The Art Aquarium Museum GINZA (located at Ginza Mitsukoshi) will be holding a special event called "Summer Art Aquarium 2025" from Friday, June 27, 2025.
Art Aquarium Museum GINZA will celebrate its fourth summer since its opening in 2022. This summer, a new area will be introduced in collaboration with Kengo Kuma, with the theme of "Feeling the Water"! In addition, we will collaborate with various artists to provide a refreshing experience centered on goldfish, a seasonal feature of summer.
An installation space that will bring a breath of fresh air to Ginza. Look forward to the new work!
■The "Sekiterium" area has been created in collaboration with world-renowned architect Kengo Kuma!
Based on the theme of water, the source of life, the installation depicts the beautiful curves of water gushing forth and flowing, giving new imagination to Art Aquarium.
A "rock garden" is a Japanese garden that has been stripped of all water, flowers, and trees, and is made up of only rocks and stones. The "Sekitei (rock garden)" at Art Aquarium expresses stones as a mass of water, and goldfish swim gracefully within it. This is an original work by Art Aquarium that allows you to feel the flow of water.
This summer, a collaboration area will be created that combines Kengo Kuma's architectural philosophy and works that symbolize his reverence for nature with the Art Aquarium's water of life, the "Sekitairium." Come experience the wave-like design and natural beauty of the space.
Comment from Kengo Kuma
We designed an installation at the Art Aquarium Museum GINZA that combines Japan's traditional goldfish appreciation culture with modern material expression.
The combination of different materials, bamboo and acrylic, expresses delicacy and lightness. A large bamboo and acrylic spiral is placed at the center, surrounded by three smaller spirals. The spiral form gives fluidity and rhythm to the space, echoing the graceful movements of the goldfish.
The materials used are thin, flat bamboo and transparent acrylic panels covered with polarizing film, which bring out a variety of different expressions depending on the viewing angle and changes in light. Just as the goldfish shimmer in the water when exposed to light, the space itself transforms as the viewer moves.
This is an attempt to present a new perspective on the goldfish motif, which has been popular in Japan since ancient times, through the possibilities of materials and spatial movement.
●Kengo Kuma Profile
Born in 1954. Established Kengo Kuma & Associates in 1990. After serving as professor at Keio University and the University of Tokyo, he is currently a special professor and professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo and a member of the Japan Art Academy. He has ongoing projects in over 50 countries. He proposes architecture that opens up new relationships between nature, technology, and humans. His main publications include "Kengo Kuma: Onomatopoeia Architecture: Groundedness" (X-Knowledge), "Japanese Architecture" (Iwanami Shinsho), "All Works" (Yamato Shobo), "Points, Lines, and Planes" (Iwanami Shoten), "Losing Architecture" (Iwanami Shoten), "Natural Architecture" and "Small Architecture" (Iwanami Shinsho), among many others.
(c)Designhouse
■In addition to the creation of three new areas, new aquarium artworks will also be unveiled for the first time!
Three new areas will be created this summer, including a collaboration area with Kengo Kuma! In addition, art created in collaboration with various other artists will be on display throughout the building.
Now in its fourth year, the Art Aquarium Museum GINZA has truly evolved, breathing new life into Ginza.
Stay tuned for the full reveal on Friday, June 27th!
[What is Art Aquarium?]
An immersive entertainment art piece that uses light, scent and sound to create an aquarium with goldfish swimming in it. The "Art Aquarium" is a unique world where Japanese tradition and cutting-edge art are fused together, and the culture of goldfish appreciation that has continued since the Edo period is expressed in the form of a work of art in the modern era.
The beautiful form of the aquarium artwork, the spatial presentation, and the goldfish, each with their own unique beauty, create a fantastical space.
It is an entertainment-type art museum IP that has attracted a total of 12.3 million visitors since 2007 (as of February 2025).
The Art Aquarium Museum GINZA, which opened at Ginza Mitsukoshi in May 2022, is a permanent facility where you can enjoy the changing seasons throughout the year. Since its opening, the aquarium works have been replaced every year, and you can see a variety of Art Aquarium works, including representative works of Art Aquarium and new works that will be unveiled for the first time at the Ginza event.
Facility Overview
Facility name: ART AQUARIUM MUSEUM GINZA
Admission fee
WEB ticket (official website) 2,500 yen https://ticket.artaquarium.jp/
Same-day tickets: 2,700 yen (same-day tickets are available on the 9th floor of the Ginza Mitsukoshi New Building)
Location: Ginza Mitsukoshi New Building 8th floor (entrance is on the 9th floor) (4-6-16 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo)
Access Directly connected to Ginza Station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line, Marunouchi Line, and Hibiya Line 5-minute walk from Ginza-itchome Station (Exit 9) on the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line 2-minute walk via the underground passageway towards Ginza Station from Higashi-Ginza Station on the Toei Asakusa Line and Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line
9 minutes walk from JR Yurakucho Station (Central Exit/Ginza Exit)
Opening times
10:00-19:00 (subject to change) Last admission 18:00
Closing days: Same as Ginza Mitsukoshi's closing days (In addition, the store may be closed irregularly for maintenance, etc. For details, please see the official website)
Official website
http://artaquarium.jp/
Official social media
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/artaquarium_museum_official/
TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@artaquarium_tm_official
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/artaquariumofficial
X https://twitter.com/artaquarium_jp
Please note that strollers and pets are not permitted.
There are no lockers for luggage.
Organizer: Kiranah Resort Co., Ltd.
Planning and production: Amusement Parks Co., Ltd.
Management: Amusement Parks Co., Ltd.
Cooperation: Isetan Mitsukoshi Co., Ltd. Ginza Mitsukoshi
[Art Aquarium Production Committee] Press release
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