A small, elegant ukiyo-e museum five minutes from Harajuku Station, showing woodblock prints and paintings from the collection of the insurance chairman Ota Seizo, who began collecting when he saw Japan's prints leaving for the West. Exhibitions change monthly and often include Hokusai and Hiroshige.
- Address
- 1 Chome-10-10 Jingumae, Shibuya, Tokyo 150-0001, Japan
- Hours
- 10:30-17:30 (last entry 17:00); closed Mon, New Year and between exhibitions; October 2026 closing days 1-5, 13, 19, 26 (ukiyoe-ota-muse.jp)
- Best time to go
- Morning · About 45 min
- Price
- Typically JPY 800-1,200 depending on exhibition (japan-guide.com)
- Price level
- JPY
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- No timed reservation is needed; weekends and the last days of a show are busiest, so weekday mornings are calmer (ukiyoe-ota-muse.jp).
- Until 6 December 2026 it shows Katsushika Oi's night scene 'Yoshiwara Koshisaki no Zu' (ukiyoe-ota-muse.jp).