Art exhibitions

Exhibition: Picture Books with Limited Coloration – White, Black and More

Japanese title: 展示会「色の引き算―白・黒・いろいろ―」

International Library of Children's Literature, Brick Building 3F Museum (Ueno Sta.) · Free

A free exhibition (first period) of picture books that make a strong impression by deliberately limiting their colors, in a Meiji-era brick library at the back of Ueno Park.

Dates: Oct 6 (Tue) – Dec 20 (Sun)
Time: 09:30–17:00
Price: Free entry
Venue: International Library of Children's Literature, Brick Building 3F Museum
Nearest station: Ueno Sta.
Venue (JA): 国立国会図書館国際子ども図書館レンガ棟3階本のミュージアム

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Distance from major stations

From Uguisudani: 0.3 km, about 5 min on foot
From Iriya: 0.8 km, about 13 min on foot
From Nippori: 0.9 km, about 14 min on foot
From Nezu: 0.9 km, about 14 min on foot

Distances are straight-line; times are rough estimates.

Other events nearby

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The Japan Art Academy Collection Exhibition 2026The Japan Art Academy (Ueno Park) (Ueno Sta.) · 0.2 km, about 3 min on foot from here · Oct 28 (Wed) – Nov 3 (Tue, holiday)
ZEN NIGHT TOKYO (Tokyo National Museum Garden)Tokyo National Museum Garden (Ueno Sta.) · 0.2 km, about 3 min on foot from here · Oct 14 (Wed) – Dec 6 (Sun)
Special Exhibition: “Utagawa Hiroshige – Best Angles of Edo” (Uchiyama Collection gift)Tokyo National Museum, Honkan Room A (Ueno Sta.) · 0.2 km, about 4 min on foot from here · Sep 29 (Tue) – Dec 20 (Sun)
30th Shitamachi Music Fair (Ueno Asakusa Chamber Orchestra)Former Tokyo Music School Sogakudo (Ueno Sta.) · 0.2 km, about 4 min on foot from here · Nov 21 (Sat)
Masanori Koike Exhibition "KAIKAI"Atelier Uchino (Ueno-Sakuragi) (Nezu Sta.) · 0.3 km, about 4 min on foot from here · Oct 24 (Sat) – Nov 8 (Sun)

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Checked against the official page on October 20, 2026. Titles and descriptions are our own translations.

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