Tokugawa Art Museum & Tokugawa-en
徳川美術館・徳川園
A private museum housing treasures handed down by the Owari branch of the Tokugawa family, including the National Treasure Tale of Genji Scroll, next to the pond-stroll garden Tokugawa-en.
The Tokugawa Art Museum displays daimyo heirlooms passed down through the Owari Tokugawa family. Its collection exceeds 10,000 items, including 9 National Treasures and about 60 Important Cultural Properties. Armor, tea ceremony utensils, Noh costumes and wedding articles offer a window into the lives of the Go-sanke, the three branch houses of the Tokugawa. The most famous National Treasure, the Tale of Genji Scroll, can only be shown for limited periods each year because of conservation needs. Adult admission is about 1,600 yen, and the museum is closed on Mondays. Next door, Tokugawa-en is a Japanese garden built on the site of the Owari domain lord's villa. Its Ryusen Lake, waterfall and peony garden are lovely in every season (about 300 yen; combined tickets are available). From Nagoya Station, it's about 20 minutes by the Me~guru sightseeing bus or a city bus.
Opening hours
Art museum 10:00 am–5:00 pm, closed Mon; Tokugawa-en 9:30 am–5:30 pm
Nearby sights
- Kakuozan Nittai-ji Temple
- Oasis 21
- Chubu Electric Power MIRAI TOWER & Hisaya-odori Park
- Nagoya Castle
- Nagoya City Science Museum
- Osu Shopping District & Osu Kannon
- Shikemichi Historic District
- Midland Square Sky Promenade