Best Museums Spot List

A place to appreciate masterful works of glass

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.

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.

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

Enjoy invention and discovery through exhibits and experiences

Keeps precious materials belonging to the Ii Clan

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

The museum’s shop is a must-see, too

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 nostalgic masterpiece of Taisho-period architecture

A museum telling all about Aomori's own master of art

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.

A paradise of demons

The Meguro Parasitological Museum exhibits 300 specimens of tapeworms and related material from inside and outside Japan. This is a research facility and museum devoted to parasites.

The Science Museum allows people of all ages to see, touch, and experience science. A variety of workshops held every day are also appealing.

A ritual worth fighting your fear to see

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.

Enjoy Osamu Tezuka’s world all with your family

Special local products such as sake, rice, and koji (aspergillus oryzae) are lined up

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.