Education Room—Discover Hokusai—

"Education Room—Discover Hokusai—" exhibits consist of seven areas. It starts with “1. Sumida and Hokusai”, a section that explains Hokusai and his birthplace “Sumida”, followed by six other areas (“2. The period of practice” to “7. The period of original paintings”) divided by his main pseudonyms. The exhibition shows a major work from each time (full-scale high-definition replica) along with its episodes, allowing you to imagine how Hokusai lived his life. The museum collects various audio-visual materials: A replica of “Susanoo no Mikoto Yakujin Taiji no Zu” (“Susano-o no Mikoto Making a Pact with the Spirits of Disease”) reconstructed from a black-and-white photo, “Hokusai Edebon Daizukan” (“A Collection of Hokusai’s Art Manuals”)  that explains a manual book “Hokusai Manga” (“Sketches by Hokusai”) with a touch screen, displaying Nishiki-e on a high-resolution monitor, a video workshop of the making process of Nishiki-e, and a model of Hokusai’s art studio. You can familiarize yourself with Hokusai in these fun exhibitions.
*Photography is permitted in "Education Room—Discover Hokusai—", with some exceptions.
*As ukiyo-e prints are extremely sensitive to heat and light, the original pieces are only exhibited for 30 days or less per year to protect the artworks, For this reason, the works on display in "Education Room—Discover Hokusai—" are full-size, high-definition replicas.

Model of Hokusai’s Art Studio

When Hokusai was 84 years old, he lived in Hannokibaba in Sumida City with his daughter Oei. This real-size model was created based on the sketch of Hokusai’s house that his disciple Iitsu Tsuyuki left.

Admission Fees

• 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 visitors view the exhibiions and allows you to see "Education Room—Discover Hokusai—".

• For group visit, reservation in advance is required. See For Group Visitors.

• For school group visits and field trip programs, reservation in advance is required. See For Teachers.

• After tickets have been purchased, Changes and refunds cannot be made after . However, refunds will be made only in the event of a museum closure due to force majeure.