Best Museums Spot List

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

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

A museum full of interesting materials

From the works of masters to rising artists, get in touch with various works by Aomori artists

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

A unique art museum displaying future works and commanding a magnificent view of Lake Ashino-ko in Hakone.

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

A hall that holds rakugo (comic storytelling) performances throughout the year. It also holds a variety of other performances, such as manzai (a two-man comedy act), that are worth seeing.

This museum displays the works of leading Japanese modern sculptor Fumio Asakura: the site is registered nationally as a Place of Scenic Beauty and the structure itself as a Tangible Cultural Property.

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

From crafts, paintings, and more: this museum has many famous works on display

Enjoy Osamu Tezuka’s world all with your family

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 an admission-free art gallery opened in the Ginza district by Pola Group, which is expanding its cosmetics business, to make this facility the information-dissemination center for art and culture.

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 owns over 38,000 artifacts relating to the culture and history of tobacco and salt both from Japan and overseas.

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

Imparts the history of Nada sake brewing

Works related to the Harima area are on display here. The watchful figure of Himeji Castle is beautiful

The museum’s shop is a must-see, too