Best Other Museums Spot List

A thought-provoking museum about the history, culture and social role of currency.

A toy museum where you can enjoy picking out favorites

A museum housing the entire collection of photographer Ken Domon

Understand and experience a disaster, while learning about minimizing risk and damage from natural disasters

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

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

Experience the sensibility of an artist

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)

Includes a wide-angle observation deck to enjoy

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

Nippon Camera Hakubutsu-kan or the JCII Camera Museum is a museum operated by the Japan Camera Industry Institute, and you can have fun learning and familiarizing yourself with cameras by looking at and touching cameras. There are more than 300 cameras on display.