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Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum

Opened in 1994 as the world's first ramen-themed food amusement park, this museum gathers famous ramen shops from across Japan in a single location.

Yokohama · Kanagawa

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Teshima Art Museum

Built by artist Rei Naito and architect Ryue Nishizawa, this water-droplet-shaped museum on Teshima Island contains a pillar-free interior space integrated with wind, light and sound.

Tonosho · Kagawa

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Tokugawa Art Museum

Tokugawa Art Museum houses the Owari Tokugawa Family's 10,000+ artworks, including nine National Treasures and the Tale of Genji Illustrated Scrolls, opened in 1935.

Nagoya · Aichi

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Museum

Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum

Opened in 1994 as the world's first ramen-themed food amusement park, this museum gathers famous ramen shops from across Japan in a single location.

Yokohama · Kanagawa

Museum

Teshima Art Museum

Built by artist Rei Naito and architect Ryue Nishizawa, this water-droplet-shaped museum on Teshima Island contains a pillar-free interior space integrated with wind, light and sound.

Tonosho · Kagawa

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Tokugawa Art Museum

Tokugawa Art Museum houses the Owari Tokugawa Family's 10,000+ artworks, including nine National Treasures and the Tale of Genji Illustrated Scrolls, opened in 1935.

Nagoya · Aichi

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Miho Museum

Miho Museum houses 3,000 Asian and Western antiques in a design by I. M. Pei, with 75 percent of the space underground and featuring a glass roof with French limestone walls.

Koka · Shiga

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Hakushika Memorial Museum of Sake

Located in Nishinomiya within Nadagogo, Japan's largest sake brewing region, the museum opened in 1982 to preserve traditional sake-making heritage dating to the Edo period.

Nishinomiya · Hyogo

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Tottori Sand Museum

The world's only sand museum, Tottori Sand Museum features sculptures by international artists near the Sand Dunes, offering interactive exhibits and sand sculpting classes.

Tottori

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Amakusa Christian Museum

Amakusa Christian Museum documents the Amakusa and Shimabara Uprising, led by sixteen-year-old Shiro Amakusa, highlighting the era's Nanban cultural influence and featuring a love bell.

Kamiamakusa · Kumamoto

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Haneji Dam Museum

The Haneji Dam Museum uses five philosophical elements to showcase Okinawa's water culture, ecosystem, heritage, traditions, dam technology, and water's spiritual significance.

Nago · Okinawa

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Akita Museum of Art

Akita Museum of Art displays Japanese and international contemporary art, traditional works, and sculptures, with an outdoor sculpture park and rotating special exhibitions.

Akita

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Museum of Fine Arts

An art museum established in 1982 holding significant works by Gifu Prefecture-associated artists and international painters, with permanent and special exhibitions.

Gifu

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Tobacco and Salt Museum

A museum near Tokyo Skytree preserving the heritage of Japan's tobacco and salt monopolies from the Meiji era through their privatization, with interactive exhibits.

Tokyo

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Meiji-mura

An open-air museum in Aichi preserving over 60 buildings from Japan's Meiji, Taishō, and early Shōwa periods, including Frank Lloyd Wright's Imperial Hotel.

Inuyama · Aichi

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Kinnikuman Museum

Japan's first permanent museum dedicated to the Kinnikuman manga series, opened in 2024 in Numazu, featuring original art and life-size replicas.

Numazu · Shizuoka

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Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art

An art museum established in 1986 that houses a Rodin Wing featuring works by French sculptor Auguste Rodin, including The Gates of Hell.

Shizuoka

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Yanase Takashi Memorial Hall Anpanman Museum

A museum dedicated to Anpanman, the superhero character created by Yanase Takashi, featuring original illustrations and interactive exhibits.

Kami · Kochi

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Nara Prison Museum

A Meiji-era red-brick prison (1908) and one of the Five Great Prisons with its original layout intact, now a museum operated by Hoshino Resorts.

Nara

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Chiran Peace Museum for Kamikaze Pilots

Chiran museum dedicated to preserving artifacts and personal narratives from kamikaze pilots and soldiers during the war's final stages.

Minamikyushu · Kagoshima

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Fukui Prefectural Wakasa History Museum

Regional museum in Fukui preserving Wakasa history and folklore, established in 1982 to commemorate the prefecture's 100th anniversary.

Obama · Fukui