Sompo Japan Museum Of Art

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Lonely Planet review

The private museum of the Sompo Japan insurance company concentrates most heavily on the lithography, sculpture and painting of Tōgō Seiji (1897-1980), whose subjects, most often women, resemble luminescent anime figures set off against backdrops that hover between cubist and Art Deco. Tōgō was closely associated with the Sompo Japan's forerunner, Yasuda Fire & Marine Insurance Company, and donated many of his works for the museum.

The museum also caused a stir back in the 1980s bubble, when it famously purchased Van Gogh's Sunflowers for a cool around ¥5 billion; there are also a limited number of works by Gauguin, Cézanne and Van Gogh. The museum's 42nd floor location also affords excellent views.