Best History Museums Spot List

Feel the history of Kitakami at the outdoor museum

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

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.

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

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

A classical red brick building

An exhibit featuring contact and change between Eastern and Western cultures

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

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

Buildings that saw actual usage offer a unique historical experience

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

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

Chock-full of discoveries about northern peoples

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

Showcases the culture of northern tribes in expert detail

Passing down Ainu lifestyle and culture

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

All sorts of history-rich trains on display

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(1853－1854), which paved the way to the opening of Japan, and the history leading to it through dioramas and historical documents.