iNeverending Journeys: FINAL FANTASY 40th Anniversary Exhibition
A 40th-anniversary showcase in the Hyokeikan tracing the FINAL FANTASY series through art and music, staged alongside the museum's historical Japanese collection.
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Preview: written before the show opened
Hiroshige's print of Nihonbashi, the bridge where the old Tokaido Road began, has been paired with Kugane, a city from Final Fantasy XIV. It is one of several new works combining pieces from the Tokyo National Museum's collection with the series, which the museum calls a Final Fantasy first.
You walk through the Hyokeikan from the early games to the newest, ending on Final Fantasy XIV: Evercold and Final Fantasy VII Revelation. Along the way are images, video and music from forty years of the series, plus hands-on displays still to be announced. Phone photos are allowed; cosplay isn't.
Tickets are for a set date and a morning or afternoon slot, bought in advance from outlets, not at the museum: ¥3,200 early-bird for adults until 7 January, then ¥3,500. There's no re-entry, but the ticket covers the main collection that day. In the first month it comes with a random card, one pairing the Peacock Wisdom King with Joshua from FFXVI: the only gacha pull you could show your grandmother.
Look for
Nihonbashi meets Kugane
Look for the new work that sets Hiroshige's Tokaido print of Nihonbashi bridge beside Kugane, the port city from Final Fantasy XIV.
The newest entries
The route ends on introductions to Final Fantasy XIV: Evercold and Final Fantasy VII Revelation, after scenes from the older games.
Good for
- Evening Visits
- Out-Of-Town Guests
- Teenagers
With kids
Preschoolers get in free and elementary or middle schoolers pay ¥1,100 early-bird (¥1,300 standard). Strollers aren't allowed inside the Hyokeikan and must be left in the storage area.
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Image credits
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- Neverending Journeys: FINAL FANTASY 40th Anniversary Exhibition© SQUARE ENIX © FF 40th Anniversary Exhibition Executive Committee
- Tokyo National MuseumWiiii, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
- National Museum of Nature and ScienceDaderot, CC0
- Tokyo Metropolitan Art MuseumJoe Mabel, CC BY-SA 2.0
- National Museum of Western ArtJoyofmuseums, CC BY-SA 4.0