Best History Museums Spot List

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.

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

Experience the world inside the Man'yoshu

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

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.

Meet overwhelmingly large dinosaur skeleton specimens

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

Passing down Ainu lifestyle and culture

All sorts of history-rich trains on display

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

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

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

Buildings that saw actual usage offer a unique historical experience

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

Chock-full of discoveries about northern peoples

Showcases the culture of northern tribes in expert detail

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Expedition (1853－1854), which paved the way to the opening of Japan, and the history leading to it through dioramas and historical documents.