Best History Museums Spot List

Keeps precious materials belonging to the Ii Clan

Experience the charm of The Tale of Genji using all five senses

You’ll feel as if you’ve gone back in time to prehistoric times.

This is a museum where you can enjoy learning the 400 years of history and culture of Edo-Tokyo.

Introducing life in Osaka during the Edo period, the museum makes it fun to learn about the history and culture of housing and living.

Articles from Ryoma Sakamoto and the Shinsengumi are on display

Built on the Naniwanomiya Site, the museum allows visitors to learn about the history of Osaka from ancient times to the present.

Experience the world inside the Man'yoshu

Hokkaido's oldest museum of Ainu culture, with exhibits featuring lifestyle objects and clothing

All sorts of history-rich trains on display

Chock-full of discoveries about northern peoples

This museum was once a ferry that connected Japan's main island to Hokkaido

Buildings that saw actual usage offer a unique historical experience

Showcases the culture of northern tribes in expert detail

Fukumatsu Tanaka, the ”Herring Magnate” leader of a fisherman's union, built this lodge in Tomari-mura. Displays include implements related to the herring industry

Once a storehouse, now a museum showcasing Otaru's history and nature

Discover the history of a beer dating back to Hokkaido's frontier age

Passing down Ainu lifestyle and culture

Reproduces the streets of Fukagawa Saga-cho in the Edo Period so visitors can see the scene and lifestyle of that period.

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