Best History Museums Spot List

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

Keeps precious materials belonging to the Ii Clan

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

An exhibit featuring contact and change between Eastern and Western cultures

Learn about the culture of Niigata

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

Experience the world inside the Man'yoshu

A classical red brick building

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).

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.

Learn how Hideyoshi Toyotomi bathed

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

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

Meet overwhelmingly large dinosaur skeleton specimens

Learn from the Great Hanshin Awaji Earthquake

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

Feel the history of Kitakami at the outdoor museum

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

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

Discover Tohoku history and culture