Best History Museums around Kansai Spot List

Experience the world inside the Man'yoshu

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

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

An exhibit featuring contact and change between Eastern and Western cultures

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).

An introduction to the history of Hyogo from all angles

A classical red brick building

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

Articles from Ryoma Sakamoto and the Shinsengumi are on display

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.

Meet overwhelmingly large dinosaur skeleton specimens

Learn from the Great Hanshin Awaji Earthquake

An octagonal, three-story western-style home in Maiko Park

The building and the interior itself are the display! Experience Kyoto's elegance

Keeps precious materials belonging to the Ii Clan

Learn how Hideyoshi Toyotomi bathed