Best Museums around Kansai Spot List

Learn how Hideyoshi Toyotomi bathed

An exhibit featuring contact and change between Eastern and Western cultures

A journey from the past to the present of Kyoto railways

Meet overwhelmingly large dinosaur skeleton specimens

The second-oldest national museum in Japan, located in Nara Park. It boasts the nation's greatest collection of Buddhist art.

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

A rare, underground art museum

The museum’s shop is a must-see, too

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

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

Learn everything there is to know about the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge

Learn from the Great Hanshin Awaji Earthquake

Imparts the history of Nada sake brewing

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

The leading domestic collection of modern art prints

An octagonal, three-story western-style home in Maiko Park

Experience the world inside the Man'yoshu

A museum where visitors can see the various works and crafts created by the people of the old capital of Nara.

Experience the sensibility of an artist

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.