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How to enjoy Seiji Togo Memorial Sompo Japan Insurance Japanese Nippon-Asia Museum

The “Seiji Togo Memorial Sompo Japan Insurance Japanese Nippon-Asia Museum” in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo is famous as the only museum where you can see Gogh’ Himawari’ in.In addition to Gogh’s “Himawari” (Himawari), there is also a collection of “Alyscamps’s Trees,” “Arles” and “Apple and Napkin” from Sezanne, and you can see it at a permanent exhibition.

In this museum, various exhibitions, from western paintings to modern art, are held, all of which are popular in an attractive plan.

I’ll introduce you how to enjoy the “Seiji Togo Memorial Sompo Japan Insurance Japanese Nippon-Asia Museum”, located on the forty second floor of the high-rise building and the best view of the city center!Let’s go to see a famous painting.

Basic information of the “Seiji Togo Memorial Sompo Japan Insurance Japan Nippon-Asia Museum”

The “Seiji Togo Memorial Sompo Japan Insurance Japanese Nippon-Asia Museum” is a very popular museum because it is the only museum in Japan where Gogh’s “Himawari” (Sunflower), Gauguin, and Sezanne’s famous works can be seen.I’ll introduce you from the basic information of the museum immediately!Please use it as a reference when you go out.

“Seiji Togo Memorial Sompo Japan Insurance Japanese Nippon-Asia Museum of Art” is

The “Seiji Togo Memorial Sompo Japan Insurance Japanese Nippon-Asia Museum” is an art collection collection and exhibition of a collection of artwork from the western artist “Seiji Togo,” who was the first Japanese artist to become a contemporary artist in the Showa period.

It is a private art museum operated by a public interest foundation, Sompo Japan Insurance Japan Koa Foundation, and is located on the forty second floor of Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance Head Office Building in Shinjuku Ward.

It was 1987 in the “Seiji Togo Memorial Sompo Japan Insurance Japanese Nippon-Asia Museum” bought by Gogh.The bid was awarded for about 5,300,000,000 yen, and the bid was featured outside Japan as well as in Japan.

This is the only place where you can enjoy the “Himawari” of Gogh as a permanent view, and you can see it in a place where you can see the view of the forty second floor of a high-rise building, even in an excellent location that is close to Shinjuku station.

Access Parking Lot at the Seiji Togo Memorial Sompo Japan Insurance Japan Nippon-Asia Museum

● Access to the museum
Use the train
5 minute walk from the west exit of JR Shinjuku Station, the Marunouchi Line, Nishi-shinjuku Station and the Oedo Line Shinjuku-nishiguchi Station.

3 minutes from Shinjuku IC.
Please use the parking lot of the museum.
About 30 units (fee : 300 yen per 30 minutes)
* Height : 2.1 m, width : 2.5 m, length : 6 m

* There is a parking space for wheelchairs on the first basement floor of the museum (2 cars).

“Seiji Togo Memorial Sompo Japan Insurance Japanese Nippon-Asia Museum of Art” hall time / admission fee

About the opening hours

  • Open hours : 10 am to 6 pm (close 30 minutes before closing)
  • The exhibition time may vary depending on the exhibition, so please look at the guide for the exhibition.
  • If you want to change the opening time, let me know on the home page
  • Closed day : Mondays (open for holidays, closed on holidays), exhibition replacement period, year-end / new year

● Admission fee
The admission fee differs depending on the exhibition, so please check it with the exhibition guide.If you change the opening hours, we will let you know on our website.

● Other uses
Wheelchair rental available (2 units)
Luggage lockers (on the first and forty second floors)

Appeal to the Seiji Togo Memorial Sompo Japan Insurance Japanese Nippon-Asia Museum of Art and enjoyment

“Seiji Togo Memorial Sompo Japan Insurance Japanese Nippon-Asia Museum” was opened with the aim of introducing the work of contemporary Japanese western-style painters including Seiji Togo, and the works of world-famous artists such as Gogh, Gaugin and Sezanne are also held and exhibited.The number of collections is also 620.

The museum is famous for its art museum, which is the only museum in Asia where you can find “Himawari”, but in this museum there are about 5 exhibitions every year in addition to permanent exhibitions, introducing various genres ranging from western paintings to modern art to modern art.

It is located on the forty second floor of a high-rise building, and is popular as an observation spot where you can overlook Tokyo’s streets, such as Tokyo Sky Tree and Tokyo Tower.

I’ll introduce you to the appeal and enjoyment of the “Seiji Togo Memorial Sompo Japan Insurance Japanese Nippon-Asia Museum.”.

The “Himawari” of Gogh is permanently held

“Himawari” is the oil painting of Gogh that is so famous in the art textbook of art.Among the 7 pieces of “Himawari” painted by Gogh in South France’s Arles, 5 are stored in the museum and stored in the museum.1 of them are in the “Seiji Togo Memorial Sompo Japan Insurance Japanese Nippon-Asia Museum.”.

In 1987, Sompo Japan Insurance Nippon Nippon-Asia bought the “Himawari” for about 5,300,000,000 yen at the price of the winning bid, and it became a popular topic not only in Japan but also around the world at that time.This work, painted based on the “Himawari” of Gogh in London, has a beautiful coloring and a touch of touch, and it makes a sigh of breathlessness.

“Himawari” (Sunflower), a masterpiece with only 7 points looking around the world, is the main attraction of this museum.

Gauguin’s Avenue, Arles in the Road,

The “Alyscamps,” written by Paul Gauguin, is a work written in the middle of October 1888 when Gauggauging arrived at the Arles of southern France shortly after the arrival of the Arles in the South France.
The painting in the center of the painting is an ancient stone coffin, and it is called “Alyscamps” in the title.”Alyscamps” is an ancient Roman site located southeast of the Arles.

The canvas on which this painting is drawn is made of a coarse jute fabric that has been bought after Gauguin arrives at the Arles and mixed with Gogh.I know the depth of friendship between Gauguin and Gogh, 2 friends.

Sezanne “Apple and Napkin”

The “Apple and Napkin” written by Paul Cézanne is a famous work in the art textbook and so on.Sezanne is famous for its scenery and portrait, but it is one of the many masterpieces of the excellent works of Shizuka painting.

As Sezanne says, “I want to make impressionism a work that exhibits impressionism in museums,” this work creates a solid space with a rugged, seemingly uncluttered apple.

Seiji Togo’s “Gogo”

Seiji Togo (1897 ~ 1978), a Western-style painter and a Western-style painter, was awarded a prize by the fifth Japanese International Art Exhibition at the Japanese International Art Exhibition. Nika Association.

“Sweet woman and lyric” is a famous work of Togo, which is known as a female statue artist, and this work is a representative work of Togo style, which remains in the memory of the masses.Enjoy the charm of the magical women’s image.

Attractive Exhibition

In the “Seiji Togo Memorial Sompo Japan Insurance Japanese Nippon-Asia Museum,” in addition to permanent exhibitions, we hold exhibitions in a variety of genres, ranging from Western paintings to contemporary art, about 5 times a year.

In the past, many exhibitions have been held, such as “The Leo Leoni” starring the world-famous “Leo Leoni” and the first exhibition “Daubigny Exhibition” in Japan, the first exhibition “Exhibition” in Japan and the “Charle françois Daubigny” in the nineteenth century in France. All exhibitions are attracting popularity.

Recommended Museum Goods for Souvenirs

At the museum shop on the forty second floor, you can buy items that you can only purchase from the catalog, the picture books, the postcards, the original goods of the museum, etc.

There are a lot of things you can get only at this store, so it is perfect for souvenirs as a souvenir.Find your favorite.

At the museum shop in this museum, you can buy a picture of paintings that you have to worry about at the museum, such as Gogh’s “Himawari” (sunflower), gauguin, and Sezanne’s work.

It is a replica of a special resin that uses a special resin to reproduce the ridge of oil painting, which is a characteristic of oil painting, in the duplicate print printed by offset printing. It is exactly the real thing!You can buy a duplicate picture with a nice amount of money.You can also send a copy of the duplicate.I am glad that I can get a famous masterpiece like the real one at an affordable price.

Seiji Togo Memorial Sompo Japan Insurance Japanese Nippon-Asia Museum of Art

I have introduced you to the “Seiji Togo Memorial Sompo Japan Insurance Japanese Nippon-Asia Museum of Art.” How did you like it?

The only Asian museum in the world where you can see the “Himawari” that has only 7 points in the world is a must-visit spot where you can visit Japan.It is an excellent museum with a view that can overlook Tokyo from the forty second floor of the high-rise building. How about enjoying the famous paintings slowly?