Best Other Museums Spot List

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.

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

A museum housing the entire collection of photographer Ken Domon

Learn about sake brewing

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

A paradise of demons

Learn about the history of sake making, starting back in the Edo period (1603-1868)

Exhibits include animal specimens and artifacts; this is only place you can see a stuffed Ezo (Hokkaido) wolf

Includes a wide-angle observation deck to enjoy

Learn about the nature of Mt. Taisetsu with varied displays

The curious silhouette of this church draws the attention of passersby

A museum that illustrates the tradition, culture and origin of ”The Namahage of Oga,” passed down for generations on the Oga Peninsula.

This is an art gallery established in 1926, located in the Meiji Jingu Gaien Park. About 80 masterpieces of Japanese and Western paintings are displayed in chronological order.

This is a museum built on the site where the Kawagoe Castle used to stand. Through various exhibitions, the museum explains how the people in the castle town lived.

Daimyo Tokei Hakubutsu-kan, or Daimyo Clock Museum, is the museum of the Edo period's art and craftwork, daimyo clocks (Japanese clocks), and is located in the popular Yanaka area in the shitamachi (the geographically lower side) of Tokyo.

This is a hands-on train museum that is enjoyable for both adults and children. An operation simulator that uses an actual operator's seat is popular.

The museum has the ancient Orient as its theme. Visitors can learn about the hunting and gathering life of 5,000 years ago as well as the invention of writing.

An art center open to all where you can enjoy exhibitions, workshops, and a variety of other events.

The Sumo Photography Museum is placed in the parking area of a photo studio. There are many items on display, including photographs of successive generations of great sumo wrestlers, references, and sumo wrestlers' ornamental aprons.