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Choose the exhibition first
Nezu Museum combines a collection of Japanese and East Asian art with a garden and a carefully designed museum setting. What is on view depends on the exhibition programme; a collection highlight is not a promise of display on your date.
Read the exhibition description and choose a few works or themes to concentrate on. That gives the gallery visit a purpose before the garden becomes a change of pace.
Check installation closures
The museum lists closures on Mondays, with public-holiday exceptions, and during exhibition installations and the New Year period. A normal weekday is therefore not enough to establish that the galleries are open.
Check the current ticket product and timed-entry options. Special and collection exhibitions can have different prices; use the booking page for the date and visitor category that apply to you.
Garden access belongs to the museum visit
Treat the garden, shop and café as part of an admitted museum visit, rather than assuming they are freely accessible neighbourhood facilities. Check the museum’s current notices if one of these is your main reason for coming.
Keep some time for the garden after the galleries, but adjust the outdoor portion to the weather and your mobility needs. Follow the museum’s route and photography instructions.
An Aoyama-focused afternoon
Keep the surrounding Aoyama or Omotesando area as a flexible meal or walking option. Adding Meiji Jingu needs a separate journey and its own visitor window, even though both appear in the Tokyo collection.
Save the exhibition name or booking details as a private My Trip note. Avoid planning the entire day around a single artwork unless the museum confirms that it will be displayed.
Plan the actual visit
Check opening, admission, access needs and the correct entrance with the official visitor source. Historical photographs do not establish current conditions.
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