Best Museums Spot List

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

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.

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

The Suntory Museum of Art is directly connected with Roppongi Station and inside Tokyo Midtown — a chic integrated complex where you can enjoy shopping.

Discover Tohoku history and culture

Imparts the history of Nada sake brewing

A building that is in itself a work of art. An art center where you can enjoy a variety of art exhibitions.

Located at the birthplace of sumo, this museum offers a chance to explore the history of the sport. It features a full-size sumo ring and a collection of about 12,000 sumo-related artifacts.

Museum to appreciate the works of painter and poet Yumeji Takehisa.

Walk around the extensive grounds covering 70,000 square meters while enjoying the spectacular sculptures surrounded by magnificent greenery.

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.

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.

Learn everything there is to know about the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge

This is a museum where you can enjoy learning the 400 years of history and culture of Edo-Tokyo.

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

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

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

This is a grand-scale building that stands on a corner of the land where the Sakura Castle used to be. The museum's exhibition is presented so that visitors can easily understand Japanese history.

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.