Best History Museums Spot List

Observe how sturdy silk fabrics are produced

Discover Tohoku history and culture

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

Learn about the culture of Niigata

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

An introduction to the history of Hyogo from all angles

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

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

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

All sorts of history-rich trains on display

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

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

Buildings that saw actual usage offer a unique historical experience

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

Passing down Ainu lifestyle and culture

Chock-full of discoveries about northern peoples

Showcases the culture of northern tribes in expert detail

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

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

The Perry Memorial Hall is a museum that illustrates the Perry Expedition (1853－1854), which paved the way to the opening of Japan, and the history leading to it through dioramas and historical documents.