Best Museums Spot List

Learn everything there is to know about the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge

A journey from the past to the present of Kyoto railways

An exhibit featuring contact and change between Eastern and Western cultures

A hall that holds rakugo (comic storytelling) performances throughout the year. It also holds a variety of other performances, such as manzai (a two-man comedy act), that are worth seeing.

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

The Science Museum allows people of all ages to see, touch, and experience science. A variety of workshops held every day are also appealing.

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

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.

Learn how Hideyoshi Toyotomi bathed

This is the world's first museum dedicated to the classic novella ”The Little Prince” by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. It displays documentation and memorabilia from the author Saint-Exupéry, and visitors can fully enjoy the world of ”The Little Prince.”

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.

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).

A place connected to Matsuo Basho. A garden with flowers and trees associated with his haiku and Shiseki Tembo Teien with a waterside view are the highlights.

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

It has over 5,000 pieces of Japanese and Oriental antique art. The building in the shinden-zukuri aristocratic architectural style (developed between the late 7th to early 11th century) and the Japanese garden are worthy of a viewing.

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

A museum specializing in nihonga (Japanese paintings) with a collection of about 1,800 works consisting mainly of modern and contemporary Japanese paintings. It holds various special exhibitions as well.

A toy museum where you can enjoy picking out favorites

View real-life tachineputa all year

Learn about aviation science