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2026.03.04
Special Exhibition "Śākyamuni in Gandharan Art: The Buddha's Life and Images of Reverence"
2025.10.30
Special Exhibition "Mount Fuji in Bloom, in Cloud, in Lakes"
2025.07.03
Special Exhibition "Amitābha Buddha: Resides, Guides, and Manifests "
2025.06.13
Today, we reached the 180,000th visitor mark and would like to express our sincere gratitude to everyone who has visited the Hanzomon Museum.
2025.06.05
The upcoming Special Exhibition "Amitābha Buddha: Resides, Guides, and Manifests" will be on view from September 13 to December 28.

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2021

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The World of Reflection
The Art of Gandhara: The Buddha and His Life
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The Art of Gandhara: The Buddha and His Life
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2021

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Art and Faith: Amitābha Buddha
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Art and Faith: Amitābha Buddha
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Art and Faith: Amitābha Buddha
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Art and Faith: Amitābha Buddha
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Art and Faith: Amitābha Buddha
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2021

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The Buddhist Pantheon: Tathāgata, Bodhisattva, Vidyārāja, Dharmapāla and Arhat
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2021

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The Buddhist Pantheon: Tathāgata, Bodhisattva, Vidyārāja, Dharmapāla and Arhat
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2021

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The Buddhist Pantheon: Tathāgata, Bodhisattva, Vidyārāja, Dharmapāla and Arhat
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2021

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Buddhist Art of Gandhara /The World of Reflection
The Buddhist Pantheon: Tathāgata, Bodhisattva, Vidyārāja, Dharmapāla and Arhat
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2022

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Buddhist Art of Gandhara /The World of Reflection
Sacred Places of Asia: The Platinum Photographs of Kenro Izu
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Sacred Places of Asia: The Platinum Photographs of Kenro Izu
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Sacred Places of Asia: The Platinum Photographs of Kenro Izu
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Sacred Places of Asia: The Platinum Photographs of Kenro Izu
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Sacred Places of Asia: The Platinum Photographs of Kenro Izu
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2022

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Selected Works from the Hanzomon Museum Collection: First Public Display
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2022

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Selected Works from the Hanzomon Museum Collection: First Public Display
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Selected Works from the Hanzomon Museum Collection: First Public Display
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2022

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Selected Works from the Hanzomon Museum Collection: First Public Display
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2022

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Selected Works from the Hanzomon Museum Collection: First Public Display
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2022

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*The Seated Mahāvairocana on special display at the Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Cultural History (11/8-12/4)
Selected Works from the Hanzomon Museum Collection: First Public Display
The Quintessence of Buddhist Art: An Avatar of Kannon Featured
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2023

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Buddhist Art of Gandhara /The World of Reflection
The Quintessence of Buddhist Art: An Avatar of Kannon Featured
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The Quintessence of Buddhist Art: An Avatar of Kannon Featured
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The Quintessence of Buddhist Art: An Avatar of Kannon Featured
Shugendo and Esoteric Buddhist Art: Founders and the Buddhas
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2023

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Shugendo and Esoteric Buddhist Art: Founders and the Buddhas
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Shugendo and Esoteric Buddhist Art: Founders and the Buddhas
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Shugendo and Esoteric Buddhist Art: Founders and the Buddhas
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Shugendo and Esoteric Buddhist Art: Founders and the Buddhas
Katayama Nanpu, Real-life Scroll of the Great Earthquake, and His Contemporary Painters Taikan, Gyokudo, Seison, Hoshun
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2023

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Buddhist Art of Gandhara /The World of Reflection
Katayama Nanpu, Real-life Scroll of the Great Earthquake, and His Contemporary Painters Taikan, Gyokudo, Seison, Hoshun
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2023

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Buddhist Art of Gandhara /The World of Reflection
Katayama Nanpu, Real-life Scroll of the Great Earthquake, and His Contemporary Painters Taikan, Gyokudo, Seison, Hoshun
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Katayama Nanpu, Real-life Scroll of the Great Earthquake, and His Contemporary Painters Taikan, Gyokudo, Seison, Hoshun
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Katayama Nanpu, Real-life Scroll of the Great Earthquake, and His Contemporary Painters Taikan, Gyokudo, Seison, Hoshun
Nyoirin Kannon and Nidoji : Buddhist Art on First Public Display
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Nyoirin Kannon and Nidoji : Buddhist Art on First Public Display
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2024

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Nyoirin Kannon and Nidoji : Buddhist Art on First Public Display
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Nyoirin Kannon and Nidoji : Buddhist Art on First Public Display
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Nyoirin Kannon and Nidoji : Buddhist Art on First Public Display
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Nyoirin Kannon and Nidoji : Buddhist Art on First Public Display
Perceiving All Sounds: Avalokiteśvara in Multiple Forms and the Associated Avatars
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2024

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Perceiving All Sounds: Avalokiteśvara in Multiple Forms and the Associated Avatars
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Perceiving All Sounds: Avalokiteśvara in Multiple Forms and the Associated Avatars
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Perceiving All Sounds: Avalokiteśvara in Multiple Forms and the Associated Avatars
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Perceiving All Sounds: Avalokiteśvara in Multiple Forms and the Associated Avatars
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The World of Reflection
Perceiving All Sounds: Avalokiteśvara in Multiple Forms and the Associated Avatars
Ogawa Seiyo and Askaen, a Centennial Journey
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2024

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Ogawa Seiyo and Askaen, a Centennial Journey
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Ogawa Seiyo and Askaen, a Centennial Journey
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Buddhist Art of Gandhara /The World of Reflection
Hirayama Ikuo's Meditation and the Nihonga (Japanese-style Painting) Artists of the Showa Era (1926-1989)
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2025

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Hirayama Ikuo's Meditation and the Nihonga (Japanese-style Painting) Artists of the Showa Era (1926-1989)
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Hirayama Ikuo's Meditation and the Nihonga (Japanese-style Painting) Artists of the Showa Era (1926-1989)
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2026

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Mount Fuji in Bloom, in Cloud, in Lakes
Śākyamuni in Gandharan Art: The Buddha’s Life and Images of Reverence
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2026

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Śākyamuni in Gandharan Art: The Buddha’s Life and Images of Reverence
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2026

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Śākyamuni in Gandharan Art: The Buddha’s Life and Images of Reverence
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Śākyamuni in Gandharan Art: The Buddha’s Life and Images of Reverence
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Access, Museum
Hours and
Admission

Access:

Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line
Immediate access from Hanzomon Station, Exit 4
Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line
5 minutes on foot from Kojimachi Station, Exit 3
JR
15 minutes on foot from Yotsuya Station

*We kindly ask our visitors to use public transportation as the Museum does not have parking facilities.

Address:

25 Ichiban-cho, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 102-0082
Tel 03-3263-1752

Museum hours and admission:

Opening hours From 10am to 5:30 pm
(last admission at 5 pm)
Days closed Mondays and Tuesdays, year-end and New Year holidays
*The Museum may be closed for maintenance and new installations
Admission Free

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