Best Museums around Kansai Spot List

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

Articles from Ryoma Sakamoto and the Shinsengumi are on display

A metropolitan museum where you can experience art up close

A human rights museum that confronts universal human issues

Koyasan, a treasury of esoteric Buddhism art

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

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

A classical red brick building

Look over world-famous masterpieces

Experience the charm of The Tale of Genji using all five senses

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

A toy museum where you can enjoy picking out favorites

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

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

Experience the world inside the Man'yoshu

Enjoy Osamu Tezuka’s world all with your family

An exhibit featuring contact and change between Eastern and Western cultures

Imparts the history of Nada sake brewing

Learn everything there is to know about the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge

Meet overwhelmingly large dinosaur skeleton specimens