Museums and Art Galleries in Japan
「Museums/Museums」Tourist Attractions
Mojiko Retro
Moji Port Retro is an attractive district in Kitakyushu City. This port town, which flourished from the Meiji era to the early Showa period, was once counted among Japan's t...
Kyushu National Museum
The Kyushu National Museum is the fourth national museum in Japan, following those in Tokyo, Kyoto, and Nara. It opened in 2005 in Dazaifu City, Fukuoka Prefecture. This mus...
The Hakone Open-Air Museum
The Hakone Open-Air Museum was established in 1969 by the Fujisankei Group as Japan's first outdoor art museum. Spanning approximately 70,000 square meters, the spacious gro...
Abashiri Prison Museum
The Abashiri Prison Museum is the only prison museum in Japan, exhibiting the former Abashiri Prison's cell blocks, chapel, and administration building. The premises feature...
Dazai Osamu Memorial Hall (Shayokan)
The Dazai Osamu Memorial Hall "Shayokan" is the birthplace of the renowned author Dazai Osamu. It is a magnificent residence built by his father, Tsushima Gen'emon, in 1907 ...
Northern Culture Museum
The Northern Culture Museum preserves and opens to the public the former grand residence of the Ito family, one of the most affluent farming families in Niigata. The approxi...
Hida no Sato
Hida no Sato is an open-air museum featuring over 30 traditional gassho-zukuri houses that have withstood heavy snowfall, representing Hida's architectural heritage. Each ho...
MOA Museum of Art
The MOA Museum of Art is a representative museum of Atami, boasting a collection of approximately 3,500 items focusing on East Asian art, including paintings, calligraphy, a...
Shizuoka Prefectural Mount Fuji World Heritage Center
The Fujisan World Heritage Center in Shizuoka Prefecture is a facility where visitors can learn about the history, culture, and nature related to the World Cultural Heritage...
Nara National Museum
The Nara National Museum is a historic museum located within Nara Park, adjacent to world heritage sites such as Todai-ji Temple and Kofuku-ji Temple. Established in 1895, i...
Yamato Museum (Kure Maritime Museum)
The Yamato Museum (Kure Maritime History and Science Museum) is a museum that introduces the history of Kure City, which thrived as a military port where the battleship "Yam...
Tottori Nijisseiki Kenkankan (Nashikko-kan)
The Tottori 20th Century Pear Memorial Hall, known as "Nashikko-kan," is Japan's only museum dedicated to pears, located within the Kurayoshi Park Square in Kurayoshi City, ...
