Best Museums around Kansai Spot List

At the Hakutsuru Sake Brewery Museum in Kobe, you can experience the unbroken tradition of sake brewing and learn about its deep appeal.

A toy museum where you can enjoy picking out favorites

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

Keeps precious materials belonging to the Ii Clan

A metropolitan museum where you can experience art up close

Experience the world inside the Man'yoshu

A classical red brick building

A rare, underground art museum

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

An introduction to the history of Hyogo from all angles

Learn how Hideyoshi Toyotomi bathed

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.

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

Works related to the Harima area are on display here. The watchful figure of Himeji Castle is beautiful

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).

Learn from the Great Hanshin Awaji Earthquake

A journey from the past to the present of Kyoto railways

A butler-guided tour

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

Built on the Naniwanomiya Site, the museum allows visitors to learn about the history of Osaka from ancient times to the present.