Best Museums Spot List

Feel the history of Kitakami at the outdoor museum

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

Learn everything there is to know about the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge

Artworks await to gratify your spirit

This is an admission-free art gallery opened in the Ginza district by Pola Group, which is expanding its cosmetics business, to make this facility the information-dissemination center for art and culture.

Learn how Hideyoshi Toyotomi bathed

A museum located on the 53rd floor of the Roppongi Hills Mori Tower connected directly to Roppongi Station. You can enjoy a panoramic view of Tokyo from the observation deck on the 52nd floor.

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

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.

Imparts the history of Nada sake brewing

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

An exact reproduction of the Meiji-Era Shimbashi Station, the first railway terminal in Japan.

Teaware masterpieces collected by a businessman

Works related to the Harima area are on display here. The watchful figure of Himeji Castle is beautiful

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

Learn about sake brewing

The museum’s shop is a must-see, too

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

The Higashi-yamato Municipal Folk Museum has ”the Sayama Hills and life” as its theme. The museum has a planetarium equipped with a Megastar projector, which casts images of stars.

Saitama Midori-no-mori Museum is a field museum that presents the satoyama (traditional agricultural) landscapes of Sayama-kyuryo Hills, such as wooded areas and swamps.