Best Museums around Tokyo Spot List

An open-air museum where historical buildings having high cultural value are restored and displayed on a large site.

The Meguro Parasitological Museum exhibits 300 specimens of tapeworms and related material from inside and outside Japan. This is a research facility and museum devoted to parasites.

A place connected to Matsuo Basho. A garden with flowers and trees associated with his haiku and Shiseki Tembo Teien with a waterside view are the highlights.

A museum that displays precious references to sumo wrestling — a form of traditional culture dating to the era of Japanese myths.

An exact reproduction of the Meiji-Era Shimbashi Station, the first railway terminal in Japan.

A museum where you can relax surrounded by rich greenery. It positions art as a ”sustenance of mental health.”

This is an art museum that houses and exhibits modern and contemporary Japanese art. It hosts special exhibitions on a wide range of themes.

It is a toy museum designed to attract people of all ages, from babies to the elderly. Visitors can see, touch, play, and learn while having fun.

Museum to appreciate the works of painter and poet Yumeji Takehisa.

A unique hexagon-shaped art museum that houses some 2,000 ceramics, Japanese lacquerwares, and tea kettles.

This museum exhibits academic specimens and research materials owned by the University of Tokyo. It is a museum where brings an academic heritage into creation of a new culture and design.

The museum houses 900 drums, including Japanese drums and others from all over the world. Visitors can touch and play the drums.

A thought-provoking museum about the history, culture and social role of currency.

A building that is in itself a work of art. An art center where you can enjoy a variety of art exhibitions.

This memorial museum used to be the art studio and residence of Taro Okamoto, who was a representative artist of Japan. His passion and energy still fill the museum.

The Philatelic Museum in Tokyo is one of the rare museums in Japan, and visitors can discover the fun and charm of postal stamps from all over the world.

A museum located on the 53rd floor of the Roppongi Hills Mori Tower connected directly to Roppongi Station. You can enjoy a panoramic view of Tokyo from the observation deck on the 52nd floor.

A museum introducing Edo hanabi (fireworks) and brimming with the atmosphere of the era.

This is a hands-on museum in which you can learn by looking at, touching, and operating exhibits. You can enjoy learning the history and the latest technology of subway systems.

A museum located in Ueno Park. Visitors can enjoy a variety of artworks including ones designated as Important Cultural Properties.