Message from Director

Message from Director emeritus

Yoshihiko MIYAUCHI, Director emeritus
Senior Chairman of ORIX Corporation

Hokusai had pursed his style of depicting, and looked ahead to the future.
His achievements and sprit give us ideas for our creation of new value. 
The Sumida Hokusai Museum provides a oppotunity to enjoy Hokusai's works with an aim of  "a Growing Musuem".
We share the attractions of Hokusai who can be said  the symbol of Jananese traditional culture with Japan and the world.

Message from Director

Junichi OKUBO, Director
The Sumida Hokusai Museum opened in November 2016 in the remains of the former residence of the Tsugaru family of the Hirosaki Domain in Edo period, who had a deep connection to Katsushika Hokusai. Our museum currently welcomes more visitors from Japan and abroad, and is more vibrant than the period of the COVID-19 pandemic. We realize that people are becoming more interested in the museum, and we also think that our activities to date are beginning to bear fruit. In addition to our achievement to date, we will continue to fulfill our role as a specialized museum for Hokusai, an icon of Japanese culture, and aim to become a museum that disseminates information about Hokusai to the local community and the world, and continues to grow, so that our museum will be well-liked and used by many people in the community. We will continue to work on more fruitful activities in preparation for our 10th anniversary in 2026, and we look forward to your visit.