Best Museums Spot List

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

A place to appreciate masterful works of glass

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.”

A museum where visitors can see the various works and crafts created by the people of the old capital of Nara.

Observe how sturdy silk fabrics are produced

An art museum surrounded by dense forests, deep in the mountains

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.

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

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

Learn everything there is to know about the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge

A massive collection of manga from all over the world, from the famous to rare finds

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

A museum specializing in Japanese swords. Some 190 items including swords, mountings and fittings, armor, and information on metalwork.

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

A ritual worth fighting your fear to see

Built on the Naniwanomiya Site, the museum allows visitors to learn about the history of Osaka from ancient times to the present.

A museum inside the building of Tokyo University of the Arts, the best out of all the art universities in Japan. It stores approximately 29,000 items of mainly Japanese modern arts.

Teaware masterpieces collected by a businessman

This museum displays the works of leading Japanese modern sculptor Fumio Asakura: the site is registered nationally as a Place of Scenic Beauty and the structure itself as a Tangible Cultural Property.

The second-oldest national museum in Japan, located in Nara Park. It boasts the nation's greatest collection of Buddhist art.