Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology
This museum in a historic red-brick textile factory traces Toyota's evolution from textile company to global automobile manufacturer.
Nagoya · AichiThis museum in a historic red-brick textile factory traces Toyota's evolution from textile company to global automobile manufacturer.
Nagoya · AichiTsuzawa Andon Museum displays lantern floats in a permanent exhibition and regularly hosts lantern painting activities for visitor participation.
Oyabe · ToyamaSake museum in Nishinomiya, within Nadagogo, Japan's largest sake brewing region, opened in 1982 to preserve sake-making heritage dating to the Edo period.
Nishinomiya · HyogoMuseum honoring the poet Nakahara Chuya with permanent and rotating exhibitions exploring different aspects of his literary legacy.
YamaguchiArt museum in Moriyama with Japanese-style paintings and sculpture, a water garden, and a historic temple bell (bonsho) designated a National Treasure.
Moriyama · ShigaA museum dedicated to the December 2001 spy ship incident involving the Japanese Coast Guard and a North Korean vessel, displaying the sunken ship's hull.
Yokohama · KanagawaThe ruin of the former Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall, about 160 meters from the hypocenter of the 1945 atomic bomb. A World Heritage Site.
HiroshimaOpen-air museum in Koganei Park with 30 historic Tokyo buildings, from Edo-period farmhouses to Showa-era shops, moved from their original sites and restored.
Koganei · TokyoAn open-air museum in Aichi preserving over 60 buildings from Japan's Meiji, Taisho, and early Showa periods, including Frank Lloyd Wright's Imperial Hotel.
Inuyama · AichiOpened 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 · KanagawaMuseum on the history of Sapporo Beer since 1876, in a Meiji-era brick building listed as Hokkaido Heritage, with a tasting hall and guided tours.
Sapporo · HokkaidoJapan's first permanent museum dedicated to the Kinnikuman manga series, opened in 2024 in Numazu, featuring original art and life-size replicas.
Numazu · ShizuokaJapan's first national museum dedicated to Ainu culture and the core facility of Upopoy, promoting understanding of this Indigenous heritage.
Shiraoi · HokkaidoMuseum opened in 2005 on the site of an Edo-period magistrate's office, covering Nagasaki's history as Japan's gateway to overseas exchange.
NagasakiA museum in Sanrio founder Tsuji Shintaro's hometown dedicated to the history and legacy of the beloved character brand.
Kai · YamanashiJapan's largest Jomon settlement, spread over 40 hectares, with a reconstructed six-pillared structure from around 2600 BC; a UNESCO World Heritage site.
AomoriThe Hakkodamaru, a ferry that served between Aomori and Hakodate, is now Japan's only accessible museum ferry, operated by a nonprofit since 2006.
AomoriA museum on Nakaze island for manga artist Ishinomori Shotaro, creator of Cyborg 009 and Kamen Rider, in a spaceship-shaped building based on his design.
Ishinomaki · Miyagi