Best Museums Spot List

Japan's first national art museum located next to the Imperial palace, and it houses more than 12,500 artworks.

A journey from the past to the present of Kyoto railways

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

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.”

A technology gallery where you can experience Japanese high technology by looking, touching and operating. A guided tour is available, as well.

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

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

This art museum has the longest history in the Hakone area. On the premises, there is a tea ceremony room from which you can enjoy the landscape of each season.

Amuse Museum is an art complex where a museum of the textile culture and ukiyoe (paintings of everyday life in the Edo period 1603 – 1868), a select shop of Japanese-style products, and an event hall are combined.

This museum displays the works of leading Japanese modern sculptor Fumio Asakura: the site is registered nationally as a Place of Scenic Beauty and the structure itself as a Tangible Cultural Property.

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

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.

Feel the history of Kitakami at the outdoor museum

You can experience the world of Mitsuo Aida, a poet and calligrapher who emphasized the preciousness of life with his own phrases and unique styles of calligraphy.

The museum’s shop is a must-see, too

A butler-guided tour

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.

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.

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