Best Museums around Tokyo and Surroundings Spot List

Step into an enchanting art museum where graceful goldfish dance amid a mesmerizing world of light, sound, and fragrance are woven together.

It is home to art and artifacts from across Asia, including the world's largest and finest Japanese collection.

A museum full of interesting materials

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

A museum inside the building of Tokyo University of the Arts, the best out of all the art universities in Japan. It stores approximately 29,000 items of mainly Japanese modern arts.

Observe how sturdy silk fabrics are produced

Japan's first national art museum located next to the Imperial palace, and it houses more than 12,500 artworks.

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.

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

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

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

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.

This is a museum where you can learn the aesthetics of the samurai spirit. You can experience being a samurai warrior wearing kabuto (a helmet) and yoroi (an armor) and take commemorative photos as well.

A secret underground cavern! Enjoy seeing historical Oya Stone and panoramic views.

The Railway Museum displays 37 real railway cars and lets you try out rail car operations yourself.

A technology gallery where you can experience Japanese high technology by looking, touching and operating. A guided tour is available, as well.

A museum were you can enjoy the modern works painted by the illustrators such as Takabatake Kasho who swept through the art publication world.

This is a museum where you can enjoy learning the 400 years of history and culture of Edo-Tokyo.

In addition to the museum's various themed exhibitions and displays of Japanese modern and contemporary artworks, the location is also attractive due to the scenery that has made the place known as the museum with a superb view and rich natural environment.

The National Film Center is the only national institution devoted to cinematography. It keeps movie films as well as many valuable materials related to movies. They are shown on the screens or displayed in the exhibition hall.