Best History Museums Spot List

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

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

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

Keeps precious materials belonging to the Ii Clan

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

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.

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).

Learn how Hideyoshi Toyotomi bathed

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.

Observe how sturdy silk fabrics are produced

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.

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

An exhibit featuring contact and change between Eastern and Western cultures

Articles from Ryoma Sakamoto and the Shinsengumi are on display

Meet overwhelmingly large dinosaur skeleton specimens

An introduction to the history of Hyogo from all angles

Learn from the Great Hanshin Awaji Earthquake

Feel the history of Kitakami at the outdoor museum