National Art Center, Tokyo

The National Art Center, Tokyo has no permanent collection. It is instead one of the largest exhibition spaces in Japan, signed as Kokuritsu Shin-Bijutsukan (国立新美術館). Its building, by Kisho Kurokawa, is as much a draw as anything shown inside. A rippling wall of green-tinted glass wraps the front, and two huge inverted concrete cones rise through the tall, light-filled atrium.

Galleries spread across several floors and host a changing programme of major touring and curated exhibitions alongside shows organised by Japan's many art associations, where works by members and open-submission entrants fill whole rooms. An art library and cafés sit within the building, and the atrium can be enjoyed on its own.

The centre opened in 2007 in Roppongi and draws nearly 900,000 visitors a year. Together with the Mori Art Museum and the Suntory Museum of Art, it forms the area's Art Triangle. It suits visitors interested in large-scale exhibitions and contemporary architecture.