Best History Museums Spot List

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

An introduction to the history of Hyogo from all angles

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

An exhibit featuring contact and change between Eastern and Western cultures

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

Learn from the Great Hanshin Awaji Earthquake

Meet overwhelmingly large dinosaur skeleton specimens

Articles from Ryoma Sakamoto and the Shinsengumi are on display

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

Passing down Ainu lifestyle and culture

Showcases the culture of northern tribes in expert detail

All sorts of history-rich trains on display

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

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

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

Buildings that saw actual usage offer a unique historical experience

Chock-full of discoveries about northern peoples

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.

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