Best Museums Spot List

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.

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

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

Special local products such as sake, rice, and koji (aspergillus oryzae) are lined up

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

A nostalgic masterpiece of Taisho-period architecture

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

You can experience the world of Mitsuo Aida, a poet and calligrapher who emphasized the preciousness of life with his own phrases and unique styles of calligraphy.

Discover Tohoku history and culture

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

A museum located in Ueno Park. Visitors can enjoy a variety of artworks including ones designated as Important Cultural Properties.

This is a museum where you can learn the aesthetics of the samurai spirit. You can experience being a samurai warrior wearing kabuto (a helmet) and yoroi (an armor) and take commemorative photos as well.

Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum is in Ueno Park. Special exhibitions of domestic and foreign famous paintings, variety of planned exhibitions, and exhibitions of works by the general public are held there.

A museum were you can enjoy the modern works painted by the illustrators such as Takabatake Kasho who swept through the art publication world.

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.

The Tokyo Station Gallery is a museum located in an Important Cultural Property, Tokyo Station Marunouchi Building. Exhibitions and events in a variety of themes are held there.

Experience the charm of The Tale of Genji using all five senses