Tokyo · Permanent cultural facility
The Sumida Hokusai Museum
An angular passage into Hokusai’s world: start with the architecture.
Reading notes checked: 2026-11-01 · not a recheck of individual collection display dates.
Notice the architecture
Kazuyo Sejima’s design opens toward the neighborhood through slits and exterior passages. Slightly reflective aluminum panels change how the surrounding streets appear on the façade. Try changing your viewpoint and comparing reflections and the lines of the passage.
About this museum
Learn about Hokusai, his links to Sumida and ukiyo-e production through multimedia and full-size, high-definition replicas. Check current special exhibitions for original works.
What to see
- Education Room—Discover Hokusai—tracing his life by artistic name and period
- Films on color woodblock printing and Hokusai Manga touchscreens
- A model of the studio shared by Hokusai and his daughter Oei
A way to look
Inside, follow how Hokusai’s expression changes across the artistic names he used. The Education Room centers on high-definition replicas and audiovisual displays. Its printmaking film is not a hands-on printing session. If original works are your priority, check the visit-date special exhibition and works list first.
The museum shop
The shop by the first-floor entrance can be visited without an exhibition ticket during museum opening hours. Browse for catalogues and items linked to Hokusai and Sumida; availability of individual products has not been checked.
JR Ryogoku Station / Toei Oedo Line Ryogoku Station → your visit
- Walk about nine minutes from the east exit of JR Ryogoku Station.
- Alternatively, walk about five minutes from exit A3 of Toei Oedo Line Ryogoku Station.
The official page also links a route video avoiding the pedestrian bridge.
Official access information ↗Closures & important conditions
Closed Mondays, or the next weekday after a holiday Monday. For this winter closed Dec 27, 2026–Jan 1, 2027; open Jan 2, 3 and 11, closed Jan 12.
- Works in Education Room—Discover Hokusai—are full-size, high-definition replicas, not a permanent display of originals.
- The official FAQ requires inquiries for image use and places conditions on commercial links; confirm before commercial-site publication.
Closure information reviewed: 2026-11-06. Check last-minute changes.
Plan your visit
Checked: 2026-10-31 · a facility guide, not a dated festival listing
Hours & admission arrangements
09:30–17:30; last admission 17:00.
Groups and school groups must reserve. Check individual booking conditions for each special exhibition.
What still needs checking
- Original works on display on the visit date
- Individual special-exhibition booking requirements
- Permission for commercial links
Official sources & photographs
Access to individual areas, exhibits and activities can vary by day.
Announced exhibitions
Periods can include closed days. Open each exhibition for its own conditions.
- 10th Anniversary: Best of the Sumida Hokusai Museum · 2026-09-15 – 2026-11-23
- 10th Anniversary: Hokusai Crossover · 2026-12-16 – 2027-02-28