Best Museums Spot List

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

A museum housing the entire collection of photographer Ken Domon

A classical red brick building

The leading domestic collection of modern art prints

Observe how sturdy silk fabrics are produced

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

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.

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

A museum specializing in nihonga (Japanese paintings) with a collection of about 1,800 works consisting mainly of modern and contemporary Japanese paintings. It holds various special exhibitions as well.

Learn about the history of sake making, starting back in the Edo period (1603-1868)

Hokkaido's oldest museum of Ainu culture, with exhibits featuring lifestyle objects and clothing

An art museum with exhibits and concerts

Fukumatsu Tanaka, the ”Herring Magnate” leader of a fisherman's union, built this lodge in Tomari-mura. Displays include implements related to the herring industry

The curious silhouette of this church draws the attention of passersby

Showcases the culture of northern tribes in expert detail

The largest collection of art pieces in Hokkaido

Discover the history of a beer dating back to Hokkaido's frontier age

Once a storehouse, now a museum showcasing Otaru's history and nature

A world of mystery and illusion