Best History Museums Spot List

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

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

Meet overwhelmingly large dinosaur skeleton specimens

Learn from the Great Hanshin Awaji Earthquake

Feel the history of Kitakami at the outdoor museum

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

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

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

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

An exhibit featuring contact and change between Eastern and Western cultures

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

Articles from Ryoma Sakamoto and the Shinsengumi are on display

Experience the world inside the Man'yoshu

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.

A secret underground cavern! Enjoy seeing historical Oya Stone and panoramic views.

Keeps precious materials belonging to the Ii Clan

Learn about the culture of Niigata

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

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