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.

Articles from Ryoma Sakamoto and the Shinsengumi are on display

Observe how sturdy silk fabrics are produced

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

A classical red brick building

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

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.

This is a museum where you can enjoy learning the 400 years of history and culture of Edo-Tokyo.

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

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

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).

Meet overwhelmingly large dinosaur skeleton specimens

Hokkaido's oldest museum of Ainu culture, with exhibits featuring lifestyle objects and clothing

Discover the history of a beer dating back to Hokkaido's frontier age

Showcases the culture of northern tribes in expert detail

Buildings that saw actual usage offer a unique historical experience

Once a storehouse, now a museum showcasing Otaru's history and nature

All sorts of history-rich trains on display