Best Other Museums Spot List

A nostalgic masterpiece of Taisho-period architecture

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

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

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

View real-life tachineputa all year

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

Koyasan, a treasury of esoteric Buddhism art

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

A journey from the past to the present of Kyoto railways

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

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

Become intimate with literature in this famous building

Imparts the history of Nada sake brewing

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.

This museum displays the works of leading Japanese modern sculptor Fumio Asakura: the site is registered nationally as a Place of Scenic Beauty and the structure itself as a Tangible Cultural Property.

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.

The museum houses 900 drums, including Japanese drums and others from all over the world. Visitors can touch and play the drums.

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

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