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Tokyo is brimming with a diverse variety of museums and art galleries, ranging from sophisticated world-class facilities to lesser-known yet fascinating niche locations, and many include stylish cafes and shops offering unique souvenirs. There are also plenty of places that will appeal to children – or the young at heart – making Tokyo’s museums and galleries an unmissable part of any itinerary.
In addition to their broad appeal, many of the city’s museums and galleries provide universal access and all the facilities mentioned in this article are fully accessible. In other locations where some parts of a building are not barrier-free, it may still be possible to accommodate the needs of wheelchair users with advance notice. Visitors are encouraged to make use of apps such as WheeLog! to check the accessibility features of places they wish to visit and to refer to the Accessible Tourism Tokyo website for helpful information.
Fumio Nanjo is a curator, consultant and art historian, and the former director of Tokyo’s venerable Mori Art Museum. “I think that the number of museums and galleries in Tokyo has increased along with economic development,” he says. “It takes a lot of discourse and time to establish a new public museum, and so it tends to be easier to build private facilities.”
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