Best Museums Spot List

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

Learn how Hideyoshi Toyotomi bathed

A facility where you can experience the nature and history of remote wilderness of Oku-Nikko

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.

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

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

This museum offers both beauty and healing surrounded by the nature of Hakone. A giant mural of wind god Fujin and thunder god Raijin can be appreciated while soaking your feet in an ashi-yu footbath.

A thought-provoking museum about the history, culture and social role of currency.

It is a toy museum designed to attract people of all ages, from babies to the elderly. Visitors can see, touch, play, and learn while having fun.

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.

Learn everything there is to know about the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge

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.

Feel the history of Kitakami at the outdoor museum

Experience the sensibility of an artist

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.

Learn about aviation science

Hakone Garasunomori Museum, or the Venetian Glass Museum in Hakone, is the first museum of this kind in Japan. The glass exhibitions that change each season are worth seeing.

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

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

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.