Museum of the Imperial Collections
Museo de las Colecciones Imperiales
Museum of the Imperial Collections (The East Gardens of the Imperial Palace, 1-1 Chiyoda, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo) — located in the East Garden of the Imperial Palace, the Museum of the Imperial Collections boasts a collection of about 9,500 works of art and craft, including paintings and calligraphy, that have been passed down through successive generations of the Imperial family.
In 1989, after Emperor Showa passed away, the Imperial family donated 6,500 works of art to the nation and construction of this facility commenced in 1992, to provide a place where they could be managed, stored, and researched, as well as being displayed to the general public. The works went on display in 1993. Bequests to the nation made by the late Princess Chichibu in 1996, the late Empress Kojun in 2001, and the late Princess Takamatsu in 2005 are also housed in the Museum of the Imperial Collections
Hours: 9:00 am – 4:15 pm (daily / closed on Mondays & Fridays). Free admission.