Best Other Museums Spot List

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

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 journey from the past to the present of Kyoto railways

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.

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.

Enjoy invention and discovery through exhibits and experiences

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

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

Learn about the nature of Mt. Taisetsu with varied displays

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

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.

A history museum featuring precious cultural artifacts from the Kamakura Era.

It is a historical museum where you can learn about the Chiba clan, who made the foundation and historical contribution to Chiba City. From the observation deck, you can see a magnificent view of Chiba City.

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.

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.

Meet the two famous cats that manage the station

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.