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2024 Newly Designated National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties

  • Image of "Haniwa Excavated from Takarazuka Tumulus No. 1, Mie Prefecture, Middle Kofun, 5th century, Matsusaka City Cultural Properties Center, Mie (National Treasure)"

    Haniwa Excavated from Takarazuka Tumulus No. 1, Mie Prefecture, Middle Kofun, 5th century, Matsusaka City Cultural Properties Center, Mie (National Treasure)

    Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room T1, Room T2 & Room 11
    April 23, 2024 (Tue) - May 12, 2024 (Sun)

    “Important Cultural Property” is a designation given to tangible cultural properties including paintings, sculptures, decorative arts, calligraphy, books, historical documents, archaeological objects, historical materials, and buildings that have been deemed historically or artistically important to Japan. They are designated by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology as items of national heritage that should be preserved for future generations. From among these items, those that are inherently superior or have high artistic value even from a global perspective are designated “National Treasures.”

    This exhibition introduces the 42 newly designated objects in 2024. Those 42 objects include 6 objects that were designated as National Treasures and 36 objects as Important Cultural Properties. We hope that visitors will enjoy this rare opportunity to view these invaluable objects.

    Agency for Cultural Affairs
    Tokyo National Museum

Highlights of the Exhibition

Standing Jundei Kannon (One of Six Sculptures of the Bodhisattva Kannon)／Standing Bodhisattva Jizo
By Jokei, Kamakura, dated 1224, Daihoon-ji Temple, Kyoto (National Treasure)

Haniwa Excavated from Takarazuka Tumulus No. 1, Mie Prefecture
Middle Kofun, 5th century, Matsusaka City Cultural Properties Center, Mie (National Treasure)

Hie Sanno Festival and Gion Festival
By Tosa Mitsumochi, Muromachi period, 16th century, Suntory Museum of Art, Tokyo (Important Cultural Property)

Medicine Chest with Design of One Hundred Herbs in Maki-e / Contents
By Iizuka Toyo, Edo, dated 1771, Nezu Museum, Tokyo (Important Cultural Property)

Japanese Poems of Kitano Tenmangu Shrine
By the Retired Emperor Go-Sai and others, Edo, 17th–19th century, Kitano Tenmangu Shrine, Kyoto (Important Cultural Property)

Documents of Saifukuji Temple
Kamakura to Meiji, 14th–19th century, Saifukuji Temple, Fukui (Important Cultural Property)

Materials Related to the Rai Family of Hiroshima
Edo to Meiji, 17th–19th century, Rai Sanyo Museum, Hiroshima (Important Cultural Property)

 

General Information

Period April 23, 2024–May 12, 2024
Venue Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room T1 & Room T2 & Room 11
Hours 9:30–17:00
Open until 19:00 on Fridays and Saturdays.
*Last admission 30 minutes before closing.
Closed Mondays (Except April 29 and May 6) and May 7
Admission

Admission for this exhibition is included in tickets for the regular and special exhibitions (if visited on the same day).

Adults: 1,000 yen
University students: 500 yen

High/Junior High/Elementary School Students and persons under 18 and over 70: Free

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Special exhibitions require separate ticketing procedure and admission fees.
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Persons with disabilities are admitted free of charge along with one attendant. Please show official ID or other documentation.
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Regular admission is free for persons under 18 and over 70. Please show proof of age (driver's license, passport, etc.) when entering.
Access 10 minutes' walk from JR Ueno Station (Park exit) and Uguisudani Station
15 minutes' walk from Keisei Ueno Station, Tokyo Metro Ueno Station and Tokyo Metro Nezu Station
General Inquiries 050-5541-8600 ("Hello Dial")

 

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