Kanto | Tokyo | Northern Tokyo
Edo Tokyo Museum
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).
Kanto | Tokyo | Northern Tokyo
Tokyo National Museum
The Tokyo National Museum is the largest and oldest out of the top ranking national museums in Japan.
Hokkaido | Abashiri
Abashiri Prison Museum
An open air museum that depicts the life of the most notorious criminals in Japan.
Tohoku | Aomori | Aomori
Nebuta Warasse
Nebuta Wa Rasse is a museum dedicated to the history of the Nebuta Matsuri and allows visitors to see the floats all year round.
Shikoku | Kagawa | Takamatsu
Shikoku Mura
An open air museum filled with relocated cultural structures from all over Shikoku Island.
Hokkaido | Biratori
Nibutani Ainu Culture Museum
Nibutani Ainu Culture Museum opened in the Nibutani area of Biratori in 1992.
Kanto | Chiba | Narita
Boso No Mura Open Air Museum
Boso no Mura Open Air Museum reproduces the village lifestyle of the Edo Period in the Boso Region.
Chubu | Gifu | Takayama
Hida Folk Village (Hida no Sato)
The Hida Folk Village is a great open air museum featuring over 30 traditional houses from the Hida Region.
Chubu | Aichi | Inuyama
Meiji Mura
Meiji Mura is an open-air museum with a mixture of Japanese historical buildings with western architectural influence, located in Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
Kansai | Mie | Ise
Sengukan Museum
Sengukan Museum introduces and explains the Shikinensengu ritual that is held every 20 years.
Kansai | Osaka | Osaka City
Osaka Museum of History
The Osaka Museum of History has large visual models depicting the history of the city.
Chugoku | Okayama | Bizen
Bizen Osafune Sword Museum
Bizen Osafune Sword Museum allows visitors to learn the ancient tradition of sword making in Japan and features a variety of sword displays.
Hokkaido | Sapporo
Historic Village of Hokkaido
An open air museum which documents the history of Hokkaido’s development.