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New Year's Celebration at the Tokyo National Museum

博物館に初もうで　バナー

2026 is the Year of the Horse.To celebrate the New Year, we will hold a thematic exhibition featuring works of art with horse motifs, display selected masterpieces, and more.

From January 1 to 3, traditional Japanese events, such as drum performances and lion dances, will also be held.

Have a wonderful start to the New Year at the Tokyo National Museum!

 

New Year’s Celebration at the Tokyo National Museum: Horses as Messengers between Gods and People

January 1 - January 25, 2026 Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room T1

Major works in this exhibition

* Works listed below are in the TNM Collection unless otherwise indicated.

Horse
By Gotō Sadayuki, Meiji era, 1893

New Year Specials

We are exhibiting works selected to celebrate the arrival of the New Year.

Major works in this exhibition

*All the works are in the collection of the Tokyo National Museum.

January 1 - March 15, 2026    Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 12
Writing Box with a Courtly Carriage
Edo period, 17th century (Important Cultural Property)
January 1 - March 8, 2026    Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 13
Bowl with an Auspicious Character and Myriad Treasures
Imari ware, Edo period, 18th century
January 1 - March 8, 2026    Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 13
Sake Bottle with Bamboo
 Kyoto (Mizorogaike) ware, Edo period, 17th–18th century
January 1 - January 12, 2026    Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 2
Pine Forest
By Hasegawa Tōhaku, Azuchi-Momoyama period, 16th century (National Treasure)
Hasegawa Tōhaku (1539–1610) was one of the most iconic painters of his time, which was marked by both devastating civil war and vigorous artistic activity. In this work, he avoided the prominent outlines typical of ink painting. Instead, he utilized rough brushwork and delicate gradations to depict windswept pines and hazy light seeping through the mist. Tōhaku created this atmospheric scenery through his mastery of Chinese-style ink painting, breathing new life into the traditional subject of a pine forest.

New Year's Celebration Events

From January 1 to 3, traditional Japanese events, such as drum performances and lion dances, will also be held.

New Year's Celebration Events


Taiko - Japanese Drum Performance

January 1
13:10  New Year's Opera Performance (Inside the Entrance Hall of Honkan)
14:00  Shishimai - Lion Dance performance (In front of Honkan)
15:00  Ginkenshibu (In front of Honkan)

 

January 2
10:15 / 12:30  Ginkenshibu (In front of Honkan)
11:00 / 13:15  Taiko - Japanese Drum Performance (In front of Honkan)
11:45 / 14:00  Shishimai - Lion Dance performance (In front of Honkan)

January 3
10:15 / 12:30  Ginkenshibu (In front of Honkan)
11:00 / 13:15  Taiko - Japanese Drum Performance (In front of Honkan)
11:45 / 14:00  Shishimai - Lion Dance performance (In front of Honkan)

  • * Locations are subject to change.

Gifts from TNM & TOPPAN Museum Theater

January 1 to 3

Gifts will be given to the visitors to the theater.

New-Year Gifts from the Museum Shop

January 1 to 3

A gift will be given to customers with purchases over 5,000 yen.
*Limited number of gifts.

New Year Gifts from the Museum Restaurant "Yurinoki"

January 2 and 3

10% discount will be available to customer who spends over 6,000 yen.

Special Opening of the Konpon-chudo Hall of Kan’eiji Temple

January 1: 13:00 - 16:00, January 2 and 3: 10:00 - 16:00

Hiroshi Senju: Waterfall

Waterfall / Sunlight
Hiroshi Senju 2024–2025
The Japanese painter Senju Hiroshi generously donated this new work of his to the Tokyo National Museum. Active all around the world, Senju also serves as one of the Museum’s ambassadors. This work here features the waterfall motif for which he is so well known, reflecting the elegant beauty and strength of nature. Such works of his have been critically acclaimed both within Japan and abroad. With its red and white hues, the painting fits right into the New Year season; it will be displayed from January 1 to January 12 on top of the Grand Staircase in the Japanese Gallery. We hope that this painting will invigorate you with a fresh burst of energy as we usher in the new year.

 

General Information

Open 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 1, 2026.

Date
January 1, 2026 (Thu) - January 25, 2026 (Sun)  
Time
9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Open 9:30 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. on Friday, Saturday, and on Sundays when the following Monday is a holiday.
Open 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 1, 2026.
(Last admission 30 minutes before closing.)
Closed
Mondays (Except for January 12)
*From December 1, 2025 to April 7, 2026, Room 7–10 of the Japanese Gallery (Honkan) will be closed due to maintenance work.
Admission
Adults: 1000 yen
University students: 500 yen

*Admission is free for senior high/junior high/elementary school students and persons under 18 and over 70 years of age (please show proof of age when entering).
*Persons with disabilities are admitted free with one accompanying person each (please present an ID at the ticket booth).



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