Best Museums around Kansai Spot List

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Kiku-Masamune Sake Brewery Museum

Kobe, Sannomiya, Kitano / Other Museums

Imparts the history of Nada sake brewing

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Nara Prefecture Complex of Man'yo Culture

Asuka, Horyuji Temple / History Museums

Experience the world inside the Man'yoshu
Kyoto Prefectural Insho-Domoto Museum of Fine Arts

Kinkakuji Temple, Kitayama / Art Museums

The entire space is a work of art! An art museum designed by painter Insho Domoto
Kobe Maritime Museum Kawasaki Good Times World

Kobe, Sannomiya, Kitano / Other Museums

Become familiar with the ocean, ships, science, and technology
Osaka Museum of History

Osaka Castle, Tenmabashi, Kyobashi / History Museums

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

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Italian House (Platon Decorative Arts Museum)

Kobe, Sannomiya, Kitano / Art Museums

A butler-guided tour
Abeno Harukas Art Museum

Shinsekai, Tennouji, Tsuruhashi / Art Museums

A metropolitan museum where you can experience art up close
Osaka Museum of Natural History

Osaka Suburbs / History Museums

Meet overwhelmingly large dinosaur skeleton specimens
Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum

Fushimi, Uji / Other Museums

Learn about sake brewing

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Hosomi Museum

Gion, Kawaramachi, Kiyomizu-dera Temple / Art Museums

The museum’s shop is a must-see, too
The Museum of Kyoto

Nijo Castle, Kyoto Imperial Palace / History Museums

A classical red brick building

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Akashi Kaikyo Bridge Exhibition Center

Awaji Island, Maiko / Science Museums

Learn everything there is to know about the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge

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CUPNOODLES Museum Osaka Ikeda

Osaka Suburbs / Other Museums

Enjoy invention and discovery through exhibits and experiences
The National Museum of Art, Osaka

Umeda, Osaka Station, Kitashinchi / Art Museums

A rare, underground art museum

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Museum of Modern Art, Wakayama

Wakayama, Koyasan / Art Museums

The leading domestic collection of modern art prints
Kyoto Railway Museum

Kyoto Station, To-ji Temple / Other Museums

A journey from the past to the present of Kyoto railways

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Hikone Castle Museum

Hikone, Nagahama / History Museums

Keeps precious materials belonging to the Ii Clan

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The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake Memorial Museum Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institution

Kobe, Sannomiya, Kitano / Other Museums

Understand and experience a disaster, while learning about minimizing risk and damage from natural disasters
Hyogo Prefectural Museum of History

Himeji, Akashi / History Museums

An introduction to the history of Hyogo from all angles
Kyoto National Museum

Kyoto Station, To-ji Temple / History Museums

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).