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Special Exhibition

Hokusai

Exhibition Period:
Venue:
Opening Hours:
09:30–17:00 (Tuesdays–Sundays; last admission at 16:30)
Closed:
Mondays (open on 2 May)
Admission Fees:
Adults—1,800 yen
University and High School Students—1,000 yen
Junior High School and Elementary School Students—600 yen
Advance Online Tickets:
Adults—1,600 yen
University and High School Students—800 yen
Junior High School and Elementary School Students—400 yen

Group tickets are not available for this exhibition.
Tickets include entry into the Cultural Exchange Exhibition on the fourth floor.
For discounted tickets, please present personal identification documents that reflect your birth date, such as your passport, health insurance card, or driver’s license at the exhibition hall entrance upon request. Admission is free for the following persons:
Admission is free for the following persons:

  • Preschool children
  • Persons with disabilities and up to one accompanying caretaker
  • Persons with complimentary tickets
  • Persons with relevant Kyushu National Museum memberships
  • ICOM members

Ticket Pass Available for a Limited Time

This exhibition is split into two halves, with exhibit rotation carried out in between. The Ticket Pass allows visitors to view the exhibition once per half at a special discounted price of 3,000 yen.

First half: 16 April – 15 May
Second half: 17 May – 12 June

Ticket Passes are on sale from now up till 15 April at Lawson’s convenience stores (L-code: 84527). Please note that only 1,000 Ticket Passes are available on a first-come-first-serve basis

Tickets:

Online reservations for regular tickets are now open via ARTNE (English interface available) and PIA. Tickets can also be purchased from Lawson’s convenience stores (L-code: 84527). Discounted tickets will be available for purchase until 15 April 2022, after which visitors may still purchase tickets for the full price at the abovementioned websites and locations, in addition to the ticketing counters on the first floor of the museum. To prevent overcrowding at the ticketing counters, we recommend that visitors purchase tickets online prior to their visit.

List of Works:
Special Arrangements for COVID-19
  • We request that all visitors wear masks when visiting the museum. We also reserve the right to turn away visitors with a fever of 37.5°C or higher, as well as visitors exhibiting cold-like symptoms.
  • Please note that exhibition details are subject to change depending on the COVID situation. Please check our website for the latest updates.

Exhibition Highlights


日新除魔図
日新除魔図
日新除魔図
日新除魔図
日新除魔図
日新除魔図

Daily Sketches for Longevity and Exorcism (Miyamoto family version)

Important Cultural Property
Katsushika Hokusai
Edo period, 1842–43
Kyushu National Museum (donated by Sakamoto Gorō)

Display period: Throughout

Individual paintings will be exhibited on a rotating basis


冨嶽三十六景 神奈川沖浪裏

“The Great Wave off the Coast of Kanagawa” from Thirty-Six Views of Mt. Fuji

Katsushika Hokusai
Edo period, about 1830–31
Kubosō Memorial Museum of Arts, Izumi; Osaka

Display period: First half
冨嶽三十六景 凱風快晴

“A Mild Breeze on a Fine Day” from Thirty-Six Views of Mt. Fuji

Katsushika Hokusai
Edo period, about 1830–31
Kubosō Memorial Museum of Arts, Izumi; Osaka

Display period: Second half

二美人図

Two Beauties

Important Cultural Property
Katsushika Hokusai
Edo period, about 1801–04
MOA Museum of Art, Shizuoka

Display period: First half

Ceiling painting depicting a dragon, from the Higashimachi festival float

Nagano Prefectural Treasure
Katsushika Hokusai
Edo period, 1844
Higashimachi Neighborhood Council, Obuse, Nagano

Display period: Throughout
龍図
鳳凰図

Ceiling painting depicting a phoenix, from the Higashimachi festival float

Nagano Prefectural Treasure
Katsushika Hokusai
Edo period, 1844
Higashimachi Neighborhood Council, Obuse, Nagano

Display period: Throughout

Table lamp depicting dragonflies

Louis Comfort Tiffany, USA
1900–1910
Yamazaki Mazak Museum of Art, Aichi

Display period: Throughout
蜻蛉文ランプ
壺「好かれようと気にかける」

Jar with dragonfly and frog motifs, inscribed with “Souci de plaire” (desire to please)

Émile Gallé, France
1888–90
Kitazawa Museum of Art, Nagano

Display period: Throughout

富士越龍図

Dragon Flying over Mt. Fuji

Important Cultural Property
Katsushika Hokusai
Edo period, 1849
Hokusai Museum, Nagano

Display period: First half
諸国瀧廻り 木曽路ノ奥阿弥陀ヶ瀧

“The Amida Falls in the Far Reaches of Kiso Road” from A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces

Katsushika Hokusai
Edo period, about 1833
Tokyo National Museum

Display period: Second half
翡翠鳶尾艸瞿麦

Kingfisher, Iris, and Chinese Pinks

Katsushika Hokusai
Edo period, about 1834
Tokyo National Museum

Display period: First half
遊亀

Swimming Turtles

Important Art Object
Katsushika Hokusai
Edo period, about 1834
Tokyo National Museum

Display period: Second half