Best Other Museums Spot List

A ritual worth fighting your fear to see

Learn about sake brewing

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

Koyasan, a treasury of esoteric Buddhism art

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

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

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.

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

A museum housing the entire collection of photographer Ken Domon

A paradise of demons

Enjoy Osamu Tezuka’s world all with your family

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.