"The Inka Empire Revealed: Century After the Machu Picchu 'Discovery' " (Archaeology)

March 10-June 24

National Museum of Nature and Science; (03) 3822 0111; 7-20, Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo; Ueno Station, JR lines. 9 a.m-5 p.m. ¥1,400. Closed Mon. www.kahaku.go.jp

"Hubert Robert: Les jardins du temps" (Painting)

March 6-May 20

The National Museum of Western Art; (03) 5777-8600; 7-7 Ueno Koen, Taito-ku, Tokyo; Ueno Station, JR Lines. 9:30 a.m. -5:30 p.m. (Fri. till 8 p.m.) ¥1,300. Closed Mon. (except April 30). www.nmwa.go.jp

"Kuroda Seiki: Scenes of Leisure" (Painting)

Feb. 21-April 1

Tokyo National Museum; (03) 3823 4829; 13-9 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo, Japan; Ueno Station, JR Yamanote Line. 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. ¥600. Closed Mon. No website available.

New: "Holly Farrell: Book Shop" (Painting)

March 21-April 14

Showcase Megumi Okita Gallery; (03) 3571 9700; 5-4-14, Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Yurakucho Station, JR lines. 11 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Free admission. www.megumiogita.com

"Kuroi Ken: Ehongenga no Sekai — Monogatari tono Deai" (Painting)

March 14-26

Matsuya Ginza; (03) 3567 1211; 3-6-1, Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Yurakucho Station, JR lines. 10 a.m-8 p.m. ¥1,000. No website available

"An Invitation to Tea: Tea Utensils from the Mitsui Family" (Ceramics, Japanese Painting)

Feb. 8-April 8

Mitsui Memorial Museum; (03) 5777-8600; 7F Mitsui Honkan Bldg., 2-1-1 Nihownbashi Muromachi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Mitsukoshimae Station, Ginza and Hanzomon lines. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. ¥1,000. Closed Mon. and Feb. 26. www.mitsui-museum.jp

"Jack Goldstein" (Film)

Jan. 25-March 25

Rat Hole Gallery; (03) 6419-3581; 5-5-3 B1 Minami Aoyama Minato-ku, Tokyo; Omotesando Station, Ginza, Hanzomon and Chiyoda lines. Noon-8 p.m. Closed Mon. www.ratholegallery.com

"Asakusa Opera no Jidai" (Other)

Jan. 1-Jul. 1

Min-on Music Museum; (03) 5362-3555; 8 Shinano-machi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; Shinano-machi Station, JR Sobu Line. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. (On Sun. and national holiday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.) Free admission. Closed Mon. museum.min-on.or.jp

"Nambata Fumio: Works 1960-1974" (Painting)

Jan.1-March 25

Tokyo Opera City Gallery; (03) 5353-0756; Tokyo Opera City Tower, 3-20-2 Nishi-shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; Hatsudai Station, Keio New Line. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. (Fri., Sat. till 8 p.m.); ¥1,000. Closed Mon. www.operacity.jp

"Shigemori Mirei: Hokutoshichisei no Niwa Ten" (Gardens)

Dec. 4-March 25

Watari Museum of Contemporary Art; (03) 3402-3001; 3-7-6 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Gaienmae Station, Ginza Line. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. ¥1.000. Closed Mon. and Dec. 31-Jan. 3. www.watarium.co.jp

New:"The Exhibition of One Piece: Original Art x Movies x Experience" (Animation)

March 20-June 17

The Mori Arts Center Gallery; (03) 5777 8600; 6-10-1, Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo; Roppongi Station, JR lines. 10 a.m.-10 p.m. ¥ 1,800. www.onepiece-ten.com

"Noda Hiroji: 1981-2011" (Painting)

Jan. 18-April 2

The National Art Center, Tokyo; (03) 5777-8600; 7-22-2 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo; Nogizaka Station, Chiyoda Line. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (Fri. till 8 p.m.). ¥1,000. Closed Tue. and March 21, open March 20. www.nact.jp

New: "Toyoizumi Ayano" (Painting)

March 26-April 7

Gallery Natsuka; (03) 6265 1889; 3-4-2, Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Kyobashi Station, Ginza line. 11 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Free admission. Closed Sun. homepage2.nifty.com/gallery-natsuka

"Expansion of Metropolis Around the 1930s" (Painting, Sculpture)

Feb.11-April 8

Setagaya Literary Museum; (03) 5374-9111; 1-10-10, Minamikarasuyama, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo; Rokakoen Station, Keio Line. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. ¥ 700. Closed Mon. www.setabun.or.jp/exhibition/tokyo1930/

"The Tower" (Painting, Print)

Feb.21-May 6

Edo Tokyo Museum; (03) 3626 9974; 1-4-1, Yokozuna, Sumida-ku, Tokyo; Ryogoku Station, Oedo Line. 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. ¥1,300. Closed Mon. www.tower-ten.jp

"Nihon Gadan no Fuunji — Nakamura Masayoshi: Aratanaru Zenbo" (Painting)

Feb. 19-April. 1

Nerima Art Museum; (03) 3577-1821; 1-36-16, Nukui, Nerima-ku, Tokyo; Nakamurabashi Station, Seibu Ikebukuro Line. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. ¥500. Closed Mon. www.city.nerima.tokyo.jp/manabu/bunka/museum

"World of KATO Kunio" (Drawing, Animation)

Feb. 10-March 25

Hachioji Yume Museum of Art; (042) 621-6777; 2F View Tower Hachioji, 8-1 Youkamachi, Hachioji, Tokyo; JR Hachioji Station, JR lines. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. ¥500. Closed Mon. www.yumebi.com

"Kitamura Takeshi: Master of Contemporary Weaving" (Crafts)

Feb. 7-April 15

Crafts Gallery, The National Museum o

f Modern Art, Tokyo; (03) 5777-8600; 1-1 Kitanomaru-koen, Chiyoda-ku; Takebashi Station, Tozai Line. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. ¥500. Closed Mon. www.momat.go.jp

"Aesthetics of Samurai Warriors: Esprit in Swords and Sword-fittings of Momoyama and Edo Periods" (Crafts)

Feb. 4-March 25

Seikado Bunko Art Museum; (03) 3700-0007; 2-23-1 Okamoto, Setagaya-ku; Futako-tamagawa Station, Denentoshi and Hanzomon lines. 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. ¥800. Closed Mon. www.seikado.or.jp

"Meguro Addresses: Artists in Urban Life" (Photography, Painting)

Feb. 7-April 1

Meguro Museum of Art, Tokyo; (03) 3714-1201; 2-4-36 Meguro, Meguro-ku; Meguro Station, JR lines, Nanboku and Mita lines. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. ¥700. Closed Mon. www.mmat.jp

"Ay-O: "Over the Rainbow Once More (Painting)

Feb. 4-May 6

Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo; (03) 5245-4111; 4-1-1 Miyoshi, Koto-ku; Kiyosumi-shirakawa Station, Hanzomon Line. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. ¥1,100. Closed Mon. www.mot-art-museum.jp

"Atsuko Tanaka: The Art of Connecting" (Installation, Painting)

Feb. 4-May 6

Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo; (03) 5245-4111; 4-1-1 Miyoshi, Koto-ku; Kiyosumi-shirakawa Station, Hanzomon Line. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. ¥1,000. Closed Mon. www.mot-art-museum.jp

"The Art of Film Posters in Japan" (Graphic Design)

Jan. 7-March 31

National Film Center; (03) 5777-8600; 3-7-6 Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Kyobashi Station, Ginza Line; 11 a.m.-6:30 p.m. ¥200. Closed Mon. www.momat.go.jp/FC/fc.html

New: "Centenary of Venanzo Crocetti's Birth" (Sculpture)

March 23-June 3

The Hakone Open-Air Museum; (0460) 82 1161; 1121, Ninohira, Hakone, Ashigarashimo-gun, Kanagawa; Chokokunomori Station, Hakone Tozan Line. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. ¥ 1,600. www.hakone-oam.or.jp

"Gerda Steiner & Jörg Lenzlinger: Power Sources — Chikara ga Umareru Tokoro" (Installation)

Feb. 11-May 6

Art Tower Mito; (029) 227 8111; 1-6-8 Goken-cho, Mito, Ibaraki; Mito Station, JR Joban Line; 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. ¥800. Closed Mon. www.arttowermito.or.jp/index.html

"Usami Keiji BRAKE: BIG FLOOD" (Painting)

March 11-June 12

Ooka Makoto Kotoba Museum; (055) 976 9160; 1-9-11, Bunkyo-cho, Mishima, Shizuoka; Mishima Station, JR Tokaido Line; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. ¥500. Closed Wed. www.zkai.co.jp/kotobakan

"The Development of Impressionism: Monet, Renoir and the Next Generations" (Painting)

Jan. 21-July 8

The Pola Museum of Art; (0460) 84-2111; 1285 Kozukayama, Sengokuhara, Hakone, Ashigarashimo-gun, Kanagawa; Gora Station, Hakone Tozan Line. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. ¥1,800. www.polamuseum.or.jp

"Le Chat Noir: Entertainment, Art and Culture in Paris 1880-1910" (Mixed Media)

Dec. 23-March 25

The Museum of Modern Art, Gunma; (027) 346-4064; Gunma no Mori, 992-1 Watanuki, Takasaki, Gunma; Takasaki Station, JR lines. 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. ¥700. Closed Mon., Dec. 29-Jan. 3 and Jan. 10. www.mmag.gsn.ed.jp

"The Growth and Behavior of Dinosaurs" (Paleontology)

March 10-June 3

Osaka Museum of National History; (06) 6697 6221; 1-23, Nagai Park, Higashi Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka; Nagai Station, Midosuji Subway Line; 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. ¥1,200. Closed Mon. www.dinogrowth.jp

"Yayoi Kusama: Eternity of Eternal Eternity" (Installation, Sculpture)

Jan. 7-April 8

The National Museum of Art, Osaka; (06) 6447-4680; 4-2-55 Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka; Watanabebashi Station, Keihan Nakanoshima Line. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (Fri. till 7 p.m.) ¥1,400. Closed Mon. www.nmao.go.jp

New: "Mika Ninagawa: Gekkan Men Mukai Osamu" (Photography)

March 28-April 9

Daimaru Museum; (078) 331 8121; 40, Akashimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo; Motomachi Station, Hanshin Electric Railway. 10 a.m.-7:30 p.m. ¥700. No website available.

New: "Chihiro Iwasaki: Messages for Children" (Painting)

March 31-May 6

Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art; (078) 262 0901; 1-1-1, Wakihama Kaigan-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo; Iwaya Station, Hanshin Electric Railway. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. ¥ 1,000. Closed Mon. www.artm.pref.hyogo.jp

"In Between: Korean Contemporary Jewelry" (Craft)

March 3-25

The Museum of Arts & Crafts, Itami; (072) 772-5557; 2-5-28 Miyanomae, Itami, Hyogo; Itami Station, JR Fukuchiyama or Hankyu Itami lines. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Free admission. Closed Mon. mac-itami.com

"Tairano Kiyomori" (Painting, Craft)

Feb. 25 — April 8

Kobe City Museum; (078) 391-0035; 24 Kyomachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe; Sannomiya Station, Hankyu Kobe or Hanshin Honsen lines. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (Fri., till 7 p.m.) ¥1,200. Closed Mon. www.city.kobe.lg.jp/museum/

"New Collection" (Painting, Installation, Photography, Ceramics)

Feb. 18-March 25

Otani Memorial Art Museum, Nishinomiya City; (0798) 33-0164; 4-38 Nakahama-cho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo; Koroen Station, Hanshin Honsen Line. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. ¥200. Closed Wed. otanimuseum.jp

"Anatomia Metamorphosis" (Painting)

Feb. 4-March 25

Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art; (078) 262-0901; 1-1-1 Kaigan-dori, Wakihama, Chuo-ku, Kobe; Iwaya Station, Hanshin Honsen Line. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (Fri., Sat. till 8 p.m.) ¥1,300. Closed Mon. www.artm.pref.hyogo.jp

"Feel and Think: A New Era of Tokyo Fashion" (Fashion)

Jan. 14-April 1

Kobe Fashion Museum; (078) 858-0050; 2-9-1 Koyocho Naka, Higashi Nada-ku, Kobe; Island Center Station, Rokko Liner. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. ¥500. Closed Wed. www.fashionmuseum.or.jp

"Kobe's Beautiful Colors" (Print, Painting)

Jan. 12-March 27

Kobe Artists Museum; (078) 858-1520; 2-9-1 Koyocho Naka, Higashi Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyogo; Island Center Station, Rokko Liner. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. ¥200. Closed Wed. www.city.kobe.lg.jp/yukarimuseum

"Yoshiro Amitani" (Painting)

Jan. 7-March 18

BB Plaza Museum of Art; (078) 802-9287; BB Plaza 2F, 4-2-7 Iwaya Nakamachi, Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyogo; Iwaya Station, Hanshin Honsen Line. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. ¥300. Closed Mon. bbpmuseum.jp

"Eshi 100: Contemporary Japanese Illustration in Kyoto" (Painting)

March 17-June 24

Kyoto International Manga Museum; (075) 254 7414; Oikeagaru, Karasuma-dori, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto; Karasumaoike Station, Karasuma Line. 10 a.m-6 p.m. ¥1,000. Closed Wed. www.eshi100.com

"A Story of Rankafu: Japanese Woodblock Prints or Orchid — Passion of Shotaro Kaga"

March 3-May 27

Asahi Beer Oyamazaki Villa Museum of Art; (075) 957-3123; 5-3 Zenihara, Oyamazaki-cho, Otokuni-gun, Kyoto; Yamazaki Station, JR Kyoto Line. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. ¥900. Closed Mon.; open March 19, 26, April 2, 9 and May 1. www.asahibeer-oyamazaki.com

"Henri Le Sidaner" (Painting)

March 1-April 1

Museum Eki Kyoto; (075) 352-1111; JR Kyoto Isetan Department Store 7F; located in JR Kyoto Station Building. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. (April 1 till 5 p.m.) ¥900. kyoto.wjr-isetan.co.jp/floorevent/index_7f.html

New: "Tomohiro Muda: OKUGAKE" (Photography)

March 31-June 7

Kimpusen Temple; (0746) 32 8371; 2498, Yoshinoyama, Yoshino-cho, Yoshino-gun, Nara; Yoshinoyama Station, Yoshino Ropeway. 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. ¥ 1,000. No website available

New: "Miho Grandama II: To the Honored Mother" (Sculpture)

March 10-June 10

Miho Museum; (0748) 82 3411; 300, Tshiro Momodani, Shigaraki-cho, Kouka-shi, Shiga; Ishiyama Station, JR Biwako Line. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. ¥1,000. Closed Mon. www.miho.jp/japanese/index.htm

"Chiharu Shiota — Where Are We Going?" (Painting, Installation)

March 18-July 1

Marugame Genichiro-Inokuma Museum of Contemporary Art; (0877) 24 7755; 80-1, Hama-machi, Marugame-shi, Kagawa; Marugame Station, JR Yosan Line. 10:00 a.m-6:00 p.m. ¥ 950. www.mimoca.org/ja/exhibitions/2012/03/18/208/

"Doki Doki: The Magic of Ceramics: Artistic Inspiration" (Ceramics)

March 3-July 6

The Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park; (0748) 83-0909; 2811-8 Chokushi, Shigaraki-cho, Koka, Shiga; Shigaraki Station, Shigaraki Kogen Railway. 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. ¥600. Closed Mon. www.sccp.jp

"Hockney's Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm" (Painting)

Feb. 11-March 25

The Museum of Modern Art, Wakayama; (073) 436-8690; 1-4-14 Fukiage, Wakayama; Wakayama Station, JR Kisei Honsen Line. 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. ¥500. Closed Mon. www.momaw.jp

"Confrontation between Top Two Masters: Yokoyama Taikan vs. Takeuchi Seiho" (Painting)

March 1-May 31

Adachi Museum of Art; (0854) 28-7111; 320 Furukawa-cho, Yasugi, Shimane; Yasugi Station, JR Sanin Honsen Line. 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (Throughout March, till 5 p.m.) ¥2,200. www.adachi-museum.or.jp

"Shoko Uemura" (Painting)

Feb. 11-March 25

Tanabe City Museum of Art; (0739) 24-3770; 24-43 Takinai-cho, Tanabe, Wakayama; Kii Tanabe Station, JR Kisei Honsen Line. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. ¥600. Closed Mon., March 21. www.city.tanabe.lg.jp/bijutsukan

"Ben Shahn: Cross Media Artist 2011-2012" (Painting, Photography)

Feb. 11-March 25

Nagoya City Art Museum; (052) 212-0001; 2-17-25 Sakae, Naka-ku, Nagoya; Fushimi Station, Higashiyama or Tsurumai lines. 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. (Fri. till 8 p.m.) ¥900. Closed Mon. www.art-museum.city.nagoya.jp

"Mite! Ne Shimane" (Painting, Photography)

Feb. 11-March 26

Iwami Art Museum; (0856) 31-1860; 5-15 Ariake-cho, Masuda, Shimane; Masuda Station, JR Sanin Honsen Line. 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m. ¥500. Closed Tue., March 21; open March 20. www.grandtoit.jp

"Hikari: Expression of Light in Works of Art" (Painting)

Jan. 2-April 1

Menard Art Museum; (0568) 75-5787; 5-250 Komaki, Komaki, Aichi; Iwakura Station, Meitetsu Inuyama Line. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. ¥800. Closed Mon. museum.menard.co.jp