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Exhibitions on Now in Japan
Every exhibition currently on view at museums across Japan — listed with the museum's permission, with English titles for international visitors. Browse by prefecture and click through for dates, venue details and official links.
86 exhibitions on now across 32 prefectures
Hokkaido4
HOKUBU Memorial Picture Museum
Takahiro Imai: MARGINAL BLACK
Jul 9, 2026 – Aug 2, 2026
Image courtesy of Yakumo Local History MuseumYakumo Local History Museum & Wood-Carved Bear Museum
Special Display: Red-Painted Spouted Vessel (Jōmon)
Jul 18, 2026 – Aug 2, 2026
Yakumo Local History Museum & Wood-Carved Bear Museum
Wood-Carved Bears through the Manga "Kitaguni Yurayura Kiko"
Apr 25, 2026 – Aug 30, 2026
Garo Gyararishizu Museum
Hokkaido
Garo Gyararishizu Museum
LIAISON Exhibition 2026
Jan 10, 2026 – Dec 26, 2026
Aomori3
Photo: 東京の花売娘（CC0）/ Wikimedia CommonsTakaoka Forest Hiroshi Zen Han History Museum
Tsugaru Nobumasa and Takateru Shrine
Jun 17, 2026 – Aug 30, 2026
Hachinohe City Art Museum
Katsuhiko Hibino: From Standing Alone on a Bridge to Setting Out Together by Boat
Apr 18, 2026 – Sep 23, 2026
Photo: 663highland（CC BY 2.5）/ Wikimedia CommonsAomori Prefectural Art Museum
The Ornamenting Spirit: A Universe of Patterns from Jomon and Celtic Art to Nebuta
Jul 11, 2026 – Sep 27, 2026
Miyagi3
Fujita Kyohei Glass Museum
Uemura Yuki Glass Studio: Glass Collage 2026
Jun 6, 2026 – Aug 30, 2026
Photo: Ty19080914（CC BY-SA 4.0）/ Wikimedia CommonsKesennuma City Riasu･aku Art Museum
N.E.blood 21 vol.92 Kazuma Hoshi / vol.93 Yuta Ishikawa
Jun 13, 2026 – Aug 30, 2026
Photo: Ty19080914（CC BY-SA 4.0）/ Wikimedia CommonsWakuya Manyo-no-Sato Tenpyo Roman Museum
Japanese Gold Coins: Wakkyai, Wakuya's Gold Ambassador, and the Challenge of Currency
May 1, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026
Akita1
Yamagata4
Yamagata Prefectural Uki Ta Mu Fudoki Oka Archaeological Museum
Written Records in Archaeological Materials: A Collection of Excavated Inscriptions
Jun 6, 2026 – Aug 16, 2026
Mogamigawa Art Museum
Yamagata
Mogamigawa Art Museum
Keiji Mashimo: Poetry of the Snow Country — Mogami River Exhibition 2 "Snowscape on the Riverbank"
Jun 19, 2026 – Sep 1, 2026
Sakata City Cultural Museum, Kokyu Bunko
Sakata Time Travel: Townscapes and Daily Life of the Meiji, Taisho, and Showa Eras Captured by the Camera
Apr 18, 2026 – Sep 27, 2026
Photo: さかおり（CC BY-SA 4.0）/ Wikimedia CommonsIdeha Culture Memorial Museum
Special Exhibition for the Year of the Horse: Unseen Hagurosan
Jun 20, 2026 – Nov 16, 2026
Ibaraki1
Tochigi1
Gunma5
Yasunaka City Gakushu Forest Furusato Gakushu Museum
Gunma
Yasunaka City Gakushu Forest Furusato Gakushu Museum
Showa-Era Annaka in Photographs
Apr 11, 2026 – Jul 31, 2026
Photo: photo: Qurren (talk) Taken with Canon IXY 430F (Digital IXUS 245 HS)（CC BY-SA 3.0）/ Wikimedia CommonsTayama Katai Memorial Literature Museum
Tayama Katai's Personal Belongings
Jun 20, 2026 – Sep 13, 2026
Photo: Akinori Takemoto（CC BY-SA 3.0）/ Wikimedia CommonsGunma Prefectural Tsuchiya Fumiaki Memorial Literature Museum
30th Anniversary: Masaoka Shiki and the Araragi School
Jul 11, 2026 – Sep 23, 2026
Photo: photo: Qurren (talk) Taken with Canon PowerShot G9 X（CC BY-SA 4.0）/ Wikimedia CommonsNakanojo History To Folk Museum
Ancient Agatsuma: Legends and Cultural Treasures
Jul 18, 2026 – Sep 23, 2026
Takasaki City Tawa Art Museum
Gunma
Takasaki City Tawa Art Museum
Birds We Adore
Jul 11, 2026 – Sep 27, 2026
Saitama5
Photo: Wiiii（CC BY-SA 3.0）/ Wikimedia CommonsSaitama Prefectural Modern Art Museum
MOMAS Collection
Jun 6, 2026 – Aug 30, 2026
Saitama Prefectural History To Folk Museum
10,000 Years of Shaping Clay: An Archaeology of Clay Objects
Jul 11, 2026 – Aug 30, 2026
Photo: 京浜にけ（CC BY-SA 3.0）/ Wikimedia CommonsSaitama Prefectural Peace Museum
Pass It On: Kairanban Circulars and Everyday Life in Wartime
Jul 14, 2026 – Aug 30, 2026
Photo: Nyao148（CC BY-SA 3.0）/ Wikimedia CommonsSayama Municipal Museum
Sayama, City of Manufacturing: Cars — Making, Carrying, Playing
Jul 4, 2026 – Sep 6, 2026
Saitama Prefectural Modern Art Museum
Saitama
Saitama Prefectural Modern Art Museum
Quiet Beauty: The Complete Komura Settai
Jul 11, 2026 – Sep 23, 2026
Tokyo14
spaceyui
Tokyo
spaceyui
Mizumaru Anzai: Working with Haruki Murakami
Jul 2, 2026 – Jul 25, 2026
UESHIMA MUSEUM
New Collection Exhibition: Thematic Displays for Creative Encounters
Jun 21, 2025 – Jul 31, 2026
21_21 DESIGN SIGHT
Soup is Life
Mar 27, 2026 – Aug 9, 2026
Nichi Chu Yuko Hall Art Museum
Tokyo
Nichi Chu Yuko Hall Art Museum
East and West of the Silk Road: A Space Archaeology Perspective
Jul 18, 2026 – Aug 16, 2026
Showa Kurashi Museum
This Was the Showa Era: Commemorating the Showa Living & Tools Encyclopedia
Sep 9, 2022 – Aug 30, 2026
Photo: Wiiii（CC BY-SA 3.0）/ Wikimedia CommonsShibuya Municipal Shoto Art Museum
Takashima Yajuro: 50 Years After His Death
Jul 4, 2026 – Sep 6, 2026
WHAT MUSEUM
Corrugated Sheets and Coral Reefs: Eight Practices Throwing Architecture Afar
Apr 21, 2026 – Sep 13, 2026
Photo: Hasec（Public domain）/ Wikimedia Commons東京海洋大学マリンサイエンスミュージアム
The Training Ship Hayabusa Maru and the Tuna Vessel Daigo Fukuryu Maru (Lucky Dragon No. 5)
Jul 20, 2026 – Sep 25, 2026
Image courtesy of the Philatelic MuseumPhilatelic Museum
Shells À La Carte
Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 27, 2026
Image courtesy of Matsuoka Art MuseumMatsuoka Art Museum
Five Kilns in Harmony: Chinese Ceramics from Song to Yuan
Jun 16, 2026 – Oct 12, 2026
Matsuoka Art Museum
Tokyo
Matsuoka Art Museum
Breezy Scenes: Victorian Painting and French Impressionism
Jun 16, 2026 – Oct 12, 2026
Matsuoka Art Museum
Tokyo
Matsuoka Art Museum
A Symphony of Five Kilns: Chinese Ceramics from Song to Yuan
Jun 16, 2026 – Oct 12, 2026
Matsuoka Art Museum
Tokyo
Matsuoka Art Museum
Breezy Scenes: Victorian Painting and French Impressionism
Jun 16, 2026 – Oct 12, 2026
Matsuoka Art Museum
Tokyo
Matsuoka Art Museum
Ancient Etruria
Feb 25, 2026 – Feb 7, 2027
Kanagawa2
Niigata3
Image courtesy of Tokamachi City MuseumTokamachi City Museum
Summer Exhibition: Masterpieces from the Nokubi Archaeological Site
Jun 20, 2026 – Aug 30, 2026
Hachi & Tajima Tadashi San Ehon To Konomi Art Museum
Koji Suzuki: Clay Caravan
Apr 25, 2026 – Aug 31, 2026
Echigo Tsumaari Satoyama Contemporary Art Museum Monet Museum
Echigo-Tsumari MonET Serial Exhibition Vol.11 — Ryosuke Higo: Kansar Queen
Jun 27, 2026 – Aug 31, 2026
Ishikawa6
Kanazawa Kurashi Museum
Ishikawa
Kanazawa Kurashi Museum
Traveling Through Kanazawa
Jun 6, 2026 – Aug 23, 2026
Saiensu Hiruzu Koma Tsu Museum
Play with LOVOT!
Jul 18, 2026 – Sep 13, 2026
Kanazawa Museum of History and Maeda Tosanokami Family Archives
Ishikawa
Kanazawa Museum of History and Maeda Tosanokami Family Archives
Lords of the Kaga Domain: Figures and Footprints (Part II)
Jul 11, 2026 – Sep 27, 2026
Photo: 小石川人晃（CC BY-SA 4.0）/ Wikimedia CommonsIshikawa Prefectural Notojima Glass Art Museum
Heart-Stirring Glass: Centered on New Acquisitions
Jun 13, 2026 – Sep 27, 2026
To Satoyama Sato Kai Museum
Ishikawa
To Satoyama Sato Kai Museum
Records of the Era: Whispers of Dormant Objects (Vol. 5)
Jun 27, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026
To Satoyama Sato Kai Museum
Ishikawa
To Satoyama Sato Kai Museum
Records of an Era: Whispers from Sleeping Things, vol. 5
Jun 27, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026
Fukui1
Yamanashi1
Nagano4
Kitano Art Museum
Seasons in Art: Spring & Summer
May 23, 2026 – Aug 16, 2026
Koumi Kogen Art Museum
Miyagi Sotaro: A Design Legacy
Jun 13, 2026 – Aug 30, 2026
Karuizawa Ando Art Museum
Nagano
Karuizawa Ando Art Museum
Foujita in New York: 140th Anniversary of His Birth
Jul 11, 2026 – Jan 11, 2027
Karuizawa Ando Art Museum
Nagano
Karuizawa Ando Art Museum
Léonard Foujita: 140th Anniversary of His Birth
Jan 9, 2026 – Jul 5, 2027
Shizuoka3
Photo: やきつべ（CC BY-SA 4.0）/ Wikimedia CommonsUmino Mitsuhiro Hanga Memorial Museum
Shizuoka by Shizuoka Artists Vol. 1: Do You Know This Shizuoka?
Jun 13, 2026 – Aug 30, 2026
Photo: Halowand（CC BY-SA 3.0）/ Wikimedia CommonsShizuoka City Serizawa Keisuke Art Museum
Stencil Dyeing for Everyday Life: The Serizawa Dyeing Paper Institute
Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 23, 2026
Photo: さかおり（CC BY-SA 4.0）/ Wikimedia CommonsShimada City Museum
The Changing Face of War: The Evolution of Arms
Jun 27, 2026 – Sep 27, 2026
Aichi5
Photo: Abasaa（Public domain）/ Wikimedia CommonsSeto City Art Museum
The World of Seto Sometsuke: The Kito Collection
Apr 18, 2026 – Jul 26, 2026
Seto City Art Museum
Aichi
Seto City Art Museum
Tomoya Sakai: SEKAI
Jun 13, 2026 – Jul 26, 2026
Photo: KAMUI（CC BY-SA 3.0）/ Wikimedia CommonsSeto City Shin Century Crafts Museum
Summer Ceramics and Glass: Vessels and Accessories for a Cool Season
May 30, 2026 – Aug 23, 2026
Photo: 円周率３パーセント（CC BY-SA 4.0）/ Wikimedia CommonsHoyuheakara Museum
JAPAN COLORS CHRONICLE
Apr 11, 2026 – Aug 30, 2026
Photo: 円周率３パーセント（CC BY-SA 4.0）/ Wikimedia CommonsYokoyama Art Museum
Norman Rockwell, Continued
Jun 5, 2026 – Sep 27, 2026
Mie1
Kyoto1
Osaka2
Hyogo2
Nara1
Okayama4
Okayama Prefectural Art Museum
A New Wind in the Tea Ceremony: 77 Contemporary Ceramic Artists — The Midorigaoka Museum Collection
Jul 7, 2026 – Aug 16, 2026
Bizen City Art Museum
Okayama
Bizen City Art Museum
Teacup Merry-Go-Round
Jul 4, 2026 – Sep 27, 2026
Ihara Municipal Hira Kushi Tanaka Art Museum
Okayama
Ihara Municipal Hira Kushi Tanaka Art Museum
The World of Yokai Sculptor Taishi Takemoto
Jul 14, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026
Ki Bi Bi Museum
Okayama
Ki Bi Bi Museum
Ceramics of Kurashiki Part 2: Yuzo Kondo
Jun 6, 2026 – Oct 6, 2026
Hiroshima1
Yamaguchi2
Ito Ko Museum
Hirobumi Ito's Diplomatic Strategy: Neighborhood Diplomacy in the Early Meiji Era
Mar 13, 2026 – Aug 23, 2026
Photo: 663highland（CC BY-SA 4.0）/ Wikimedia CommonsShimonoseki Municipal Modern Senjin Kensho Museum
Kinuyo on the Silver Screen: Her Roles in Mizoguchi Kenji's Films
Jul 2, 2026 – Dec 27, 2026
