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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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Nagasaki Museum of History and Culture

Museum opened in 2005 on the site of an Edo-period magistrate's office, covering Nagasaki's history as Japan's gateway to overseas exchange.

Nagasaki

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Yamanashi Strawberry King Museum

A museum in Sanrio founder Tsuji Shintaro's hometown dedicated to the history and legacy of the beloved character brand.

Kai · Yamanashi

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Sannai-Maruyama Site

Japan's largest Jomon settlement, spread over 40 hectares, with a reconstructed six-pillared structure from around 2600 BC; a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Aomori

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Seikan Ferry Memorial Ship Hakkodamaru

The Hakkodamaru, a ferry that served between Aomori and Hakodate, is now Japan's only accessible museum ferry, operated by a nonprofit since 2006.

Aomori

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Ishinomori Manga Museum

A 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

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Oe Town Washi Denshokan Museum

A museum preserving the tradition of Tango Futamata Paper, a handmade Japanese washi used in temple and shrine restoration.

Fukuchiyama · Kyoto

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Tachineputa Museum

A museum in Goshogawara, Aomori, where the giant Tachineputa festival floats, about 23 meters tall, are built and shown all year.

Goshogawara · Aomori

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Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum

The museum of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima, in a Main Building by Kenzo Tange that is an Important Cultural Property and an East Building from 1994.

Hiroshima

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Ghibli Museum, Mitaka

Museum showcasing Studio Ghibli's animation history through permanent exhibitions of techniques and artifacts, designed by Hayao Miyazaki.

Mitaka · Tokyo

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Chichu Art Museum

An underground museum on Naoshima designed by Tadao Ando, with permanent works by Claude Monet, Walter de Maria and James Turrell shown in natural light.

Naoshima · Kagawa

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Adachi Museum of Art

Art museum in Yasugi, Shimane, known for its Yokoyama Taikan collection and for gardens ranked first in Japan for 23 consecutive years.

Yasugi · Shimane

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Gifu City Museum of History

A city museum on the history and culture of Gifu, centered on the Sengoku period and Oda Nobunaga, close to Mt. Kinka and Gifu Castle.

Gifu

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Kawagoe City Museum

City museum of Kawagoe history from the Jomon period to the modern town, with a model of the Edo-period castle town and a full-size kura-zukuri model.

Kawagoe · Saitama

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Kannon Museum

The museum of Hasedera temple in Kamakura, devoted to Kannon, with a Muromachi-period set of all thirty-three forms of the bodhisattva.

Kamakura · Kanagawa

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Japon Louvre Sculpture Museum

A museum of reproductions cast directly from sculptures in the Louvre, which approved it as a sister museum in 1986.

Tsu · Mie

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Japan Toy Museum

Privately run museum near Himeji holding about 90,000 toys from 160 countries and regions, displayed in six traditional storehouse buildings.

Himeji · Hyogo

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Kyoto Railway Museum

One of Japan's largest railway museums, holding 54 vehicles from steam locomotives to shinkansen, among them the first Series 0 shinkansen car.

Kyoto

Museum

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

Museum

Nagasaki Museum of History and Culture

Museum opened in 2005 on the site of an Edo-period magistrate's office, covering Nagasaki's history as Japan's gateway to overseas exchange.

Nagasaki

Museum

Yamanashi Strawberry King Museum

A museum in Sanrio founder Tsuji Shintaro's hometown dedicated to the history and legacy of the beloved character brand.

Kai · Yamanashi

Museum

Sannai-Maruyama Site

Japan's largest Jomon settlement, spread over 40 hectares, with a reconstructed six-pillared structure from around 2600 BC; a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Aomori

Museum

Seikan Ferry Memorial Ship Hakkodamaru

The Hakkodamaru, a ferry that served between Aomori and Hakodate, is now Japan's only accessible museum ferry, operated by a nonprofit since 2006.

Aomori

Museum

Ishinomori Manga Museum

A 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

Museum

Oe Town Washi Denshokan Museum

A museum preserving the tradition of Tango Futamata Paper, a handmade Japanese washi used in temple and shrine restoration.

Fukuchiyama · Kyoto

Museum

Tachineputa Museum

A museum in Goshogawara, Aomori, where the giant Tachineputa festival floats, about 23 meters tall, are built and shown all year.

Goshogawara · Aomori

Museum

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum

The museum of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima, in a Main Building by Kenzo Tange that is an Important Cultural Property and an East Building from 1994.

Hiroshima

Museum

Ghibli Museum, Mitaka

Museum showcasing Studio Ghibli's animation history through permanent exhibitions of techniques and artifacts, designed by Hayao Miyazaki.

Mitaka · Tokyo

Museum

Chichu Art Museum

An underground museum on Naoshima designed by Tadao Ando, with permanent works by Claude Monet, Walter de Maria and James Turrell shown in natural light.

Naoshima · Kagawa

Museum

Adachi Museum of Art

Art museum in Yasugi, Shimane, known for its Yokoyama Taikan collection and for gardens ranked first in Japan for 23 consecutive years.

Yasugi · Shimane

Museum

Gifu City Museum of History

A city museum on the history and culture of Gifu, centered on the Sengoku period and Oda Nobunaga, close to Mt. Kinka and Gifu Castle.

Gifu

Museum

Kawagoe City Museum

City museum of Kawagoe history from the Jomon period to the modern town, with a model of the Edo-period castle town and a full-size kura-zukuri model.

Kawagoe · Saitama

Museum

Kannon Museum

The museum of Hasedera temple in Kamakura, devoted to Kannon, with a Muromachi-period set of all thirty-three forms of the bodhisattva.

Kamakura · Kanagawa

Museum

Japon Louvre Sculpture Museum

A museum of reproductions cast directly from sculptures in the Louvre, which approved it as a sister museum in 1986.

Tsu · Mie

Museum

Japan Toy Museum

Privately run museum near Himeji holding about 90,000 toys from 160 countries and regions, displayed in six traditional storehouse buildings.

Himeji · Hyogo

Museum

Kyoto Railway Museum

One of Japan's largest railway museums, holding 54 vehicles from steam locomotives to shinkansen, among them the first Series 0 shinkansen car.

Kyoto

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