Hatakeyama Memorial Museum of Fine Art (The), Tokyo

The Hatakeyama Museum is housed in an authentic Japanese building, in the fashionable residential area of Shirokanedai. The memorial hall holds a depository of first-rate tea-utensils, scrolls, porcelain, pottery and lacquer ware. Thirty-three of the 1,500 works have been designated important cultural assets and six pieces are national treasures. Famous Japanese artists such as Hotei, Ninsei, Sotatsu, Kenzan and Sesshu are well-represented. There are also excellent Korean and Chinese pieces. This place opens at 10am from Tuesday to Sunday.