Best History Museums Spot List

Learn about the culture of Niigata

Experience the world inside the Man'yoshu

Feel the history of Kitakami at the outdoor museum

Articles from Ryoma Sakamoto and the Shinsengumi are on display

Learn from the Great Hanshin Awaji Earthquake

The Yokohama Archives of History is situated near Kaiko Plaza Park, where the Kanagawa Convention or the US-Japan Peace and Amity Treaty was signed. It is a house of archives where you can learn about the history of Yokohama City.

Keeps precious materials belonging to the Ii Clan

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

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

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

All sorts of history-rich trains on display

Buildings that saw actual usage offer a unique historical experience

Showcases the culture of northern tribes in expert detail

Chock-full of discoveries about northern peoples

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

Passing down Ainu lifestyle and culture

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(1853－1854), which paved the way to the opening of Japan, and the history leading to it through dioramas and historical documents.

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.