Wander through the Tokyo National Museum

More than 100,000 significant works of Japanese, Chinese, and Indian art, including more than 100 national treasures, are housed in the Tokyo National Museum (ky Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan).

Highlights of the 1938-opened TNM include numerous Buddhist sculptures from China and Japan dating from the 6th century to the present, as well as beautiful collections of antiquated clothing, vintage weaponry, and military equipment. Its extensive collections of Asian ceramics and pottery, as well as ancient Japanese clothing, are very remarkable. The museum's exquisite collections of Japanese and Chinese masterpieces of lacquer work from various centuries, including examples of lacquer-carving, gold lacquer, and lacquer with mother of pearl, are another must-see. Important works of art include Japanese paintings from the 7th to the 14th centuries.