[Tokyo] The National Art Center, Tokyo, the most visited museum in Japan!

The National Art Center, Tokyo in Tokyo is a very large art museum that boasts the highest number of visitors in Japan.
It features a wavy glass building designed by Kurokawa Kisho.
Soft sunlight pours into the building through the glass walls, creating an open space without a feeling of claustrophobia.
The contrast of light and shadow created by the wavy glass is beautiful, and the building itself is an overwhelmingly large work of art that delights visitors. The
wooden walls in the corridors and on the walls give a different impression than concrete.
As such, the building itself is highly acclaimed for its artistic merit, and it attracts many visitors from overseas.

The largest art museum in Japan, with over 1 million visitors every year

Photo by Dick Thomas Johnson – The National Art Center Tokyo / Size-adapted.

Unlike other art museums that hold their own collection of artworks and regularly display them alongside special exhibitions, the National Art Center, Tokyo is a new type of museum that does not have its own collection of artworks and instead holds special exhibitions, more like a huge gallery.
Utilizing one of the largest exhibition spaces in Japan, the museum holds up to 10 exhibitions simultaneously, including special exhibitions and public exhibitions, which have been well received by many. The
museum also operates an art library, collecting, publishing, and providing exhibition catalogs and art-related information and materials, as well as providing education on these topics, and is attracting attention as a unique museum.

As the concept is an art museum in the forest, the beautiful park with its lawns and greenery is also an attraction.
There is also a cafe inside the building, making it a popular place to relax and enjoy art.

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