Best Museums Spot List

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.

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

Experience the sensibility of an artist

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

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.

Teaware masterpieces collected by a businessman

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.

Directly connected to Mitsukoshimae Station, the Mitsui Memorial Museum features masterpieces of Japanese and Eastern art acquired by members of the Mitsui family over 350 years. There is no permanent exhibition.

The Kyoto National Museum houses many artworks and cultural properties of Kyoto dating from the Heian period (794-1185) to the Edo period (1603-1868).

A rare, underground art museum

A metropolitan museum where you can experience art up close

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 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.

An introduction to the history of Hyogo from all angles

Articles from Ryoma Sakamoto and the Shinsengumi are on display