What other travelers are saying about Mt. Takao Trick Art Museum, Hachioji
This will be worth your while. JPY1,500ish (1,560 or so?) per adult. At a glance, they don't look that impressive but as you move on, you will definitely enjoy some of the settings and make great photo shoots for your family and friends. You will get a complimentary drink and have a cuppa at the exit balcony area, overseeing the Takaosanguchi train station and the mountain at the back.
Mt. Takao Trick Art Museum is open daily from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM (last entry 6:30 PM) in April-November and 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM (last entry 5:30 PM) in December-March. Adult admission is 1,330 yen, middle/high school students 1,020 yen, and children (4-elementary) 720 yen. Group discounts are available for 15+ people.
Take the Keio Line from Shinjuku to Takaosanguchi Station (about 50 minutes). From Takaosanguchi Station, the Mt. Takao Trick Art Museum is a 1-minute walk. You can also take JR Chuo Line to Takao Station, then transfer to Keio Line for one stop to Takaosanguchi. The museum is located near the Mt. Takao cable car station.
Mt. Takao Trick Art Museum features over 50 interactive 3D optical illusion artworks across multiple themed zones including Egyptian, safari, underwater, and Japanese traditional themes. Visitors can take photos with trick art installations that create realistic illusions when viewed from specific angles, making it perfect for Instagram-worthy photos and family entertainment.
Yes, photography is encouraged at Mt. Takao Trick Art Museum! The entire museum is designed for interactive photo opportunities with the trick art exhibits. Visitors can freely take pictures and videos with all the 3D optical illusion artworks. Flash photography is permitted, and staff can help you find the best angles for the most realistic trick art effects.
A typical visit to Mt. Takao Trick Art Museum takes 1-2 hours, depending on how many photos you take with the interactive exhibits. The museum has multiple floors of trick art installations, and most visitors spend time experimenting with different poses and camera angles to get the perfect optical illusion photos. It's an ideal activity to combine with hiking Mt. Takao or visiting nearby attractions.
It’s a nice place to go with your kids, kids learn about technology, education & information in the same place. During weekdays it not so crowded. We could enjoy our trip inside the museum, so much fun & a nice place to create good memories with your children. Then they gave us free drink once we out of museum.
The staff were really friendly. The place was okay. But the art at Odaiba Trick Art Museum is so much better.
Here the rooms are small so you don’t have the space for the perspective to work as it should. On top of that the places marked to stand to take the photos is right in front of the door so people just keep walking in front of you.
It was busy and we found most people were just plain rude and would actually just push the children out of the way as they were trying to explore the art.
There’s a lot more variety of various art than at odaiba so maybe on a quieter day it would have been much better.
However, today I can’t say I enjoyed the experience.
Must go to!!!!! Such a fun musuem!!! Take a friend alone so you can take all the cool photos since it needs to be done on an angle and not as a selfie! Staff were super friendly and took some photos for me since I was a solo traveler! Will be going to more of these Trick Art musuems!!! The art was so fun!!! The path was available in Japanese and English. Have fun getting lost and confused!!!
With your entrance fee you get a token for a free drink at the end.
*hiked Mt. Takao and was able to have plenty of time to go through musuem.
I can see that this place is targeted to kids and young people in general, so I will give it a decent grade. But, I have to think adults like myself will not be very enthusiastic about this place unless they are accompanied by kids. Well done for what it is.
