The Sumida Hokusai Museum

The Sumida Hokusai Museum

Hokusai Katsushika is popular at home and abroad for his woodblock print art such as Thirty-six views of Mount Fuji. He was born in Sumida ward as we call it today and spent most of his years until he dies at the age of nearly ninety, and left large number of print art, original drawings and Sketches by Hokusai. Photography of exhibited items is permitted and information search by tablet terminal is available. The appearance of the building designed by Kazuyo Sejima looks modern. Inside of the building is universal design, moving between floors is easy for wheelchair users.