Teien Art Museum @ Meguro: August 21, 2010

I visited Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum near Meguro station. The museum was originally a house of Prince Asaka (one of royal family members). It has turned into a museum operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government since the 1980s.

The gardens (both Japanese and western styles) are beautiful. The trees and the lawns are well cared.

The cicadas were making big sounds when I visited there.

They also have interesting sculptures and objects.

The western style house has converted into a museum building. An exhibition of a Japanese painter Yoshio Arimoto was held today. It is comfortable to watch good pictures at a museum in the green.

Many of nature-rich areas (museums, parks etc.) in central Tokyo have been developed on the lands and houses originally owned by the upper-class families (before the WW2).

The Teien Art Museum is an example.

Map :Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum