Best History Museums Spot List

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

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

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.

Experience the world inside the Man'yoshu

A classical red brick building

Learn from the Great Hanshin Awaji Earthquake

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.

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

An exhibit featuring contact and change between Eastern and Western cultures

Keeps precious materials belonging to the Ii Clan

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

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).

Learn how Hideyoshi Toyotomi bathed

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.

Feel the history of Kitakami at the outdoor museum

Discover Tohoku history and culture

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 introduction to the history of Hyogo from all angles