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Ota Memorial Museum of Art

Address: 1-10-10 Jingu-mae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Phone: 03/3403-0880
www.ukiyoe-ota-muse.jp

Ota Kinen Bijutsukan

Category: Museums/Galleries
Location: Shibuya-ku

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Fodor's Review:

The gift of former Toho Mutual Life Insurance chairman Seizo Ota, this is probably the city's finest private collection of ukiyo-e, traditional Edo-period wood-block prints. Ukiyo (pictures of the floating world) flourished in the 18th and 19th centuries. The works on display are selected and changed periodically from the 12,000 prints in the collection, which include some extremely rare work by artists such as Hiroshige, Hokusai, Sharaku, and Utamaro. Be sure to verify opening hours on their official Web site or call ahead.

Cost: ¥700-¥1,000, depending on exhibit
Open: Tues.-Sun. 10:30-5; closed from the 26th or 27th to the last day of each month

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