Best Museums Spot List

An octagonal, three-story western-style home in Maiko Park

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

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.

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.

A classical red brick building

Observe how sturdy silk fabrics are produced

A museum housing the entire collection of photographer Ken Domon

A museum that displays precious references to sumo wrestling — a form of traditional culture dating to the era of Japanese myths.

It is an art museum in Marunouchi that holds Japanese contemporary art oriented exhibitions.

A toy museum where you can enjoy picking out favorites

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

An introduction to the history of Hyogo from all angles

Experience the world inside the Man'yoshu

Enjoy the world of science as if you are playing a game

A secret underground cavern! Enjoy seeing historical Oya Stone and panoramic views.

Immerse yourself in the world of this photographer who loved the Yamato path

You’ll feel as if you’ve gone back in time to prehistoric times.

Appreciate masterpieces of French Impressionism

This is a hands-on museum in which you can learn by looking at, touching, and operating exhibits. You can enjoy learning the history and the latest technology of subway systems.

A museum specializing in Japanese swords. Some 190 items including swords, mountings and fittings, armor, and information on metalwork.