Tokyo · Roppongi and Minato
Suntory Museum of Art
The Suntory Museum of Art was founded in 1961 by the Suntory company, and moved in 2007 to its current location in Tokyo Midtown, in a building by Kengo Kuma. Its motto is 'Art in Life', and it focuses on traditional Japanese and Asian art: ceramics, glass, lacquer and kimono textiles, from a collection of about 3,000 items that includes one National Treasure, an old lacquer box.
There is no permanent collection hall: the museum shows several changing exhibitions a year. The current exhibition, on paintings by Buson and Goshun and tea utensils from the collection of the Itsuo Museum, runs until 8 November 2026, and some works change partway through.
Inside the museum there is a real tea room that is used for programs related to the tea ceremony. The location inside the Midtown mall itself makes it easy to combine with shopping or a meal, even on a day when the gallery is closed.
Good to know
- The museum sits inside the Midtown mall itself, so even on a day when it is closed you can still shop and eat in the same place.
- On Fridays and Saturdays it is open until 20:00.
What is nearby
Approximate walking minutes from the entrance of Suntory Museum of Art.
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- ~2 min
Toraya Koryo Tokyo Midtown Cafe
A tea room of the traditional confectioner Toraya, on the basement floor of the same Midtown Galleria. Seasonal anmitsu, about ¥1,300.
- ~2 min
THE COVER NIPPON Shopping
A shop of Japanese handmade goods from all over the country, ceramics, textiles and homeware, on floor 3 of the same Galleria.
- ~3 min
Maruya Honten Tokyo Midtown Food
A branch of an unagi chain from Nagoya that serves hitsumabushi: eel on rice that you eat in three ways. About ¥5,000 to ¥7,000 per person, relatively expensive.
- ~4 min
Midtown Garden Street
An open lawn and an avenue of sakura trees along the entrance. Free.
- ~5 min
21_21 Design Sight More to see
A design research center in a building by Tadao Ando, inside Midtown Garden. ¥1,600, closed Tuesdays.