Best Museums Spot List

A museum introducing Edo hanabi (fireworks) and brimming with the atmosphere of the era.

A museum where you can relax surrounded by rich greenery. It positions art as a ”sustenance of mental health.”

The building and the interior itself are the display! Experience Kyoto's elegance

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

Koyasan, a treasury of esoteric Buddhism art

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

Become intimate with literature in this famous building

A massive collection of manga from all over the world, from the famous to rare finds

Learn from the Great Hanshin Awaji Earthquake

This is Japan's only national art museum, where you can view various Western artworks, including the Matsukata collection, which mainly consists of French artworks.

The Kyoto National Museum houses many artworks and cultural properties of Kyoto dating from the Heian period (794-1185) to the Edo period (1603-1868).

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

A museum telling all about Aomori's own master of art

Teaware masterpieces collected by a businessman

This museum exhibits academic specimens and research materials owned by the University of Tokyo. It is a museum where brings an academic heritage into creation of a new culture and design.

A unique hexagon-shaped art museum that houses some 2,000 ceramics, Japanese lacquerwares, and tea kettles.

A technology gallery where you can experience Japanese high technology by looking, touching and operating. A guided tour is available, as well.

The second-oldest national museum in Japan, located in Nara Park. It boasts the nation's greatest collection of Buddhist art.

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

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.