South Garden
& Photo Trail

SHIROKANEDAI AREA

• VENUE04 Foundation Venue

  

  • Art Deco
  • Architecture
  • Garden
  • Garden ¥200–

  Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum

  A rare Art Deco masterpiece — the 1933 former residence of Prince Asaka, now operating as a museum. The building itself is the exhibit: original interiors, decorative glass and furnishings designed in collaboration with French artists. Set within a serene Japanese garden. Exhibition admission fee varies.

  Grutto Pass: Free admission to the garden and special building opening days; group-rate admission to thematic exhibitions.

  • teien-art-museum.ne.jp/en
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• • Nature
  • Admission
  • ¥320–

  Institute for Nature Study

  A nationally protected nature reserve in the heart of Tokyo — ancient woodland with wetland trails, ponds and diverse wildlife. Adjacent to Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum.

  Grutto Pass: ¥100 off regular admission

  • ins.kahaku.go.jp/english
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EBISU AREA

• VENUE05 Foundation Venue

  

  • Photography
  • Film
  • Visual Arts
  • Price Varies

  Tokyo Photographic Art Museum

  Japan's premier museum dedicated to photography and moving images. Holds approximately 39,000 works and stages around 15 exhibitions annually across three gallery floors. Located inside Yebisu Garden Place.

  Grutto Pass: Free admission is available for designated exhibitions, including TOP Collection. Thematic exhibitions are offered at the group discount rate.

  • https://topmuseum.jp/?lang=en
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SHIBUYA / HARAJUKU AREA

• VENUE08 Foundation Venue

  

  • Art Brut
  • Inclusive Art
  • Diversity
  • Free Entry

  Tokyo Shibuya Koen-dori Gallery

  A free gallery on Shibuya’s Koen-dori promoting diversity and inclusion through art. Showcases Art Brut and works primarily by artists with disabilities and self-taught artists, alongside contemporary art. An open exchange space with large glass windows facing the street—easy to drop in.

  • inclusion-art.jp/en
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• VENUE11 Foundation Venue

  

  • Art × Tech
  • Co-Creation
  • Laboratory

  Civic Creative Base Tokyo [CCBT]

  A hub where members of the public can explore socially engaged creativity at the intersection of art and digital technology. As an open lab for experimentation and creation, CCBT develops a wide range of programs to drive the transformation of Tokyo into a better city through creativity and tech.

  • ccbt.rekibun.or.jp/en
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• • Shrine
  • Nature
  • Grounds free

  Meiji Jingu

  Meiji Jingu Shinto shrine enshrines the spirits of Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken. Completed in 1920 and rebuilt after World War II, the shrine stands within a 70-hectare forest in central Tokyo that was grown from trees donated from across Japan. Entry to the grounds is free.

  • meijijingu.or.jp/en
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Dining areas along the route

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  Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum

  • FERMIER Shirokanedai
  • café TEIEN
  • comodo TEIEN Restaurant

  Visit official site

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  Tokyo Photographic Art Museum

  Café inside the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum — convenient lunch stop mid-route

  • cafe fromtop

  Visit official site

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  Yebisu Garden Place

  Dining and shopping complex, home to the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum, with cafés, restaurants and YEBISU BREWERY TOKYO.

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  Shibuya / Harajuku Dining

  Wide range of cafés and restaurants across Shibuya, Omotesando and Harajuku — from casual to fine dining.