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About the Museum

Curatorial Staff

Executive Director

  • SHIMATANI Hiroyuki

    Japanese Calligraphy

Curatorial Department

  • Chief Director TATEISHI Toru

    Conservation Science, Disaster Risk Management

Curatorial Planning

  • Curator TODA Hiroyuki

    Early Modern Japanese Painting

  • Curator OKAMOTO Takashi

    Decorative Arts (Ceramics, Cloisonné)

  • Associate Curator KIYA Chika

    Historical Materials (Photographs)

  • Educator INOUE Marina

    Museum Education

  • Associate Curator KIMURA Mami

    Decorative Arts (Lacquerware)

  • Associate Curator MATSUI Kuniko

    International Relations, Disaster Risk Management

  • Associate Fellow CHOU Sumin

    International Relations (Chinese)

Special Exhibition Planning

Collection Management and Information

  • Curator GOMI Hikaru

    Decorative Arts, Modern Sculpture

  • Curator KOBAYASHI Ayako

    Decorative Arts (Textiles)

  • Associate Curator YOSHIZAWA Naoyuki

    Modern Japanese History, Historical Materials (Photographs)

  • Associate Curator MISHIMA Taiki

    Library and Information Science, Archaeology

    See past research on researchmap: https://researchmap.jp/taikimishima/?lang=en

Research and Conservation 

  • Curator TAKANASHI Masayuki

    Japanese History, Calligraphy & Historical Texts, Historical Documents, Historical Materials

  • Curator SHIMIZU Midori

    Early Modern & Modern Japanese Painting

  • Senior Conservator KATO Hiroki

    Art Conservation, Preventive Conservation

  • Associate Curator YAMADA Yukiho

    Japanese Calligraphy

  • Conservator YAZAWA Naho

    Preventive Conservation, Art Conservation

Senior Research Curator

  • Senior Research Curator ASAKA Hiroshi

    Japanese Painting

As of March 2026

Names are written in traditional order, with surname preceding given name.