About Permanent Exhibits
The permanent 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. Study Painting” to “7. Nikuhitsu-e (hand-painted artworks)”) 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 the permanent exhibition, 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 AURORA (Permanent Exhibition Room) are full-size, high-definition replicas.
Model of Hokusai’s Art Studio
When Hokusai was 84 years old, he lived in Hannokibaba in Sumida Ward with his daughter Oei. This real-size model was created based on the sketch of Hokusai’s house that his disciple Iitsu Tsuyuki left.

