Best Museums Spot List

The Philatelic Museum in Tokyo is one of the rare museums in Japan, and visitors can discover the fun and charm of postal stamps from all over the world.

The leading domestic collection of modern art prints

A metropolitan museum where you can experience art up close

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.

Experience the world inside the Man'yoshu

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

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 museum located in Ueno Park. Visitors can enjoy a variety of artworks including ones designated as Important Cultural Properties.

A paradise of demons

Koyasan, a treasury of esoteric Buddhism art

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

Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum is in Ueno Park. Special exhibitions of domestic and foreign famous paintings, variety of planned exhibitions, and exhibitions of works by the general public are held there.

This memorial museum used to be the art studio and residence of Taro Okamoto, who was a representative artist of Japan. His passion and energy still fill the museum.

Teaware masterpieces collected by a businessman

Become intimate with literature in this famous building

Immerse yourself in the deep and mystical world of Dali

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

A museum where you can relax surrounded by rich greenery. It positions art as a ”sustenance of mental health.”

Become familiar with the ocean, ships, science, and technology