With its striking red-brick facade, the Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum is an iconic landmark in the Marunouchi area. Even if you don’t attend an exhibition, you can still relax in the garden out front.
Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum - image © Florentyna Leow
The Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum was originally conceived and built as Marunouchi’s first Western-style office building in 1894. However, it was torn down in 1968 and eventually rebuilt as a near-exact replica of the original building, reopening to the public in 2010 as a modern art museum.
Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum - image © Florentyna Leow
The museum holds exhibitions three times a year featuring - fittingly enough - Western art from the 19th century, a period contemporary with the original building.
Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum - image © Florentyna Leow
One of the main highlights of artworks owned by the museum is the Maurice Joyant collection, comprising over 200 works by painter Henri Toulouse-Lautrec.
Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum - image © Florentyna Leow
If you aren’t keen on an exhibition, the Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum Garden is a very pleasant place to relax for over lunch or tea. While there’s outdoor seating, you’re unfortunately not allowed to sit on the grass, which seems to miss the whole point of the small lawn.
English name:
Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum, Tokyo
Japanese name:
三菱一号館美術館
English address:
2-6-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-0005
Japanese address:
〒100-0005 東京都千代田区丸の内2-6-2
Opening hours:
Tuesday-Thursday, Saturday and Sunday: 10am-6pm (last entry 5:30pm)
Friday, 2nd Wednesday and weekdays of the last week of a exhibition: 10am-9pm (last entry 8:30pm)
Closed Monday, except national holidays and the last week of a exhibition
Admission:
Varies by exhibition
Nearest Transport:
Subway: 3-minute walk from exit 1 of Nijubashimae Station on the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda line.
Train: 5-minute walk from Marunouchi South exit of Tokyo Station.
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Telephone:
+81-3-5777-8600 (NTT Hello Dial)
Website:
Official Website (English)
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Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum is located in Tokyo's Tokyo Station and Marunouchi district. See our complete list of things to do in Tokyo Station and Marunouchi, including places to eat, nightlife and places to stay.
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