Best Other Museums Spot List

A museum full of interesting materials

The museum exhibits precious fossils of prehistoric life and a large diorama replicated the forests of Saitama. It is a museum where you can learn the 300 million years of the natural history of the prefecture.

Located at the birthplace of sumo, this museum offers a chance to explore the history of the sport. It features a full-size sumo ring and a collection of about 12,000 sumo-related artifacts.

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.

Imparts the history of Nada sake brewing

A journey from the past to the present of Kyoto railways

Enjoy invention and discovery through exhibits and experiences

Experience the sensibility of an artist

Special local products such as sake, rice, and koji (aspergillus oryzae) are lined up

A paradise of demons

View real-life tachineputa all year

Become intimate with literature in this famous building

This is a hands-on museum in which you can learn by looking at, touching, and operating exhibits. You can enjoy learning the history and the latest technology of subway systems.

A ritual worth fighting your fear to see

Koyasan, a treasury of esoteric Buddhism art

This is a grand-scale building that stands on a corner of the land where the Sakura Castle used to be. The museum's exhibition is presented so that visitors can easily understand Japanese history.

The Meguro Parasitological Museum exhibits 300 specimens of tapeworms and related material from inside and outside Japan. This is a research facility and museum devoted to parasites.

Enjoy Osamu Tezuka’s world all with your family

This is a museum where you can learn the aesthetics of the samurai spirit. You can experience being a samurai warrior wearing kabuto (a helmet) and yoroi (an armor) and take commemorative photos as well.

A museum housing the entire collection of photographer Ken Domon