Best Museums around Kansai Spot List

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

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

Artworks that blend in well with traditional Japanese houses are displayed

Meet the two famous cats that manage the station

Enjoy the world of konamon foods by eating and learning about them

Check out an Ageya (elegant-restaurant) of the red-light district from the Edo period

Built in 1933, this large museum is the second old municipal art museum in Japan. The collection extends to about 3,300 pieces centered on Kyoto artists from the modern to contemporary period. The museum holds art exhibitions such as Nitten (the largest competition art exhibition in Japan) as well as events organized by fine art associations.