Tokyo Fuji Art Museum (TFAM) was founded by Soka Gakkai International (SGI) President Daisaku Ikeda in 1983. The collection comprises of some 30,000 artworks including paintings, prints, photography, sculpture, ceramics and lacquerware as well as armor, swords and medallions representing various periods and cultures. Especially noteworthy are its excellent collection of Western oil paintings that spans a five-hundred-year period, and its exceptional collection of photographic masterpieces.

Based on the motto, “A museum creating bridges around the world,” TFAM sponsors exchange exhibitions that brings cultural treasures from around the world to Japan while sending primarily Japanese art from its own collection to other international museums. TFAM’s international art exhibitions have introduced the Japanese public to masterworks from some of the world’s most distinguished museums, including the Louvre in Paris. Beginning with a special opening exhibition, “Masterpieces of French Art,” in 1983, works from 16 countries and one region have been represented in the 38 International Exchange Exhibitions that the museum has held to date.

TFAM has received many requests for artwork from its collection from governments and cultural organizations around the world, and it has sponsored a large number of exhibitions of Japanese art as well as Western painting. Beginning with the “Eternal Treasures of Japan” exhibit in Paris, TFAM has organized 33 exhibitions of the works from its collection in 28 cities in 17 countries and one region around the world.

The museum is widely recognized for its active role in promoting international cultural exchange, and in 1990 it received an official commendation from the Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs.

(As of November 3, 2008)