Best Museums around Kansai Spot List

A rare, underground art museum

Teaware masterpieces collected by a businessman

Articles from Ryoma Sakamoto and the Shinsengumi are on display

A butler-guided tour

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

Experience the world inside the Man'yoshu

Learn from the Great Hanshin Awaji Earthquake

A metropolitan museum where you can experience art up close

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.

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

Learn how Hideyoshi Toyotomi bathed

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

Imparts the history of Nada sake brewing

A classical red brick building

Become intimate with literature in this famous building

Experience the sensibility of an artist

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

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

An exhibit featuring contact and change between Eastern and Western cultures

Koyasan, a treasury of esoteric Buddhism art