Museums & culture in Japan
Museums, galleries, open-air heritage sites and the collections worth planning a day around.
art museum
21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art
museum
Adachi Museum of Art
district
Akihabara
festival
Akita Kanto Festival
tradition
Ama Divers of Ise-Shima
festival
Aomori Nebuta Matsuri
tradition
Arita Porcelain Country
archaeological landscape
Asuka
festival
Awa Odori in Tokushima
pottery
Bizen Pottery
tradition
Bunraku Puppet Theatre
tradition
Cherry Blossom Season
historic site
Dejima
pilgrimage mountains
Dewa Sanzan
hot spring
Dogo Onsen
art field
Echigo-Tsumari Art Field
craft district
Echizen Washi Village
museum
Ghibli Museum
festival
Gion Matsuri
villages
Gokayama
bar district
Golden Gai
town
Gujo Hachiman
abandoned island
Gunkanjima
castle town
Hagi
sculpture park
Hakone Open-Air Museum
street
Harajuku Takeshita Street
old town
Hida-Furukawa
district
Higashi Chaya District
open-air museum
Historical Village of Hokkaido
hot spring
Ibusuki Sand Baths
village
Ine no Funaya
silver mine
Iwami Ginzan
castle town
Izushi
district
Jimbocho Book Town
theatre
Kabuki at the Kabukiza
craft
Kanazawa Gold Leaf
street
Kappabashi
old town
Kawagoe
hot spring town
Kinosaki Onsen
peninsula
Kunisaki Peninsula
hot spring village
Kurokawa Onsen
hot spring town
Kusatsu Onsen
museum island
Mikimoto Pearl Island
village
Miyama
sculpture park
Moerenuma Park
district
Mojiko Retro
art museum
Mori Art Museum
district
Nagamachi Samurai District
fishing tradition
Nagara River Cormorant Fishing
gallery
Naoshima Art Island
post town
Narai-juku
district
Naramachi
distillery
Nikka Yoichi Distillery
tradition
Noh and Kyogen Theatre
village
Nozawa Onsen
hot springs
Nyuto Onsen
town
Obuse
ritual
Oga Namahage
merchant town
Omihachiman
port town
Onomichi
shopping district
Osu
art museum
Otsuka Museum of Art
post town
Ouchi-juku
walk
Philosopher's Path
archaeological site
Sannai-Maruyama Site
museum
Sapporo Beer Museum
festival
Sapporo Snow Festival
old town
Sawara
sacred site
Sefa-utaki
festival
Sendai Tanabata Festival
pilgrimage
Shikoku Pilgrimage
district
Shimokitazawa
district
Shinsekai
hot spring town
Shuzenji Onsen
tradition
Sumo in Ryogoku
temple
Takasaki Daruma Temple
village island
Taketomi
gallery
teamLab Planets Tokyo
festival
Tenjin Matsuri
art museum
Teshima Art Museum
pottery town
Tokoname
museum
Tokyo National Museum
port town
Tomonoura
open-air museum
Tono Furusato Village
industrial museum
Toyota Commemorative Museum
old town
Uchiko
district
Yanaka
festival
Yosakoi Festival
archaeological park