The Higashi-yamato Municipal Folk Museum has ”the Sayama Hills and life” as its theme. The museum has a planetarium equipped with a Megastar projector, which casts images of stars.

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

The Railway Museum displays 37 real railway cars and lets you try out rail car operations yourself.

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

A place to appreciate masterful works of glass

The museum’s shop is a must-see, too

Experience the world inside the Man'yoshu

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

The museum houses 900 drums, including Japanese drums and others from all over the world. Visitors can touch and play the drums.

The Yokohama Archives of History is situated near Kaiko Plaza Park, where the Kanagawa Convention or the US-Japan Peace and Amity Treaty was signed. It is a house of archives where you can learn about the history of Yokohama City.

A museum specializing in Japanese swords. Some 190 items including swords, mountings and fittings, armor, and information on metalwork.

The leading domestic collection of modern art prints

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

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

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.

A secret underground cavern! Enjoy seeing historical Oya Stone and panoramic views.

Experience the sensibility of an artist

This is a museum where you can learn the aesthetics of the samurai spirit. You can experience being a samurai warrior wearing kabuto (a helmet) and yoroi (an armor) and take commemorative photos as well.

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.

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