“Impressionist Monet and Ukiyo-e” at THE MOVEUM YOKOHAMA from October 24; Hokusai and Hiroshige Also Featured

The second theater program, “Impressionist Monet and Ukiyo-e [The Beauty of Japan That Captivated Monet],” will be screened at THE MOVEUM YOKOHAMA by TOYOTA GROUP, an immersive museum on Yamashita Pier in Yokohama, from Saturday, October 24, 2026 to Wednesday, March 31, 2027. Taking Claude Monet’s connection with Japanese art as its starting point, it depicts the resonance between ukiyo-e and Impressionism in five chapters and about 45 minutes of video and sound. Admission is 3,000 yen for adults, and junior high school students and younger are free.

Why now? The second program at a venue converted from a logistics shed

THE MOVEUM YOKOHAMA is a cultural and educational facility centered on art that opened in winter 2025, and its official website names the Toyota Group as the organizer. The building, Yamashita Pier Shed No. 4, is a piece of industrial heritage that supported Japan’s logistics from postwar reconstruction through the period of rapid economic growth, and its truss structure creates a column-free space. The official website describes the shed as a space of about 6,000 m² and the THEATER, where the screenings take place, as about 1,800 m².

While introducing Monet’s art, the second program sheds light on its resonance with ukiyo-e, which brought new forms of expression to Western art in the late 19th century. Chapter 3, “Japonisme,” deals with how Japanese art crossed the sea and showed Monet and other Western artists new possibilities for visual expression. According to the official website, the dining room of Monet’s house in Giverny, where he lived from 1883 until the end of his life, was hung with ukiyo-e by Hokusai, Hiroshige, Utamaro and others from his treasured collection.

What can visitors see? Five chapters and the main works

The program consists of the following five chapters.

1. Impressionism and the Modern City of Paris

2. Into Nature

3. Japonisme

4. Ukiyo-e: The Beauty of Edo and New Visual Expression

5. Water Lilies: Shifting Light, Endless Landscapes

The program introduction on the official website features Monet’s “Impression, Sunrise” (1872), “Woman with a Parasol – Madame Monet and Her Son” (1875), “La Japonaise (Camille Monet in Japanese Costume)” (1876) and “White Water Lilies” (1899), among others. Among the ukiyo-e, Katsushika Hokusai’s “The Great Wave off Kanagawa” from Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji and Utagawa Hiroshige’s “Nihonbashi” from The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido appear.

The venue consists of three areas: the THEATER, “Monet’s Dining Room,” inspired by the dining room of his house in Giverny, and the “Ukiyo-e Explanation Booth,” which introduces the composition and expression of ukiyo-e and the skills of the artisans who made them. The program is produced by TMONET, and its design and creative director is Gianfranco Iannuzzi, whom the official website introduces as having more than 30 years of experience in immersive art. The Pola Museum of Art provides academic supervision. At that museum, “New Eyes: Monet and 21st-Century Art” runs until April 7, 2027.

Tickets, prices and screening times

Tickets are sold through the ticket outlets asoview!, Ticket Pia, Lawson Ticket, ART PASS and ArtSticker. Same-day tickets are also sold at the venue during the run, but in limited numbers (payment at the venue is cashless only). General sales from October 24 are for a specified date of use: 3,000 yen for adults, 1,700 yen for students (high school, university and vocational school), 5,600 yen for a pair (up to two people) and 2,500 yen with the disability discount. Tickets for use from January 2027 go on sale on the first day of the month before the month of use. Early-bird tickets with no specified date or time (2,500 yen for adults, etc.) are sold until October 23. They are valid from Saturday, October 24 to Friday, November 20, excluding the closed day of November 15.

Junior high school students and younger are free, but elementary school children and younger cannot enter on their own. Hours are 10:30–18:30 Monday to Friday, Sundays and holidays (last screening starts at 17:00) and 10:30–19:30 on Saturdays and days before holidays (last screening starts at 18:00). Screenings start on the hour with the audience replaced each time, and the venue is closed on November 15, November 21 and December 13.

Access

The address is 279-9 Yamashitacho, Naka-ku, Yokohama. The nearest station is Motomachi-Chukagai Station on the Minatomirai Line, about a 25-minute walk from Exit 4. A free shuttle (about five minutes) runs to the venue from the Yamashita Pier bus waiting area, about a five-minute walk from the station. There is no dedicated parking for cars or bicycles.

Overview

Name: Impressionist Monet and Ukiyo-e [The Beauty of Japan That Captivated Monet]
Dates: Saturday, October 24, 2026 – Wednesday, March 31, 2027
Hours: Monday to Friday, Sundays and holidays 10:30–18:30 (last screening starts at 17:00); Saturdays and days before holidays 10:30–19:30 (last screening starts at 18:00)
Closed: November 15, November 21 and December 13, 2026
Venue: THE MOVEUM YOKOHAMA by TOYOTA GROUP
Address: 279-9 Yamashitacho, Naka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa
Admission: Adults 3,000 yen, students 1,700 yen, pairs 5,600 yen, disability discount 2,500 yen, junior high school students and younger free (general sales; specified date of use)
Organizer: Toyota Group
Production: TMONET
Official website: https://global.toyota/info/themoveum/events/immersive-monet/
*Information as of October 20, 2026. Please check the official website for the latest information.

For how ukiyo-e influenced Monet and Van Gogh, see What Is Japonisme? How Ukiyo-e Influenced Monet and Van Gogh.

*Top image: Main visual for “Impressionist Monet and Ukiyo-e” (from a press release by The Chain Museum Inc.)

*This article was compiled by the TOKYO ART SPHERE editorial team based on press materials from The Chain Museum Inc. (October 15, 2026) and information on the official website of THE MOVEUM YOKOHAMA.

Text: TOKYO ART SPHERE Editorial Team