Best Other Museums Spot List

A museum full of interesting materials

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.

Koyasan, a treasury of esoteric Buddhism art

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.

Experience the sensibility of an artist

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

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.

Saitama Midori-no-mori Museum is a field museum that presents the satoyama (traditional agricultural) landscapes of Sayama-kyuryo Hills, such as wooded areas and swamps.

Works related to the Harima area are on display here. The watchful figure of Himeji Castle is beautiful

A paradise of demons

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

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

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 ritual worth fighting your fear to see

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.

A museum telling all about Aomori's own master of art

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

The Railway Museum displays 37 real railway cars and lets you try out rail car operations yourself.

Understand and experience a disaster, while learning about minimizing risk and damage from natural disasters

At Japan Sake and Shochu Information Center , you can look, touch, and experience Japanese sake, authentic shochu, awamori and so on.