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Jomon-period flame-rimmed pottery vessel in the Tokyo National Museum's archaeology collection

Tokyo National MuseumUeno

Japanese Archaeology Gallery (Heiseikan)

Now showingPermanent collectionTicketed, see website

Built in 1993, the Heiseikan's archaeology gallery spans the Paleolithic to Heian periods, anchored by Jomon-era flame-rimmed pottery and Haniwa funerary figures.

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National Museum of Western Art

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Exterior of the National Museum of Nature and Science's Neo-Renaissance main building in Ueno Park, Tokyo

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Exterior of the Le Corbusier-designed Main Building of the National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo

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