Best Museums Spot List

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

An introduction to the history of Hyogo from all angles

Lalique Museum, Hakone exhibits about 230 pieces of French artist, René Lalique (1860-1945) who created precious jewelry in Art Nouveau style, and beautiful objects in glass during Art Deco period.

Become intimate with literature in this famous building

An exhibit featuring contact and change between Eastern and Western cultures

Experience the sensibility of an artist

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

Teaware masterpieces collected by a businessman

Located at the birthplace of sumo, this museum offers a chance to explore the history of the sport. It features a full-size sumo ring and a collection of about 12,000 sumo-related artifacts.

Meet overwhelmingly large dinosaur skeleton specimens

Imparts the history of Nada sake brewing

Introducing life in Osaka during the Edo period, the museum makes it fun to learn about the history and culture of housing and living.

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

Understand and experience a disaster, while learning about minimizing risk and damage from natural disasters

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.

Experience the wonders of the universe

Learn about the culture of Niigata

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

Enjoy invention and discovery through exhibits and experiences

Amuse Museum is an art complex where a museum of the textile culture and ukiyoe (paintings of everyday life in the Edo period 1603 – 1868), a select shop of Japanese-style products, and an event hall are combined.