Best History Museums Spot List

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

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

Feel the history of Kitakami at the outdoor museum

Keeps precious materials belonging to the Ii Clan

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

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

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

This museum was once a ferry that connected Japan's main island to Hokkaido

Buildings that saw actual usage offer a unique historical experience

Passing down Ainu lifestyle and culture

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

Fukumatsu Tanaka, the ”Herring Magnate” leader of a fisherman's union, built this lodge in Tomari-mura. Displays include implements related to the herring industry

All sorts of history-rich trains on display

Chock-full of discoveries about northern peoples

Showcases the culture of northern tribes in expert detail

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

Reproduces the streets of Fukagawa Saga-cho in the Edo Period so visitors can see the scene and lifestyle of that period.

This is one of the three greatest commemorative ships in the world. It has been preserved as a symbol of the nation’s pride that attained the victory in the naval battle for defending national independence.