Best History Museums Spot List

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

A place connected to Matsuo Basho. A garden with flowers and trees associated with his haiku and Shiseki Tembo Teien with a waterside view are the highlights.

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

A classical red brick building

An introduction to the history of Hyogo from all angles

An exhibit featuring contact and change between Eastern and Western cultures

Learn how Hideyoshi Toyotomi bathed

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

Observe how sturdy silk fabrics are produced

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

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

Articles from Ryoma Sakamoto and the Shinsengumi are on display

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

Meet overwhelmingly large dinosaur skeleton specimens

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

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

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

Learn about the culture of Niigata

Keeps precious materials belonging to the Ii Clan

The Yokohama Archives of History is situated near Kaiko Plaza Park, where the Kanagawa Convention or the US-Japan Peace and Amity Treaty was signed. It is a house of archives where you can learn about the history of Yokohama City.