Best Museums around Kansai Spot List

Understand and experience a disaster, while learning about minimizing risk and damage from natural disasters

An exhibit featuring contact and change between Eastern and Western cultures

Articles from Ryoma Sakamoto and the Shinsengumi are on display

The entire space is a work of art! An art museum designed by painter Insho Domoto

Learn everything there is to know about the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge

Become familiar with the ocean, ships, science, and technology

An art museum surrounded by dense forests, deep in the mountains

Immerse yourself in the world of this photographer who loved the Yamato path

The leading domestic collection of modern art prints

A massive collection of manga from all over the world, from the famous to rare finds

Learn how Hideyoshi Toyotomi bathed

Experience the world inside the Man'yoshu

A classical red brick building

Keeps precious materials belonging to the Ii Clan

Introducing life in Osaka during the Edo period, the museum makes it fun to learn about the history and culture of housing and living.

The Kyoto National Museum houses many artworks and cultural properties of Kyoto dating from the Heian period (794-1185) to the Edo period (1603-1868).

Located at the birthplace of sumo, this museum offers a chance to explore the history of the sport. It features a full-size sumo ring and a collection of about 12,000 sumo-related artifacts.

A butler-guided tour

From crafts, paintings, and more: this museum has many famous works on display

Koyasan, a treasury of esoteric Buddhism art