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Fukushima Prefectural Museum of Art

Prefectural art museum at the foot of Mt. Shinobu, opened in 1984, with American painting by Andrew Wyeth and Ben Shahn and the prints of Saito Kiyoshi.

Fukushima

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Shimane Art Museum

A prefectural art museum by Kikutake Kiyonori on the shore of Lake Shinji, with about 1,600 works by Hokusai and a rooftop terrace facing the lake.

Matsue · Shimane

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Mikasa Historic Memorial Warship

Permanently berthed in Yokosuka, the Mikasa served as Admiral Togo's flagship during the 1905 Battle of Tsushima and now functions as a museum ship.

Yokosuka · Kanagawa

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Mitsuya Cider Museum

The visitor facility of the Asahi Soft Drinks plant that makes Mitsuya Cider, with free guided tours, hands-on exhibits on the drink and a tasting.

Akashi · Hyogo

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Towel Museum

A museum on towels and textile art in Imabari, with permanent Moomin and Kathy Nakajima quilt exhibitions, a towel factory tour and a large seasonal garden.

Imabari · Ehime

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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 · Aichi

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Tsuzawa Andon Museum

Tsuzawa Andon Museum displays lantern floats in a permanent exhibition and regularly hosts lantern painting activities for visitor participation.

Oyabe · Toyama

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Hakushika Memorial Museum of Sake

Sake 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 · Hyogo

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Nakahara Chuya Memorial Museum

Museum honoring the poet Nakahara Chuya with permanent and rotating exhibitions exploring different aspects of his literary legacy.

Yamaguchi

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Sagawa Art Museum

Art museum in Moriyama with Japanese-style paintings and sculpture, a water garden, and a historic temple bell (bonsho) designated a National Treasure.

Moriyama · Shiga

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Japan Coast Guard Museum Yokohama

A 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 · Kanagawa

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Atomic Bomb Dome

The ruin of the former Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall, about 160 meters from the hypocenter of the 1945 atomic bomb. A World Heritage Site.

Hiroshima

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Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum

Open-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 · Tokyo

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Meiji-mura

An 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 · Aichi

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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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Sapporo Beer Museum

Museum 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 · Hokkaido

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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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National Ainu Museum

Japan's first national museum dedicated to Ainu culture and the core facility of Upopoy, promoting understanding of this Indigenous heritage.

Shiraoi · Hokkaido

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Fukushima Prefectural Museum of Art

Prefectural art museum at the foot of Mt. Shinobu, opened in 1984, with American painting by Andrew Wyeth and Ben Shahn and the prints of Saito Kiyoshi.

Fukushima

Museum

Shimane Art Museum

A prefectural art museum by Kikutake Kiyonori on the shore of Lake Shinji, with about 1,600 works by Hokusai and a rooftop terrace facing the lake.

Matsue · Shimane

Museum

Mikasa Historic Memorial Warship

Permanently berthed in Yokosuka, the Mikasa served as Admiral Togo's flagship during the 1905 Battle of Tsushima and now functions as a museum ship.

Yokosuka · Kanagawa

Museum

Mitsuya Cider Museum

The visitor facility of the Asahi Soft Drinks plant that makes Mitsuya Cider, with free guided tours, hands-on exhibits on the drink and a tasting.

Akashi · Hyogo

Museum

Towel Museum

A museum on towels and textile art in Imabari, with permanent Moomin and Kathy Nakajima quilt exhibitions, a towel factory tour and a large seasonal garden.

Imabari · Ehime

Museum

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 · Aichi

Museum

Tsuzawa Andon Museum

Tsuzawa Andon Museum displays lantern floats in a permanent exhibition and regularly hosts lantern painting activities for visitor participation.

Oyabe · Toyama

Museum

Hakushika Memorial Museum of Sake

Sake 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 · Hyogo

Museum

Nakahara Chuya Memorial Museum

Museum honoring the poet Nakahara Chuya with permanent and rotating exhibitions exploring different aspects of his literary legacy.

Yamaguchi

Museum

Sagawa Art Museum

Art museum in Moriyama with Japanese-style paintings and sculpture, a water garden, and a historic temple bell (bonsho) designated a National Treasure.

Moriyama · Shiga

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Japan Coast Guard Museum Yokohama

A 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 · Kanagawa

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Atomic Bomb Dome

The ruin of the former Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall, about 160 meters from the hypocenter of the 1945 atomic bomb. A World Heritage Site.

Hiroshima

Museum

Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum

Open-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 · Tokyo

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Meiji-mura

An 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 · Aichi

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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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Sapporo Beer Museum

Museum 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 · Hokkaido

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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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National Ainu Museum

Japan's first national museum dedicated to Ainu culture and the core facility of Upopoy, promoting understanding of this Indigenous heritage.

Shiraoi · Hokkaido

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