Museums

Japan is home to numerous and variety of fabulous museums.From the traditional Japanese arts,to contemporary arts including western arts.From historical museums based on different aspect,such as war, samurai, and history,folklore,or an old novel,even folk toys museum is operating in some quaint towns.Unique Noodles museum and railway museum are renowned worldwide.Moreover,there are some memorial museums for some people dedicated to industry or literature and arts.

Tokyo National Museum

The Tokyo National Museum is the oldest and largest of Japan's top-level national museums, which also include the Kyoto National Museum, the Nara National Museum and the Kyushu National Museum.

Edo-Tokyo Museum (Closed for renovations until 2025)

The museum vividly illustrates the past of Tokyo through its exhibits and covers many features of the capital from the Edo Period to relatively recent decades.

Miraikan

The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation engages in activities that link people and cutting-edge science and technology

Ghibli Museum

The Ghibli Museum is dedicated to the animated films by the famed director Hayao Miyazaki such as My Neighbour Totoro and Spirited Away that have captured the attention and love of audiences worldwide.

The Hakone Open-Air Museum

The Hakone Open Air Museum successfully attempts to create a harmonic balance of nature and art by exhibiting various sculptures on its spacious grounds in combination with beautiful views of the surrounding valley and mountains.

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum

The Museum is the main facility of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, it surveys the history of Hiroshima and the advent of the nuclear bomb.

Mori Art Museum

With a focus on art that is both contemporary and international, the Mori Art Museum presents innovative exhibitions of modern art. The museum makes a point of keeping the art easily accessible to the general viewing public, rather than making it overly obscure or esoteric.

21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art

The 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art opened in 2004 in downtown Kanazawa, just a few steps from Kenrokuen.

Osaka Museum of Housing and Living

The Osaka Museum of Housing and Living, situated along the shopping street, presents a glimpse of the streets of Osaka during the Edo Period (1603-1867) through recreated houses which visitors can enter.

The National Science Museum

As a general science museum, it has collected a wide range of materials and information on the natural sciences and their applications.