Best Other Museums Spot List

A museum full of interesting materials

Koyasan, a treasury of esoteric Buddhism art

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

An exact reproduction of the Meiji-Era Shimbashi Station, the first railway terminal in Japan.

Sannomaru Shozokan is a public art gallery exhibiting works such as paintings, calligraphy and crafts handed down to the Imperial Family.

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.

Enjoy invention and discovery through exhibits and experiences

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

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.

A ritual worth fighting your fear to see

Enjoy Osamu Tezuka’s world all with your family

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.

Become familiar with the ocean, ships, science, and technology

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

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

Amuse Museum is an art complex where a museum of the textile culture and ukiyoe (paintings of everyday life in the Edo period 1603 – 1868), a select shop of Japanese-style products, and an event hall are combined.

A facility where you can experience the nature and history of remote wilderness of Oku-Nikko

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