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 world inside the Man'yoshu

Learn how Hideyoshi Toyotomi bathed

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

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

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

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

Meet overwhelmingly large dinosaur skeleton specimens

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

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

Articles from Ryoma Sakamoto and the Shinsengumi are on display

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

An introduction to the history of Hyogo from all angles

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

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

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

Keeps precious materials belonging to the Ii Clan

Feel the history of Kitakami at the outdoor museum