Best History Museums Spot List

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

Experience the world inside the Man'yoshu

The second-oldest national museum in Japan, located in Nara Park. It boasts the nation's greatest collection of Buddhist art.

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.

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

An open-air museum where historical buildings having high cultural value are restored and displayed on a large site.

Learn from the Great Hanshin Awaji Earthquake

Keeps precious materials belonging to the Ii Clan

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

Discover Tohoku history and culture

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

Observe how sturdy silk fabrics are produced

The Kyoto National Museum houses many artworks and cultural properties of Kyoto dating from the Heian period (794-1185) to the Edo period (1603-1868).

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

Learn about the culture of Niigata

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

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.

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

Articles from Ryoma Sakamoto and the Shinsengumi are on display

Feel the history of Kitakami at the outdoor museum