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Japan · Kasumigaoka
Meiji Memorial Picture Gallery
聖徳記念絵画館
One of the earliest museum buildings in Japan, featuring a stately architecture and housing eighty large paintings depicting the life and times of the Meiji Emperor.
Hours, tickets and current exhibitions are on the official site.
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Meiji Memorial Picture Gallery is a gallery commemorating the "imperial virtues" of Japan's Meiji Emperor, installed on his funeral site in the Gaien or outer precinct of Meiji Shrine in Tōkyō. The gallery is one of the earliest museum buildings in Japan and itself an Important Cultural Property.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Notable Works
- 憲法発布式Wikipedia (ja)和田英作
- 岩倉大使欧米派遣Official site山口蓬春
- 江戸開城談判Official site結城素明
- 大政奉還Official site邨田丹陵
Museum basics
- Founded
- 1926
- Architect
- 小林正紹
- Building completed
- 1926
- Renovated
- 2025
- Director
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- Operated by
- 明治神宮
- Annual visitors
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- National treasures
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- Important cultural properties
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- Site area
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- Floor area
- 4,700 m²
- Exhibition area
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- Architectural features
- 中央に径15メートルのドームを戴く左右対称の構成
- セセッション風の重厚な意匠
- 外壁は岡山県万成産花崗石
- Accreditations
- 重要文化財 (2011)
Visit info
- Hours
Mon 10:00-16:30 Tue 10:00-16:30 Wed closed Thu 10:00-16:30 Fri 10:00-16:30 Sat 10:00-16:30 Sun 10:00-16:30 - Tickets
- 一般500円
- Avg. visit time
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- Reservation
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- Nearest station
- 信濃町駅, 5分徒歩
- Address
- Kasumigaoka 東京都新宿区の明治神宮外苑
Note: 水曜日が祝日の場合は直後の平日を休館とします。都合により臨時休館する場合があります。
Rules & amenities
- Photography
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- Audio guide langs
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- Wheelchair
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- Kid-friendly
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- Café
- Yes
- Shop
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Collection
- Collection size
- 80 works
- Top departments
- 明治天皇と昭憲皇太后の生涯・事績を描いた歴史画（壁画）
- Featured artists
- 和田英作
- 山口蓬春
- 結城素明
- 邨田丹陵
More info
- Official site
- www.meijijingugaien.jp/art-culture/seitoku-gallery ↗
- Wikipedia
- Read on Wikipedia ↗
Frequently asked questions
入館料はいくらですか？⌃
入館料（施設維持協力金）は500円です。
Sources
— Official website — meijijingugaien.jp ↗ · Wikipedia (Japanese) ↗ (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Wikipedia (English) ↗ (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Wikidata — Q5153794 ↗ (CC0) · Official PDF — 日曜・祝祭日の交通規制情報 ↗ (1 pages)artible is an independent guide and is not affiliated with this museum. Facts are surfaced with attribution to the sources below.
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