400 BCE)! When the Manyōshū, Japan’s first poetry anthology, was being compiled in the seventh and eighth centuries, birds were used to communicate both seasons and emotions. Hokusai himself continued that tradition, creating many works that depict birds. His superb painting skills earned his avian works acclaim and contributed to the establishment of the bird-and-flower painting genre in nishiki-e polychrome prints. Exhibition also focuses on the use of birds as stage design elements and contributors to performances. These avian props help us decipher the feelings of the people present as well as to infer the season and place in question.

Exhibition Highlights

*Some exhibits will be changed during the exhibition period. *Unauthorized reproduction or diversion of work-images is forbidden
 

List of Works

List of Works_The Hokusai Bird Park
 

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
  • Not available for advance tickets and group discounts.
  • 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

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”. 
     
 
     

REQUEST for Cooperation in Infection Prevention 

 Health and Safety During Your Visit for Keeping us All Safe 
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