Best Museums Spot List

Hakone Garasunomori Museum, or the Venetian Glass Museum in Hakone, is the first museum of this kind in Japan. The glass exhibitions that change each season are worth seeing.

Become intimate with literature in this famous building

An introduction to the history of Hyogo from all angles

You’ll feel as if you’ve gone back in time to prehistoric times.

Feel the history of Kitakami at the outdoor museum

A place to appreciate masterful works of glass

Experience arts from Akita

Keeps precious materials belonging to the Ii Clan

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.

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

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

This museum was once a ferry that connected Japan's main island to Hokkaido

Take a stroll and observe art

Buildings that saw actual usage offer a unique historical experience

Venetian glass collected in one place

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

The largest collection of art pieces in Hokkaido

Learn about the nature of Mt. Taisetsu with varied displays

Exhibits include animal specimens and artifacts; this is only place you can see a stuffed Ezo (Hokkaido) wolf