Best Other Museums Spot List

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

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

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

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

A museum housing the entire collection of photographer Ken Domon

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

A museum introducing Edo hanabi (fireworks) and brimming with the atmosphere of the era.

A nostalgic masterpiece of Taisho-period architecture

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

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.

Enjoy invention and discovery through exhibits and experiences

A paradise of demons

This museum exhibits academic specimens and research materials owned by the University of Tokyo. It is a museum where brings an academic heritage into creation of a new culture and design.

The Philatelic Museum in Tokyo is one of the rare museums in Japan, and visitors can discover the fun and charm of postal stamps from all over the world.

View real-life tachineputa all year

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

A massive collection of manga from all over the world, from the famous to rare finds

Imparts the history of Nada sake brewing

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

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.