Best Museums Spot List

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

A museum housing the entire collection of photographer Ken Domon

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

A paradise of demons

The Tokyo Station Gallery is a museum located in an Important Cultural Property, Tokyo Station Marunouchi Building. Exhibitions and events in a variety of themes are held there.

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

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.

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.

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.

This is an art museum that houses and exhibits modern and contemporary Japanese art. It hosts special exhibitions on a wide range of themes.

Enjoy invention and discovery through exhibits and experiences

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

This art museum houses many pieces of artwork, mainly paintings, woodblock prints, sculptures, and others that were created by the hands of artists who have a tie with Kawagoe.

The building and the interior itself are the display! Experience Kyoto's elegance

This museum offers both beauty and healing surrounded by the nature of Hakone. A giant mural of wind god Fujin and thunder god Raijin can be appreciated while soaking your feet in an ashi-yu footbath.

Appreciate masterpieces of French Impressionism

A nostalgic masterpiece of Taisho-period architecture

The museum’s shop is a must-see, too

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.

This is a hands-on museum in which you can learn by looking at, touching, and operating exhibits. You can enjoy learning the history and the latest technology of subway systems.