Best Museums Spot List

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

Sannomaru Shozokan is a public art gallery exhibiting works such as paintings, calligraphy and crafts handed down to the Imperial Family.

A unique hexagon-shaped art museum that houses some 2,000 ceramics, Japanese lacquerwares, and tea kettles.

Enjoy invention and discovery through exhibits and experiences

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 museum where visitors can see the various works and crafts created by the people of the old capital of Nara.

Meet overwhelmingly large dinosaur skeleton specimens

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

The Crafts Gallery is an annex to the Tokyo National Museum of Modern Art, and you can view a wide range of crafts and designs from Japan and around the world. It is located in the beautiful Kitanomaru Park, which adjoins the Imperial Palace.

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

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.

It is Japan's only national nature and science museum, which presents the history of nature and science; it is located in Tokyo. Its theater, in which a movie can be displayed in a panoramic 360 degrees, is worth seeing.

Imparts the history of Nada sake brewing

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

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

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 butler-guided tour

A museum were you can enjoy the modern works painted by the illustrators such as Takabatake Kasho who swept through the art publication world.

The museum’s shop is a must-see, too

The museum exhibits precious fossils of prehistoric life and a large diorama replicated the forests of Saitama. It is a museum where you can learn the 300 million years of the natural history of the prefecture.