Getting Here, Admission & Hours
Access
By Public Transport
- (JR Line) 10 minutes from Ueno or Uguisudani Station
- (Ginza or Hibiya Tokyo Metro Line) 15 minutes from Ueno Station
- (Chiyoda Tokyo Metro Line) 15 minutes from Nezu Station
- (Keisei Line) 15 minutes from Keisei Ueno Station
Visitor entrance is via the Main gate.
By Car
- 5 mins from Ueno Exit, off the Shuto Expressway Ueno Route.
Please note: there is no parking at the museum.
Parking facilities are available near Ueno station, as listed below. (For visitors with wheelchairs, please consult our General Affairs section.)
| - Times Ueno Station Park Exit | Tel. 0120-77-8924 | 24 hours |
| - Ueno Park Parking No. 1 (Ueno Station Park Exit) | Tel. 03-3821-0755 | 09:00-21:30 |
| - Ueno Park Parking No. 2 (for buses) (Ueno Station Park Exit) | Tel. 03-3821-0755 | 09:00-21:30 |
| - Ueno Parking Center | Tel. 03-3833-8151 | 24 hours |
| - Keisei Ueno Station Parking (Keisei Ueno Station) | Tel. 03-3834-5708 | 06:00-22:00 |
| - Ueno Chuo-dori Underground Parking (enter from northbound lane of Chuo-dori) | Tel. 03-5812-3695 | 24 hours |
Admissions
Adults: 600 (500) yen
University Students: 400 (300) yen
High/Junior High/Elementary School Students and persons under 18 and over 70: Free
- * ( ) indicate prices for those in groups of 20 or more.
- * Special exhibitions require a separate admission fee.
- * Persons with disability and one person accompanying them are admitted free of charge.
- * Regular admission is free for persons under 18 and over 70. Please show proof of age (driver's license, passport, etc.) when entering.
- * Group rates for regular exhibition apply to adults and students (up to two persons per child) accompanied by children (High school students and younger)
- * Free admission to regular exhibitions on International Museum Day (May 18), Respect for the Aged Day (the third Monday of September: September 16 for 2013).
- * Payments by the following are accepted at ticket counters:
- Credit cards (Visa, MasterCard, JCB, AMEX, Diners, DISCOVER)
- e-cash (iD, Suica,WAON)
- UnionPay
Research and Information Center
Admission free. Please enter from the West gate.
Research and Information Center
Hours
9:30 - 17:00 (last admission at 16:30)
Open until 20:00 on Fridays during special exhibition periods, March - December 2013.
Open until 18:00 on Saturdays, Sundays and National Holidays, April - September 2013.
* Last admission 30 minutes before closing
Research and Information Center
Open: Monday-Friday, 9:30-17:00
Research and Information Center
Closed
Mondays and year-end holidays (December 24, 2013 - January 1, 2014)
(except for National Holidays on Monday, in which case the museum is open on the holiday and closed the following Tuesday instead)
Exceptional dates for 2013 is as follows:
- Open on Monday, April 29 - Monday, May 6.
- Closed on Tuesday, June 18 for annual facility maintenance.
- Open on Monday, August 12.
- Closed on Tuesday, December 24, 2013 - Wednesday, January 1, 2014.
Certain galleries will be closed on the following dates:
Hyokeikan is closed from Monday, December 26, 2011. It will be closed until further notice.
Kuroda Memorial Hall is closed from Sunday, April 8, 2011. It will be closed until further notice.
- Japanese Archaeology Gallery on the 1st floor of Heiseikan will be closed for exhibition preparation on Monday, June 3, 2013 - Monday, July 8, 2013
- Rooms 1 - 10 (Highlights of Japanese Art) and RoomT1, T2 and The Prince Takamado Collection Room on the 2nd floor of Honkan will be closed for exhibition preparation on Monday, December 9, 2013 - Wednesday, January 1, 2014
- Rooms 15 - 19 on the 1st floor of Honkan will be closed for renewal on Tuesday, December 24, 2013 - Monday, March 24, 2014
Research and Information Center
Closed on Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, the last day of the month (if this falls on a holiday, the day before), and during the year-end and New Year holidays (please ask for specific dates). Also closed as occasion demands.
Research and Information Center
Inquiries
13-9 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo, 110-8712, Japan
About visitor information, exhibitions and events (Hello Dial)
TEL. (03)5405-8686 (Domestic Calls)
+81-(3)-5405-8686 (International Calls)
Other inquiries (Tokyo National Museum)
TEL. (03)3822-1111 (Domestic Calls)
+81-(3)-3822-1111 (International Calls)
