Art exhibitions

Special Exhibition: Sex in Nature (National Museum of Nature and Science)

Japanese title: 特別展「生きものたちの性」（国立科学博物館）

National Museum of Nature and Science (Ueno Sta.)

First special exhibition at the museum on sex in living things, from courtship to sex determination and diversity beyond male and female. 9:00-17:00; adults 2,300 yen. Closed most Mondays.

Dates: Oct 31 (Sat) – Feb 21 (Sun)
Time: 09:00–17:00
Price: Adults & university students 2,300 yen
Venue: National Museum of Nature and Science
Nearest station: Ueno Sta.
Venue (JA): 国立科学博物館

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Distance from major stations

From Ueno: 0.4 km, about 6 min on foot
From Uguisudani: 0.6 km, about 10 min on foot
From Iriya: 0.8 km, about 13 min on foot
From Nezu: 1.0 km, about 15 min on foot

Distances are straight-line; times are rough estimates.

Other events nearby

Hideyo Noguchi 150th Anniversary Exhibition: The Fight Against Infectious Diseases (National Museum of Nature and Science)National Museum of Nature and Science (Ueno Sta.) · right there from here · Oct 27 (Tue) – Feb 28 (Sun)
Turner from Tate: The Sublime in Painting and a Dialogue with Contemporary ArtThe National Museum of Western Art (Ueno Sta.) · 0.1 km, about 2 min on foot from here · Oct 24 (Sat) – Feb 21 (Sun)
13th Sakaya Kakuuchi Fes (Liquor Shop Standing-Bar Festival)Ueno Park, Takenodai Plaza (fountain plaza) (Ueno Sta.) · 0.2 km, about 3 min on foot from here · Nov 6 (Fri) – Nov 8 (Sun)
Pandabashi Wan-Wan Halloween 2026Panda Bridge, JR Ueno Station (outside Iriya gate) (Ueno Sta.) · 0.3 km, about 5 min on foot from here · Oct 31 (Sat) – Nov 1 (Sun)
Special Exhibition: “Utagawa Hiroshige – Best Angles of Edo” (Uchiyama Collection gift)Tokyo National Museum, Honkan Room A (Ueno Sta.) · 0.3 km, about 5 min on foot from here · Sep 29 (Tue) – Dec 20 (Sun)
ZEN NIGHT TOKYO (Tokyo National Museum Garden)Tokyo National Museum Garden (Ueno Sta.) · 0.3 km, about 5 min on foot from here · Oct 14 (Wed) – Dec 6 (Sun)

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Checked against the official page on October 21, 2026. Titles and descriptions are our own translations.

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