Museums and Art Galleries in Japan
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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...
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 ...
Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum
The Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum is a facility that conveys the devastation caused by the atomic bombing of Nagasaki on August 9, 1945, and the history of recovery that follo...
Chiran Peace Museum
Chiran Peace Museum is located in Minamikyushu City, Kagoshima Prefecture, and serves as a facility to convey the history of the special attack units that launched from Chir...
Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum opened in 1926 as Japan's first public art museum. Throughout the year, it hosts numerous exhibitions, including special exhibitions showca...
Mitaka no Mori Ghibli Museum
The Ghibli Museum, Mitaka is situated within Inokashira Park in Mitaka City, Tokyo, and offers a chance to experience the world of Studio Ghibli. Opened in 2001 under the pl...
Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts
The Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts was opened in 1936 in Tennoji Park. It consists of the main building constructed on the site of the former Sumitomo family's main residenc...
Honma Museum of Art
Honma Art Museum was established in 1947 as Japan's first private art museum after World War II, based on the honma family's villa "Seienkaku" and the garden "Tsurumaien" in...
Museum Park Ibaraki Nature Museum
The Museum Park Ibaraki Nature Museum is one of Japan's largest nature experience museums, situated by the "Sugao Swamp," one of the largest natural conservation areas in th...
Ushiku Chateau
The Ushiku Chateau, built in 1903 by the businessman Denbee Kamiya, who is known for the famous "Kamiya Bar" in Asakusa, is recognized as Japan's first genuine wine producti...
Shibusawa Eiichi Memorial Hall
The Shibusawa Eiichi Memorial Museum was established on November 11, 1995, to convey the achievements of Shibusawa Eiichi, often referred to as the "Father of Modern Japanes...
