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.

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

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

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.

A nostalgic masterpiece of Taisho-period architecture

An introduction to the history of Hyogo from all angles

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

Observe how sturdy silk fabrics are produced

Hakone Garasunomori Museum, or the Venetian Glass Museum in Hakone, is the first museum of this kind in Japan. The glass exhibitions that change each season are worth seeing.

The museum’s shop is a must-see, too

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.

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

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

The Yokohama Archives of History is situated near Kaiko Plaza Park, where the Kanagawa Convention or the US-Japan Peace and Amity Treaty was signed. It is a house of archives where you can learn about the history of Yokohama City.

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.

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

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

Walk around the extensive grounds covering 70,000 square meters while enjoying the spectacular sculptures surrounded by magnificent greenery.

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