Best Museums Spot List

An exhibit featuring contact and change between Eastern and Western cultures

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

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

It succeeds in recreating the model of railway trains down to the last detail by utilizing authentic railway technology. The museum of Nobutaro Hara's model railway and his collection.

Experience the world inside the Man'yoshu

A technology gallery where you can experience Japanese high technology by looking, touching and operating. A guided tour is available, as well.

In addition to the museum's various themed exhibitions and displays of Japanese modern and contemporary artworks, the location is also attractive due to the scenery that has made the place known as the museum with a superb view and rich natural environment.

A classical red brick building

Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum is in Ueno Park. Special exhibitions of domestic and foreign famous paintings, variety of planned exhibitions, and exhibitions of works by the general public are held there.

This museum owns over 38,000 artifacts relating to the culture and history of tobacco and salt both from Japan and overseas.

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

Showcases the culture of northern tribes in expert detail

Take a stroll and observe art

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

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

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

The curious silhouette of this church draws the attention of passersby

Learn about the nature of Mt. Taisetsu with varied displays

A lifetime's worth of paintings