Extinct Media Museum
Hands-on museum of obsolete media and the machines that used them, from cine film and cassettes to pagers and PDAs, built through donations.
TokyoHands-on museum of obsolete media and the machines that used them, from cine film and cassettes to pagers and PDAs, built through donations.
TokyoThis museum celebrates Fujiko·F·Fujio, creator of Doraemon, displaying his original works, workspace, and interactive exhibits for manga fans.
Kawasaki · KanagawaJapan's first museum devoted to the maneki neko, the beckoning cat, with about 800 figures from the Meiji era to the present and a painting workshop.
OkayamaOpen-air museum in Kawasaki with 25 traditional houses relocated from across Japan, plus indigo-dyeing sessions, a soba restaurant and craft displays.
Kawasaki · KanagawaA Nagoya museum of Japanese export ceramics, with more than 5,000 pieces made for overseas markets in the Meiji and Taisho eras and later brought back to Japan.
Nagoya · AichiA Nagoya museum of Japanese swords, samurai armor and ukiyo-e, opened in 2024, with a collection of about 500 swords that includes a National Treasure tanto.
Nagoya · AichiSpace attraction at Tokyo Dome City with VR experiences and exhibits on space travel, laid out as a journey through areas such as the Space Terminal.
TokyoThis art venue features interactive installations that respond to visitor movement, touch, and drawings, creating ever-changing immersive experiences.
Naha · OkinawaThe Chiba Museum of Science and Industry features interactive exhibits on technology, a planetarium, observatory, and hands-on workshops.
Ichikawa · ChibaYokohama Doll Museum houses more than 10,000 dolls from over 100 countries, offering visitors a unique view of global traditions through doll-making.
Yokohama · KanagawaKyoto museum opened in 2006 with 300,000 manga items, from Edo-period prints to contemporary series, with permanent exhibitions and workshops on its history.
KyototeamLab Borderless: MORI Building DIGITAL ART MUSEUM, a digital art museum in Tokyo where waterfalls part around visitors and flowers bloom in a cup of tea.
TokyoJomon-period archaeological site with pit dwellings dating back 9,500 years, now a 36-hectare park and exhibition centre in Kagoshima.
Kirishima · KagoshimaAn archaeological site containing Jomon period remains including pit dwellings, settlement traces, and shell middens dating to approximately 2000-1000 BCE.
Hamamatsu · ShizuokaA museum in Yamanashi on painter Hirayama Ikuo's journeys along the Silk Road, made to trace the origins of Japanese culture and the transmission of Buddhism.
Hokuto · Yamanashi