Best Museums around Tokyo and Surroundings Spot List

It has over 5,000 pieces of Japanese and Oriental antique art. The building in the shinden-zukuri aristocratic architectural style (developed between the late 7th to early 11th century) and the Japanese garden are worthy of a viewing.

This museum offers both beauty and healing surrounded by the nature of Hakone. A giant mural of wind god Fujin and thunder god Raijin can be appreciated while soaking your feet in an ashi-yu footbath.

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

Sannomaru Shozokan is a public art gallery exhibiting works such as paintings, calligraphy and crafts handed down to the Imperial Family.

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

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

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

This is a grand-scale building that stands on a corner of the land where the Sakura Castle used to be. The museum's exhibition is presented so that visitors can easily understand Japanese history.

The Suntory Museum of Art is directly connected with Roppongi Station and inside Tokyo Midtown — a chic integrated complex where you can enjoy shopping.

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 specializing in nihonga (Japanese paintings) with a collection of about 1,800 works consisting mainly of modern and contemporary Japanese paintings. It holds various special exhibitions as well.

The Higashi-yamato Municipal Folk Museum has ”the Sayama Hills and life” as its theme. The museum has a planetarium equipped with a Megastar projector, which casts images of stars.

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

A facility where you can experience the nature and history of remote wilderness of Oku-Nikko

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

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 Science Museum allows people of all ages to see, touch, and experience science. A variety of workshops held every day are also appealing.

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.

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

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.