Best History Museums Spot List

It is home to art and artifacts from across Asia, including the world's largest and finest Japanese collection.

Experience the charm of The Tale of Genji using all five senses

You’ll feel as if you’ve gone back in time to prehistoric times.

A classical red brick building

Learn how Hideyoshi Toyotomi bathed

Discover Tohoku history and culture

An exhibit featuring contact and change between Eastern and Western cultures

The second-oldest national museum in Japan, located in Nara Park. It boasts the nation's greatest collection of Buddhist art.

Learn from the Great Hanshin Awaji Earthquake

Articles from Ryoma Sakamoto and the Shinsengumi are on display

Introducing life in Osaka during the Edo period, the museum makes it fun to learn about the history and culture of housing and living.

Feel the history of Kitakami at the outdoor museum

The Kyoto National Museum houses many artworks and cultural properties of Kyoto dating from the Heian period (794-1185) to the Edo period (1603-1868).

A museum where visitors can see the various works and crafts created by the people of the old capital of Nara.

The building and the interior itself are the display! Experience Kyoto's elegance

Learn about the culture of Niigata

Keeps precious materials belonging to the Ii Clan

An octagonal, three-story western-style home in Maiko Park

An open-air museum where historical buildings having high cultural value are restored and displayed on a large site.

Built on the Naniwanomiya Site, the museum allows visitors to learn about the history of Osaka from ancient times to the present.