[Grutto Pass] A Smart Way to Tour Museums and Galleries for Less

Want to tour art museums and museums for a bargain!
For anyone who feels that way, we recommend the “Grutto Pass” featured here. The entire booklet is made up of complimentary tickets and discount coupons, so it’s a wonderfully economical option.

Grutto Pass

The Grutto Pass, whose official name is the “Tokyo Museum Grutto Pass 2017,” is a bargain ticket book compiling admission tickets and discount coupons for “80” art museums, museums, and similar facilities centered on Tokyo. Since it can be used at 80 locations, there should be plenty of occasions to put it to use. It even works at the Ueno Zoo, so you can use it when you go to see the pandas!

The price is 2,000 yen (tax included) per booklet, and it is valid for two months from the day you first use it. The key point is that this is based not on the purchase date, but on the date of first use.

Giving It a Try

The place where I bought mine was the Mitsui Memorial Museum. I went specifically to catch the “The Miracle of Craftsmanship!” exhibition I had been wanting to see, so I bought it at the museum’s ticket window & went straight in.

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Since adult admission to “The Miracle of Craftsmanship!” is 1,300 yen, in a single visit I recouped nearly 70 percent of the 2,000 yen “Grutto Pass.”

Stamp Rally

At the art museums where the “Grutto Pass” is accepted, stamp stations are set up, and there’s also a fun stamp-rally event you can take part in.

If you conquer the art museums in all 7 areas and apply, you’ll have a chance to win museum goods in a prize drawing.

Grutto Pass Navi

As for how to use the admission-privilege tickets and discount coupons in the Grutto Navi booklet, the “Grutto Pass Navi” website is a helpful reference. You can register the art museums you want to visit, and you can also check the details of exhibitions currently on view.