Museums

Edo Tokyo Museum is located in the Ryogoku district and has a unique building design. It features the history of Tokyo during the Edo Period (1603-1868) and all the way to the Showa Period (1926-1945).

The Tokyo National Museum is the largest and oldest out of the top ranking national museums in Japan.

An open air museum that depicts the life of the most notorious criminals in Japan.

Nebuta Wa Rasse is a museum dedicated to the history of the Nebuta Matsuri and allows visitors to see the floats all year round.

An open air museum filled with relocated cultural structures from all over Shikoku Island.

Nibutani Ainu Culture Museum opened in the Nibutani area of Biratori in 1992.

Boso no Mura Open Air Museum reproduces the village lifestyle of the Edo Period in the Boso Region.

The Hida Folk Village is a great open air museum featuring over 30 traditional houses from the Hida Region.

Meiji Mura is an open-air museum with a mixture of Japanese historical buildings with western architectural influence, located in Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

Sengukan Museum introduces and explains the Shikinensengu ritual that is held every 20 years.

The Osaka Museum of History has large visual models depicting the history of the city.

Bizen Osafune Sword Museum allows visitors to learn the ancient tradition of sword making in Japan and features a variety of sword displays.

An open air museum which documents the history of Hokkaido’s development.

Adachi Museum of Art is located in the city of Yasugi and the Zen gardens in the museum have won annually for being one of the best Japanese gardens in the country.

The Hokusai Museum is located in the center of Obuse and features a collection of works by Katsushika Hokusai.

Miho Museum was designed by the architect I.M. Pei to showcase the extensive art collection of the Shumei Family.

Nara National Museum is one of Japans national museums mainly housing Buddhism works of art.

The Japan Ukiyo-e Museum is a privately owned art museum and features over 100,000 wood block prints.

The Ohara Museum of Art, located in Kurashiki within Ivy Square, is the oldest museum of Western art in Japan.

A unique art museum offering replica Western art masterpieces printed on special ceramic plates within one of the largest exhibition hall in Japan.

The National Museum of Art (NMOA) was opened with the aim of collecting, exhibiting and studying works centered on contemporary art from home and abroad.

The Kubota Itchiku Art Museum features the work of Kubota Itchiku who revived the lost art of Tsujigahana silk dyeing.

Hakone Open Air Museum balances both nature and art as the works are combined with the beautiful surrounding area.

A former residence and workshop for the world-renowned artist and landscape architect Isamu Noguchi.

The National Museum of Western Art has a collection that is mostly made of works by European Artists.

The Nezu Museum houses pre-modern Japanese and East Asian art from the private collection of Nezu Kaichiro.

The National Art Center, Tokyo is an empty museum without permanent exhibits, collection, and curators.

Tokugawa Art Museum houses cultural treasures from the Owari Tokugawa family located in Nagoya, Aichi prefecture, Japan.

The Kyoto National Museum is one of the four top level national museums and oldest in Japan.

The Kofukiji National Treasure Museum is located within Kofukiji Temple in Nara.

A collection of abandoned structures renovated into special venues dedicated towards contemporary art in Naoshima Island, Japan

The 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art is a circular building displaying various works from acclaimed artists.

A unique art hotel located on the southern coast of Naoshima Island designed by Ando Tadao.

A unique museum featuring art viewed by the natural illumination of the surrounding environment designed by Ando Tadao.

The Towada Art Center is the leading hub for the “Arts Towada” project, which is meant to revitalize Towada City through art.

The National Museum of Modern Art was the first national art museum in Japan.

The Lee Ufan Museum opened in 2010, known as one of the newer additions to the Art Island of Naoshima.

Hara Museum ARC shows a large collection of contemporary art in Japan as well as from around the world.

The Hara Museum of Contemporary Art is one of the first museums to be dedicated to modern art.

Inujima Seirensho Art Museum is a former copper refinery turned art gallery with a focus on environmental sustainability.

The main attraction on Teshima Island infusing art, nature, and architecture forming an unique atmosphere.

Parts of the original redbrick buildings dating from the Taisho Era (around the 1910s) are preserved as an important industrial heritage and are integrated into the Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology.

The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation is located in Odaiba and offers many interactive exhibits.

The Toyota Kaikan Museum is located next to the Toyota Motor Corporation Headquarters and displays the newest products and technologies.

The Museum of Aeronautical Sciences is an aviation museum located outside Narita Airport.

The National Science Museum is located on the northeast corner of Ueno Park in Tokyo.

The SCMAGLEV and Railway Park museum educates visitors on the latest magnetic levitating trains with displays of different train models.

The Nagoya City Science Museum is known for housing one of the largest planetariums in the world.

The Kobe Earthquake Memorial Museum is a reminder of the tragedies of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake.

The Fukui Dinosaur Museum is one of the top dinosaur museums in the world and is the largest in Japan.

A museum dedicated to peace and documentation of the atomic bombing event during World War 2.

A museum which houses everything related to the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.

Former Navy Underground Headquarters is consists of several hundred meters of underground corridors and rooms that served as the Japanese navy's headquarters during the war.

Dedicated towards the 240 female high school students and teachers who joined together to form a special nursing unit for the Japanese Army during World War 2.

An open-air museum dedicated towards those who lost their lives during the Battle of Okinawa in 1945.