Museums and Art Galleries in Japan
「Museums/Museums」Tourist Attractions
Oya History Museum
The Otani Museum is a place where you can learn about the history of the extraction of Otani stone. The exhibition hall showcases tools and mining methods from the hand-mini...
Upopoy (National Ainu Museum and Park)
Upopoy (the Symbolic Space for Ethnic Harmony) is a national center aimed at the revival and development of Ainu culture, surrounded by the rich nature of Lake Poroto. "Upop...
Towada Art Center
Towada Art Center is the centerpiece of the "Arts Towada" project, located on the city's symbolic road, the Government Street. This museum envisions the entire street as a s...
Iwate Tsunami Memorial Museum (Higashi-Nihon Daishinsai Tsunami Densho-kan)
The Iwate Tsunami Memorial, located within the Takada Matsubara Tsunami Restoration Memorial Park in Iwate Prefecture, opened on September 22, 2019. This facility aims to pa...
JAXA Tsukuba Space Center
The JAXA Tsukuba Space Center, opened in 1972, is one of Japan's largest space development facilities. The vast grounds include research and development/testing facilities f...
Kawaguchiko Music Forest Museum
The Kawaguchiko Music and Forest Museum is located near the beautiful Lake Kawaguchi and boasts the largest collection of music boxes and automatic instruments in the world....
Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum
The Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum, one of the largest dinosaur-themed museums in Japan, provides visitors with an opportunity to learn about dinosaurs and the history of...
Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter
Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter features an enchanting townscape with white-walled storehouses, earthen walls, and beautiful rows of willows, creating a perfect harmony b...
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum was opened in 1955 with the aim of conveying the realities of the damage caused by the atomic bomb in Hiroshima to the world, and contrib...
Kochi Prefectural Sakamoto Ryoma Memorial Museum
The Kochi Prefectural Sakamoto Ryoma Memorial Museum is a place that displays valuable historical materials related to Sakamoto Ryoma, showcasing his personality, achievemen...
Edo-Tokyo Museum
The Edo-Tokyo Museum in Tokyo is a cultural facility that opened in 1993, dedicated to teaching about the history and culture of Tokyo over approximately 400 years, from the...
Kanazawa 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art
The 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa is a museum of contemporary art with the concept of being "a museum like an open park to the city." The building featur...

