Best History Museums Spot List

A museum where you can learn the history of football in Japan, including match records of Japan national teams, important historical documents following pioneers of the game, and more.

Museum will partially reopen beginning June 2. To allow for social distancing, the Museum will be using a timed-entry reservation system (timed tickets). Please check for updated information before your visit.

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

Observe how sturdy silk fabrics are produced

An exhibit featuring contact and change between Eastern and Western cultures

Feel the history of Kitakami at the outdoor museum

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.

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

A classical red brick building

Learn from the Great Hanshin Awaji Earthquake

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

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

Learn about the culture of Niigata

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).

Keeps precious materials belonging to the Ii Clan

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

Articles from Ryoma Sakamoto and the Shinsengumi are on display

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

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