Best History Museums Spot List

It is home to art and artifacts from across Asia, including the world's largest and finest Japanese collection.

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

Learn about the culture of Niigata

A classical red brick building

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

Experience the world inside the Man'yoshu

This is a museum where you can enjoy learning the 400 years of history and culture of Edo-Tokyo.

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.

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

Discover Tohoku history and culture

Keeps precious materials belonging to the Ii Clan

Articles from Ryoma Sakamoto and the Shinsengumi are on display

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.

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.

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

The building and the interior itself are the display! Experience Kyoto's elegance

An introduction to the history of Hyogo from all angles

Meet overwhelmingly large dinosaur skeleton specimens