Best Museums Spot List

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

At the Hakutsuru Sake Brewery Museum in Kobe, you can experience the unbroken tradition of sake brewing and learn about its deep appeal.

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

Located on the 9th floor of the Teigeki Building in Marunouchi, the museum overlooks the Imperial Palace and displays the Idemitsu Collection of Oriental antiques.

A museum full of interesting materials

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

You’ll feel as if you’ve gone back in time to prehistoric times.

A toy museum where you can enjoy picking out favorites

A nostalgic masterpiece of Taisho-period architecture

Become familiar with the ocean, ships, science, and technology

Lalique Museum, Hakone exhibits about 230 pieces of French artist, René Lalique (1860-1945) who created precious jewelry in Art Nouveau style, and beautiful objects in glass during Art Deco period.

The entire space is a work of art! An art museum designed by painter Insho Domoto

Become intimate with literature in this famous building

Learn from the Great Hanshin Awaji Earthquake

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.

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.

Keeps precious materials belonging to the Ii Clan

Saitama Midori-no-mori Museum is a field museum that presents the satoyama (traditional agricultural) landscapes of Sayama-kyuryo Hills, such as wooded areas and swamps.

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

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.