{ "name": "Tokyo Museum-Day Planner", "url": "https://gowithcarmen.com/tools/tokyo-museum-day-planner", "canonical": "https://gowithcarmen.com/tools/tokyo-museum-day-planner", "dateModified": "2026-10-20", "author": "Carmen", "directAnswer": "I'd put the museum you care about first on a day its calendar supports, then keep lunch and the afternoon nearby. Enter your first full day in Tokyo and choose that museum. I would book one museum morning before adding a second admission.", "inputs": [ "First full day in Tokyo", "Full days in Tokyo", "The museum you most want to visit" ], "outputs": [ "one museum day", "nearby afternoon", "calendar conditions", "dates needing a fresh check" ], "coverage": { "from": "2026-10-20", "through": "2027-03-28" }, "holidays": [ "2026-11-03", "2026-11-23", "2027-01-01", "2027-01-11", "2027-02-11", "2027-02-23", "2027-03-21", "2027-03-22" ], "holidaySource": "https://www8.cao.go.jp/chosei/shukujitsu/gaiyou.html", "exceptions": [ { "museum": "mori", "from": "2026-09-24", "through": "2026-10-30", "state": "closed", "label": "Closed between exhibitions", "reason": "Mori lists a closure through October 30, 2026." }, { "museum": "mori", "from": "2026-10-31", "through": "2027-03-28", "state": "scheduled", "label": "Exhibition scheduled", "reason": "The Mariko Mori exhibition is advertised as open every day through March 28, 2027. Check admission before booking." }, { "museum": "tnm", "from": "2026-12-15", "through": "2026-12-15", "state": "closed", "label": "Maintenance closure", "reason": "The museum lists December 15 as closed for inspection and maintenance." }, { "museum": "tnm", "from": "2026-12-22", "through": "2026-12-25", "state": "partial", "label": "Two galleries only", "reason": "Only Horyu-ji Treasures and Kuroda Memorial Hall open. The Honkan Japanese collection is not included." }, { "museum": "tnm", "from": "2026-12-26", "through": "2026-12-31", "state": "closed", "label": "Year-end closure", "reason": "The published year-end opening ends December 25." }, { "museum": "tnm", "from": "2027-01-01", "through": "2027-01-01", "state": "partial", "label": "Opens at noon", "reason": "The January 1 opening is noon to 8 p.m.; do not plan a museum morning." } ], "unconfirmedRanges": [ { "museums": [ "nact", "nezu" ], "from": "2026-12-20", "through": "2027-01-07", "reason": "The exact year-end and exhibition gap has not been established here. This is an unconfirmed period, not a claim that every date is closed." } ], "museums": [ { "id": "nact", "name": "National Art Center, Tokyo", "shortName": "National Art Center", "closedWeekday": 2, "source": "https://www.nact.jp/english/information/inquiry/index.html", "afternoon": "Keep lunch in Roppongi, then walk the neighborhood. I would leave a second museum for another day.", "note": "Exhibitions have their own dates and admission. An ordinary open weekday does not confirm an exhibition." }, { "id": "nezu", "name": "Nezu Museum", "shortName": "Nezu", "closedWeekday": 1, "source": "https://www.nezu-muse.or.jp/en/visit/", "afternoon": "Have lunch in Aoyama and leave the afternoon for its streets and shops. I would keep the day in this part of Tokyo.", "note": "Installation gaps and the New Year closure still need the exhibition calendar." }, { "id": "tnm", "name": "Tokyo National Museum", "shortName": "Tokyo National Museum", "closedWeekday": 1, "source": "https://www.tnm.jp/modules/r_free_page/?id=156&lang=en", "afternoon": "Keep lunch near Ueno, then walk toward Yanaka if you want more time outside. I would skip a cross-city second admission.", "note": "Collection access can differ from the building schedule. Special exhibitions have separate arrangements." }, { "id": "mori", "name": "Mori Art Museum", "shortName": "Mori", "closedWeekday": null, "source": "https://art-view.roppongihills.com/en/info/index.html", "afternoon": "Keep lunch and the afternoon in Roppongi. A city-view ticket is a different purchase from the museum exhibition.", "note": "Open dates depend on the exhibition. The observation deck has its own calendar." } ], "method": [ { "heading": "What does the calendar cover?", "text": "Dates are Tokyo calendar dates. Museum information was checked October 20, 2026. This planner covers October 20, 2026 through March 28, 2027; outside that period it asks for a fresh calendar check. It does not check entry slots, live opening changes or ticket availability.\nThe Japanese Cabinet Office holiday calendar supplies the holidays used here. A museum can close during an installation even on a weekday when it would normally open." }, { "heading": "Why can a weekday label be misleading?", "text": "The National Art Center normally closes Tuesday, with a holiday exception moving closure to the next weekday. Its exhibitions have their own dates. Nezu normally closes Monday, opens on a holiday Monday and closes the following Tuesday. Nezu also closes between exhibitions.\nMori's official schedule lists September 24 through October 30, 2026 as closed. Its Mariko Mori exhibition runs October 31, 2026 through March 28, 2027, advertised as open every day. That window does not establish an opening pattern after the exhibition ends." }, { "heading": "What changes around New Year?", "text": "Tokyo National Museum lists a December 15, 2026 maintenance closure. Only the Horyu-ji Treasures Gallery and Kuroda Memorial Hall open December 22-25; that is not a morning in the Honkan Japanese collection. The year-end closure follows, and January 1, 2027 starts at noon. I would move a full museum morning to another date.\nNezu and National Art Center year-end or exhibition gaps are left as calendar checks when the exact dates are not established here. A missing exhibition schedule is not an open day." }, { "heading": "Which visit belongs in your trip?", "text": "The Tokyo museum comparison helps you choose the collection first. The Monday museum guide explains the alternatives if that is your only museum day. For the rest of the route, use the three-day Tokyo itinerary." } ], "limitations": "No live opening or ticket availability check. Exhibition gaps and dates outside coverage remain unconfirmed." }