Intermediatheque
Marunouchi, Tokyo
- Tue to Thu, Sun
- 11:00 to 18:00
- Fri, Sat
- 11:00 to 20:00
- Mon
- Closed
When Monday is a public holiday, it closes on Tuesday instead. Closed over the New Year and now and then on other days.
Source: intermediatheque.jp, checked 5 Oct 2026.
Intermediatheque is a free cabinet-of-curiosities museum run by the University of Tokyo inside the old Tokyo Central Post Office. Skeletons, taxidermy, scientific instruments and specimens collected since 1877, displayed like a beautifully art-directed Victorian study.
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Insider tip
You can take photos for personal use in most of it, but no flash, video or tripods. It opens at 11am and stays open late on Fridays and Saturdays, which is handy before a shinkansen from Tokyo Station.
What's on near Intermediatheque
Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Intermediatheque, from the weekly Tokyo events calendar.
Fontanesi: Italian Light, Landscapes of the Heart
フォンタネージ ─ イタリアの光・心の風景
Station Tokyo (Marunouchi Line/JR), 5 min walk
An exhibition devoted to Antonio Fontanesi, the Italian painter who taught in Meiji-era Japan and influenced the development of Japanese Western-style painting. The show is held in the museum's restored 19th-century red-brick building in Marunouchi.
Montmartre: Lautrec, Suzanne Valadon and the Unknown Painters of Paris (provisional title)
モンマルトル：ロートレック、シュザンヌ・ヴァラドンとパリの知られざる画家たち（仮称）
Station Tokyo (JR lines, Marunouchi south exit), 5 min walk
The Montmartre art scene around 1900, built around Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Suzanne Valadon, painter, model and mother of Maurice Utrillo. Around them are lesser-known painters such as Jules Chéret, Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen, Louis Anquetin and Adolphe Willette.
Life in Kyoto: Enjoying the 24 Seasons, from the Collection of the National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
京都国立近代美術館所蔵作品にみる 京(みやこ)のくらし――二十四節気を愉しむ
Station Tokyo (JR lines, Marunouchi south exit), 5 min walk
Works from the National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, arranged by the 24 solar terms of the old calendar, looking at the nature, festivals and art of daily life in Kyoto through the year. It's the first time that museum's collection has been shown together in Tokyo. The display changes on August 4.
Marunouchi Illumination
丸の内イルミネーション
Station Tokyo Station Marunouchi exit or Otemachi, 1 min walk
Champagne-gold LEDs on around 250 street trees along the 1.2km Naka-dori between Yurakucho and Otemachi, some 775,000 bulbs in the 2025 edition. Lit nightly from 4pm, one of the longest-running illuminations in the city.
Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY 2.0 Water Margin (Suikoden): the Outlaws of the Marsh in Chinese and Japanese art
水滸伝
Time Fridays to 20:00; closed Mondays (open 12 Oct, 2 Nov) and 13 Oct Station Tokyo (JR lines, Marunouchi North Exit), in the station
Chinese art from the Northern Song to the Qing and Japanese works inspired by the Water Margin, with all 74 known prints of Kuniyoshi's 108 heroes series.
gamemall104, CC BY-SA 2.0 Smaller local events nearby
Cultural Property Walk: Marunouchi, which grew with Tokyo Station (guided walk in Japanese) Festival
Sat 24 Oct · Meeting point: Tokyo Station (JR), Marunouchi south gate
A guided walk of two to three hours run by the NPO Tokyo City Guide Club, in Japanese. Advance application through the club's form is required, and places are limited.
1,500 yen, paid on the day · 10:00 to 12:30 (meet 10 minutes earlier) · Map · Source: NPO Tokyo City Guide Club (東京シティガイドクラブ) · 東京駅とともに発展した丸の内
Tokyo Free Walking Tour: Imperial Palace East Gardens (English, free) Festival
Every Saturday, with extra dates on other days. Next: Sat 24 Oct · Meeting point: JR Tokyo Station, Marunouchi Central Gate (ground level)
A volunteer-led English walking tour of the Imperial Palace East Gardens and Edo-period history, listed by Tokyo Free Walking Tour for every Saturday, with extra dates on other days. Booking is through its calendar.
No charge · 2.5 hours, ending at Takebashi Station · Map · Source: Tokyo Free Walking Tour · 東京フリーウォーキングツアー 皇居東御苑
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Around Marunouchi
Marunouchi has 4 places on the Roam Tokyo map: 1 park or garden, 1 landmark, 1 viewpoint and 1 museum.
Good to know
- What is the address of Intermediatheque?
- KITTE 2F and 3F, 2-7-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.
- What are the opening hours of Intermediatheque?
- Tue to Thu, Sun 11:00 to 18:00; Fri, Sat 11:00 to 20:00; Closed Mon. When Monday is a public holiday, it closes on Tuesday instead. Closed over the New Year and now and then on other days.
- How do I get to Intermediatheque?
- The nearest station is Tokyo Station (JR lines). Intermediatheque is in Marunouchi, Tokyo.
- How much does Intermediatheque cost?
- Nothing. Intermediatheque is free to visit.
- How long do you need at Intermediatheque?
- Plan for 1 hour.
- When is the best time to visit Intermediatheque?
- Weekday afternoons.
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