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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

All Events Places Stories

Museum

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

Museum

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

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Jotenkaku Museum

Kyoto museum founded to preserve Zen culture, holding five National Treasures and 145 Important Cultural Properties in historic settings.

Kyoto

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Yamato Museum

Hiroshima museum chronicling the Imperial Japanese Navy with emphasis on the Yamato, the world's largest battleship ever constructed.

Kure · Hiroshima

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Okayama Prefectural Museum

Okayama museum preserving regional heritage through 100,000 artifacts spanning archaeology, pottery and folk culture traditions.

Okayama

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Kagawa Prefectural Higashiyama Kaii Setouchi Art Museum

Museum in Kagawa dedicated to the Nihonga-style works of master painter Kaii Higashiyama, housed in an architect-designed gallery space.

Sakaide · Kagawa

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Miraikan - The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation

Tokyo science museum dedicated to enriching understanding of science and technology through permanent and temporary exhibitions and screenings.

Tokyo

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Yamaguchi Prefectural Art Museum

Art museum in Yamaguchi dedicated to regional and international works in multiple mediums with educational programs and scenic garden grounds.

Yamaguchi

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Railway Museum

Interactive railway museum featuring historic locomotives, hands-on exhibits and driving simulators for Shinkansen and steam engines.

Saitama

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Sail Training Ship Nippon Maru

The Nippon Maru is a four-masted training ship built in 1930 that served 54 years and is now a National Important Cultural Property on display in Yokohama.

Yokohama · Kanagawa

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Akita Senshū Museum of Art

The Akita Senshū Museum of Art showcases works by local Ranga artists and features a memorial hall dedicated to painter Kenzo Okada.

Akita

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Chiba Museum of Science and Industry

The Chiba Museum of Science and Industry features interactive exhibits on technology, a planetarium, observatory, and hands-on workshops.

Chiba