Best Museums Spot List

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

This is a grand-scale building that stands on a corner of the land where the Sakura Castle used to be. The museum's exhibition is presented so that visitors can easily understand Japanese history.

The Railway Museum displays 37 real railway cars and lets you try out rail car operations yourself.

Experience the world inside the Man'yoshu

Koyasan, a treasury of esoteric Buddhism art

An open-air museum where historical buildings having high cultural value are restored and displayed on a large site.

In addition to the museum's various themed exhibitions and displays of Japanese modern and contemporary artworks, the location is also attractive due to the scenery that has made the place known as the museum with a superb view and rich natural environment.

At Japan Sake and Shochu Information Center , you can look, touch, and experience Japanese sake, authentic shochu, awamori and so on.

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

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

A ritual worth fighting your fear to see

This is an art museum that houses and exhibits modern and contemporary Japanese art. It hosts special exhibitions on a wide range of themes.

The National Film Center is the only national institution devoted to cinematography. It keeps movie films as well as many valuable materials related to movies. They are shown on the screens or displayed in the exhibition hall.

A building that is in itself a work of art. An art center where you can enjoy a variety of art exhibitions.

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

Observe how sturdy silk fabrics are produced

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

Experience the sensibility of an artist

Experience arts from Akita

This art museum has the longest history in the Hakone area. On the premises, there is a tea ceremony room from which you can enjoy the landscape of each season.