Best Museums Spot List

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.

A paradise of demons

An exhibit featuring contact and change between Eastern and Western cultures

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.

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.

From crafts, paintings, and more: this museum has many famous works on display

Learn how Hideyoshi Toyotomi bathed

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

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

It succeeds in recreating the model of railway trains down to the last detail by utilizing authentic railway technology. The museum of Nobutaro Hara's model railway and his collection.

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

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

The Suntory Museum of Art is directly connected with Roppongi Station and inside Tokyo Midtown — a chic integrated complex where you can enjoy shopping.

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

A metropolitan museum where you can experience art up close

The entire space is a work of art! An art museum designed by painter Insho Domoto

Museum to appreciate the works of painter and poet Yumeji Takehisa.

A rare, underground art museum

Teaware masterpieces collected by a businessman

Enjoy Osamu Tezuka’s world all with your family