Best Museums Spot List

Understand and experience a disaster, while learning about minimizing risk and damage from natural disasters

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

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

A rare, underground art museum

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

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

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

Learn everything there is to know about the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge

This is the world's first museum dedicated to the classic novella ”The Little Prince” by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. It displays documentation and memorabilia from the author Saint-Exupéry, and visitors can fully enjoy the world of ”The Little Prince.”

This memorial museum used to be the art studio and residence of Taro Okamoto, who was a representative artist of Japan. His passion and energy still fill the museum.

The entire space is a work of art! An art museum designed by painter Insho Domoto

Articles from Ryoma Sakamoto and the Shinsengumi are on display

A classical red brick building

The leading domestic collection of modern art prints

The museum’s shop is a must-see, too

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.

A thought-provoking museum about the history, culture and social role of currency.

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.

Learn about aviation science

A unique hexagon-shaped art museum that houses some 2,000 ceramics, Japanese lacquerwares, and tea kettles.