"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. 9:00 a.m-5:00 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

"Eternal Beauty: From Kuramono Tea Ceramics to Bronzeware" (Pottery)

April 3-June 10

Idemitsu Museum of Arts; (03) 5777 8600; 3-1-1, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Yurakucho Station, JR Lines. 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ¥1,000. www.idemitsu.co.jp

"Gosse de Peintre: Beat Takeshi Kitano" (Mixed Media)

April 13-Sept. 2

Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery; (03) 5353 0756; 3-20-2, Nishi Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; Hatsudai Station, Keio Line. 11:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. ¥1,300. Closed Mon. www.btk2012.jp

"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. 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. (On Sun. and national holiday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.) Free admission. Closed Mon. museum.min-on.or.jp

"Sakura, Sakura, Sakura 2012" (Painting)

March 31-May 20

Yamatane Museum of Art; (03) 5777 8600; 3-12-36, Hiroo, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Ebisu Station, JR Yamanote Line. 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ¥ 1,200. Closed Mon. www.yamatane-museum.jp/event/2012/04/sakura2012.html

"Leonardo Da Vinci: E L'idea Della Bellezza" (Painting)

March 31-June 10

Bunkamura the Museum; (03) 5777 8600; 2-24-1, Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Shibuya Station, JR Yamanote Line. 10:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. ¥ 1,500. davinci2012.jp

"Turning Around" (Painting, Photography, Installation)

April 1-July 8

The Watari Museum of Contemporary Art; (03) 3402 3001; 3-7-6, Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Gaienmae Station, Tokyo Metro Ginza Line. 11:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. ¥ 1,000. www.watarium.co.jp

"Cézanne. Paris-Provence" (Painting)

March 28-June 11

The National Art Center, Tokyo; (03) 5777 8600; 7-22-2 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo; Nogizaka Station, Chiyoda Line. 10 :00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Closed Tue. www.nact.jp

"The Exhibition of One Piece -Pictures 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. 10:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m. ¥ 1,800. www.onepiece-ten.com

New: "Japanese Crossing Borders: Asia as Dreamed by Craftspeople, 1910s-1945" (Crafts)

April 24-July 16

Crafts Gallery, The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo; (03) 3211 7781; 1-1, Kitanomaru Park, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Takebashi Station, Tokyo Metro Tozai Line. 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ¥500. Closed Mon. www.momat.go.jp/CG/ekkyou2012/index.html

"Yuka Goto & Tomohiro Koizumi: It's a Wonderful Life!" (Painting)

April 21-May 27

Hiromart Gallery Tokyo; (03) 6233 9836; 1-30-7, Sekiguchi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo; Waseda Station, Toei Arakawa Line. 1:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Free admission. Closed Mon. and Tue. www.hiromartgallery.com

"Railway Model Exhibition in Tokyo Tower" (Model)

April 14-May 6

Tokyo Tower; (03) 5159 5895; 4-2-8, Shiba Park, Minato-ku, Tokyo; Akabanebashi Station, Oedo Subway Line. 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. ¥ 1,000. event.yomiuri.co.jp/train

"The 250th Anniversary of Hokusai's Birth: Masterpieces From the Honolulu Academy of Arts" (Painting)

April 14-June 17

Mitsui Memorial Museum; (03) 5777 8600; 2-1-1, Muromachi, Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Mitsukoshimae Station, Tokyo Metro Ginza Line. 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ¥ 1,200. Closed Mon. www.mitsui-museum.jp

"Keizo Kitajima: Isolated Places" (Photography)

April 6-May 13

Rat Hole Gallery; (03) 6419 3581; 5-5-3, Minami Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo; Omotesando Station, Tokyo Metro Ginza Line. 12:00 noon-8:00 p.m. Free admission. Closed on Mon. www.ratholegallery.com

"Tohoku Crafts and Shiko Munakata" (Crafts)

April 3-June 10

The Japan Folk Crafts Museum; (03) 3467 4527; 4-3-33, Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo; Komaba Todai-mae Station, Keio Inokashira Line. 10:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. ¥ 1,000. Closed Mon. www.mingeikan.or.jp/english

"The Bridgestone Museum of Art at Sixty: You've Got to See These Paintings" (Painting)

March 31-June 24

Bridgestone Museum of Art; (03) 5777 8600; 1-10-1, Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Tokyo Station, JR Lines. 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. ¥ 800. Closed April 15, April 23, and May 28. www.bridgestone-museum.gr.jp

"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

"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. 10:00 a.m.-6:00 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. 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. ¥1,000. Closed Mon. www.mot-art-museum.jp

New: "Cinema Graphics: Hisamitsu Noguchi" (Painting)

April 28-June 24

Urawa Art Museum; (048) 827 3215; 2-5-1, Naka-machi, Urawa-ku, Saitama; Urawa Station, Utsunomiya Line. 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ¥600. Closed Mon. ww.uam.urawa.saitama.jp

"Iwago Mitsuaki Photographic Exhibition: Cats" (Photography)

April 21-June 3

Sano Art Museum; (055) 975 7278; 1-43, Nakata-machi, Mishima, Shizuoka; Mishima Station, Tokaido Main Line. 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ¥1,000. Closed Thu. www.sanobi.or.jp

"Noritoshi Hirakawa: Beyond The Sunbeam Through Trees" (Photography)

April 14-June 10

The Museum of Modern Art, Gunma; (027) 346 5560; 992-1, Watanukimachi, Takasaki, Gunma; Takasaki Station, JR Takasaki Line. 9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ¥600. Closed Mon. www.mmag.pref.gunma.jp/english

"Shohaku Shock!!" (Painting)

April 10-May 20

Chiba City Museum of Art; (043) 221 2311; 3-10-8, Chuo, Chuo-ku, Chiba; Chiba Station, Keisei Chiba Line. 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. ¥ 1,000. Closed on May 1 and May 7. www.ccma-net.jp/exhibition_end/2012/0410/0410.html

"Yasuhiro Ishimoto: Katsura Imperial Villa" (Photography)

April 7-June 10

The Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura; (0467) 22 5000; 2-1-53, Yukinoshita, Kamakura, Kanagawa; Kamakura Station, JR Yokosuka Line. 9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ¥ 700. Closed Mon. www.moma.pref.kanagawa.jp

"Yunoki Samiro" (Painting)

April 7-June 10

The Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura Annex; (0467) 22 7718; 2-8-1, Yukinoshita, Kamakura, Kanagawa; Zushi Station, JR Yokosuka Line. 9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ¥ 250. Closed Mon. www.moma.pref.kanagawa.jp

"Scenes In and Around Kyoto Screens and Genre Paintings" (Painting)

March 27-May 6

National Museum of Japanese History; (043) 486 0123; 117, Jonai-cho, Sakura, Chiba; Keisei Ueno Station, Keisei Electric Railway; 9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ¥830. Closed Mon. www.rekihaku.ac.jp

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

March 23-June 3

The Hakone Open-Air Museum; (0460) 82 1161; 1121, Ninohira, Hakone-cho, Ashigarashimo-gun, Kanagawa; Chokokunomori Station, Hakone Tozan Line. 9:00 a.m.-5:00 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.-6:00 p.m. ¥800. Closed Mon. www.arttowermito.or.jp

"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; 10:00 a.m.-5:00 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. 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ¥1,800. www.polamuseum.or.jp

New: "Yuzo Saeki and Posters in Paris Around 1920s" (Painting)

April 28-July 16

Osaka City Museum of Modern Art, Shinsaibashi Temporary Exhibition Space; (06) 6469 5189; 1-1-86, Noda, Fukushima-ku, Osaka; Noda Station, Osaka Loop Line. 11:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. ¥500. Closed Wed. www.city.osaka.lg.jp/contents/wdu120/artrip/saeki.html

"30th Anniversary Special Exhibition: From the Collection of the Museum of MEISSEN Art, MEISSEN Manufactory — 300 Years of MEISSEN" (Ceramics)

April 7-July 22

The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka; (050) 5542 8600; 1-1-26, Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka; Naniwabashi Station, Keihan Nakanoshima Line. 9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ¥ 1,000. Closed Mon. www.moco.or.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.-5:00 p.m. ¥1,200. Closed Mon. www.dinogrowth.jp

"The Efflorescence of Heian Court Culture: Treasures From the Yomei Bunko Collection" (Painting)

April 17-May 27

Kyoto National Museum; (075) 541 1151; 527, Chaya-cho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan; Shichijo Station, Keihan Main Line. 9:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m. ¥1,300. Closed Mon. www.kyohaku.go.jp/eng/tokubetsu/120417/index.html

"Evening Dress" (Fashion)

April 19-July 3

Kobe Fashion Museum; (078) 858 0050; 2-9-1, Koyochonaka, Higashi Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyogo; Uozaki Station, Hanshin Main Line. 10:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m. ¥500. Closed Wed. www.fashionmuseum.or.jp/index.html

"Guerrino Tramonti: The Magician of Color Raised in Faenza, Italy, A Retrospective" (Pottery)

April 7-May 27

Otani Memorial Art Museum, Nishinomiya City; (0798) 33 0164; 4-38, Nakahama-cho, Nishinomiya-shi, Hyogo; Koroen Station, Hanshin Main Line. 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ¥ 800. Closed Wed. www.otanimuseum.jp/home

"Ikimono no Katachi: Birds by Joichi Yamamoto" (Sculpture)

April 7-July 8

Kobe Artists Museum; (078) 858 1520; 2-9-1, Koyochonaka, Higashi Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyogo; Uozaki Station, Hanshin Main Line. 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. ¥200. Closed Wed. www.city.kobe.lg.jp/culture/culture/institution/yukarimuseum

"How to Look at Modern & Contemporary Art"

March 24-June 24

Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art; (078) 262 0913; 1-1-1, Wakihama Kaigan-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo; Iwaya Station, Hanshin Electric Railway. 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. ¥500. Closed Mon. www.artm.pref.hyogo.jp

"Murayama Tomoyoshi: Get All of Me Seething" (Painting)

April 7-May 13

The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto; (075) 761 4111; Shojicho, Okazakien, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto; Higashiyama Station, Tozai Line. 9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ¥850. Closed Mon. www.momak.go.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. 10:00 a.m-6:00 p.m. ¥1,000. Closed Wed. www.eshi100.com

New: "Art Crafting Towards The Future" (Crafts)

April 28-Aug 31

21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa; (076) 220 2800; 1-2-1, Hirosaka, Kanazawa-shi, Ishikawa; Kanazawa Station, Hokuriku Main Line. 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. ¥1,000. www.kanazawa21.jp/data_list.php?g=19&d=1386

"Masterpieces of Chinese Ceramic Art Exhibition" (Ceramics)

April 22-May 13

Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art; (076) 231 7580; 2-1, Dewamachi, Kanazawa-shi, Ishikawa; Kanazawa Station, Hokuriku Main Line. 9:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m. ¥1,000. www.ishibi.pref. shikawa.jp/index_j.html

"Kitaoji Rosanjin Exhibition" (Ceramics)

April 14-May 20

Adachi Museum of Art; (0854) 28 7111; 320, Furukawa-cho, Yasugi, Shimane; Yasugi Station, Sanin Main Line. 9:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m. ¥2,200. www.adachi-museum.or.jp

"Beauty of Combination From Japanese Style Painting"

April 14-June 3

The Museum of Modern Art, Shiga; (077) 543 2111; 1740-1, Ogaya-cho, Seta Minami, Otsu, Shiga; Seta Station, JR Biwako Line. 9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ¥ 750. Closed Mon. www.shiga-kinbi.jp/?p=15947

"Sakaki Bakuzan Exhibition" (Calligraphy)

April 7-May 20

Mie Prefectural Art Museum; (059) 227 2100; 11, Otani-cho, Tsu-shi, Mie; Tsu Station, Kintetsu Nagoya Line. 9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ¥ 1,000. Closed Mon. www.bunka.pref.mie.lg.jp/art-museum

"Hirayama Ikuo: Great Traveler and Patron for the Past" (Painting)

April 3-May 27

Kyushu National Museum; (050) 5542 8600; 4-7-2, Ishizaka, Dazaifu, Fukuoka; Dazaifu Station, Dazaifu Line. 9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ¥ 1,300. Closed Mon. www.kyuhaku.com/pr/exhibition

"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

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

March 10-June 10

Miho Museum; (0748) 82 3411; 300, Tshiro Momodani, Shigaraki-cho, Kouka, Shiga; Ishiyama Station, JR Biwako Line. 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ¥1,000. Closed Mon. www.miho.jp

"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, Kagawa; Marugame Station, JR Yosan Line. 10:00 a.m-6:00 p.m. ¥ 950. www.mimoca.org

"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.-5:00 p.m. ¥600. Closed Mon. www.sccp.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. 9:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (Throughout March, till 5:00 p.m.) ¥2,200. www.adachi-museum.or.jp