Best Other Museums Spot List

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 nostalgic masterpiece of Taisho-period architecture

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

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

Enjoy invention and discovery through exhibits and experiences

A toy museum where you can enjoy picking out favorites

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

The curious silhouette of this church draws the attention of passersby

Learn about the nature of Mt. Taisetsu with varied displays

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

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

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 museum located on the fourth floor of Panasonic Tokyo Shiodome Building. 230 pieces by Georges Rouault, a representative artist of the 20th century, are shown at this museum.

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.

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

Meet the two famous cats that manage the station

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.

Sharing a new art culture from Aomori

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.