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

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.

A rare, underground art museum

Observe how sturdy silk fabrics are produced

An art museum surrounded by dense forests, deep in the mountains

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.

A paradise of demons

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.

The leading domestic collection of modern art prints

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.

Experience the sensibility of an artist

The museum’s shop is a must-see, too

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