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Tokyo National Museum

Located in Taito, Tokyo Coordinates: 35°43′05″ N 139°46′32″ E

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Nearest town: Taitō City; 1.2 km S
Local time: UTC+09:00; Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
Elevation: 28 m; above sea level
When to go: May–JuneOctober; See the climate
Airports: HND Tokyo Haneda International Airport19 km; NRT Narita International Airport56 km

About Tokyo National Museum

Tokyo National Museum is a museum. Location: Taito, Tokyo.

From Wikipedia

The Tokyo National Museum (東京国立博物館, Tōkyō Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan) or TNM is an art museum in Ueno Park in the Taitō ward of Tokyo, Japan. It is considered the oldest national museum and the largest art museum in Japan. The museum collects, preserves, and displays a comprehensive collection of artwork and cultural objects from Asia, with a focus on ancient and medieval Japanese art and Asian art along the Silk Road. There is also a large collection of Greco-Buddhist art.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built: 1872
Opened: 1872
Architect: Josiah Conder, Jin Watanabe
Architectural style: Japanese-Western Eclectic Architecture, Imperial Crown Style
Heritage designation: Important Cultural Property of Japan
Visitors per year: 605,214 (2021)
Official website: tnm.jp

Source: Wikidata

Photos of Tokyo National Museum

中徳新星 · CC BY 4.0
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Guilhem Vellut from Annecy, France · CC BY 2.0
Sumida Kōen Mnd · CC BY-SA 3.0
Kabuki-za 歌舞伎座 Kakidai · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Tokyo National Museum

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 17° · Night 8° · Rain 85 mm

Better nearby cities in November

Isehara · 55 km southwest18°
Odawara · 76 km southwest19°
Mishima · 103 km southwest18°

Hottest month: August (day 31°)
Coldest month: January (night 1°)
Wettest month: September (202 mm)
Driest month: December (40 mm)

9° 1°

10° 1°

13° 4°

19° 10°

23° 14°

25° 18°

29° 22°

31° 23°

27° 20°

21° 14°

17° 8°

12° 3°

Jan

Feb

Mar

101

Apr

119

May

129

Jun

174

Jul

157

Aug

157

Sep

202

Oct

167

Nov

Dec

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Tokyo National Museum
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	9°	10°	13°	19°	23°	25°	29°	31°	27°	21°	17°	12°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	4°	10°	14°	18°	22°	23°	20°	14°	8°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	43	58	101	119	129	174	157	157	202	167	85	40

Other places to visit in this season: May June October

How to get to Tokyo National Museum

The nearest airport is Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND), 19 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Chuo, 5 km to the south.