A private art museum in central Japan founded in 1966, renowned for its exceptional collection of over 2,500 Japanese artworks, particularly swords.

A modern art museum in Aichi Prefecture showcasing over 3,400 works by local and contemporary Japanese artists since 1983.

Two minimal pavilions by Pritzker Prize–winner Toyo Ito stand on an island in Japan’s Seto Inland Sea, showcasing the architect’s work and contemporary Japanese design.

An art museum and hotel by Tadao Ando on Naoshima island, opening in 1992 to transform the remote location into a major contemporary art destination.

A 1961 museum in Kushimoto housing masterworks by Edo-period painters including Maruyama Ōkyo and Nagasawa Rosetsu, plus temple treasures and Jōmon-Yayoi ceramics.

A 1991 modernist art museum in Marugame designed by Yoshio Taniguchi, housing Gen’ichirō Inokuma’s collection of twenty thousand works and rotating contemporary exhibitions.

A 1984 art museum in Nara showcasing Japanese yōga, nihonga, sculpture, and prints from the Meiji, Taishō, and Shōwa periods, collected by patron Nakano Kanji.

A regional art museum in Tsu, Japan, founded in 1982 with a collection emphasizing yōga, the Japanese tradition of Western-style painting.

A contemporary art museum in Tokyo’s Ueno Park, established in 1972, hosting regular prize exhibitions and international collections.

A 1995 museum in rural Japan devoted entirely to photographer Shoji Ueda, with an architecture designed to frame Mount Daisen through carefully composed voids.