Museums & galleries in Japan
Detourmap maps 275 museums & galleries worth the detour in Japan — art, history and science museums. The best known is Shuri Castle. The 150 most notable are listed here; the rest are on the map. Each has a photo and a Wikipedia article.
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National Museum of Western Art
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Notable
Art museum in Tokyo, Japan
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National Museum of Nature and Science
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Notable
National Science Museum in Tokyo, Japan
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The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Notable
Art museum in Tokyo, Japan
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National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Notable
Art museum in Japan
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Ohara Museum of Art
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Notable
Art museum in Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan
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Tokugawa Art Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Art museum in Nagoya City, Aichi, Japan
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Yokohama Curry Museum
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Museum in Yokohama, Japan about Japanese curry
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Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum in Japan
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Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum in Naha City
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The Tale of Genji Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Literary museum in Uji, Japan
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Hiroshima Museum of Art
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Art museum in Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
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Tokyo Photographic Art Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Photography museum in Tokyo, Japan
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Ōta Memorial Museum of Art
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Art museum in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
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Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Municipal museum in Osaka City
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Mori Art Museum
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Contemporary art museum in Tokyo, Japan.
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Yokohama Archives of History
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Archive in Yokohama, Japan
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Brief Messages from the Heart Museum
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Museum in Sakai, Fukui prefecture, Japan
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Nagoya City Art Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Art museum in Nagoya City, Aichi, Japan
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Museum of the Imperial Collections
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Art museum in Tokyo, Japan
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Aomori Museum of Art
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Art museum in Aomori Prefecture, Japan
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Fukuoka Prefectural Museum of Art
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum in Fukuoka, Japan
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National Institute of Polar Research
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Japanese research institute for Antarctica
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Former Kaichi School
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Hidden gem
Meiji-era pseudo-Western style school building in Matsumoto, Japan; first modern school building designated a National Treasure (2019)
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Museum of The Little Prince in Hakone
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum in Japan (1999–2023)
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Miyoshi Mononoke Museum
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Museum in Hiroshima prefecture, Japan
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Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Art museum in Tokyo, Japan
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Toyota Municipal Museum of Art
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Art museum in Toyota city, Aichi, Japan
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Nagoya City Science Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Science museum in Nagoya, Japan
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JMSDF Kure Museum
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Japanese military museum located in Kure, Hiroshima
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Adachi Museum of Art
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, Japan
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Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Prefectural museum of the Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
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Okayama Prefectural Museum of Art
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Art museum in Okayama, Okayama, Japan
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Yamagata Museum of Art
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Art museum in Yamagata, Yamagata, Japan
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Okayama Prefectural Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum in Okayama, Okayama, Japan
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Tochigi Prefectural Museum of Fine Arts
Museums & galleries · Hidden gem
Art museum in Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan
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Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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Chiba Prefectural Museum of Art
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Archive organization in Chiba, Japan
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Miyagi Museum of Art
Museums & galleries · Hidden gem
Art museum in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
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Toyo Ito Museum of Architecture
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Museum in Imabari, Ehime, Japan
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Akita Museum of Art
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Art museum in Akita, Akita, Japan
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Tanabe Art Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Art museum in Matsue, Shimane, Japan
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The Museum of Modern Art, Gunma
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Art museum in Gunma, Japan
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Saka no Ue no Kumo Museum
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Museum in Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan
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Kyoto City Archaeological Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Archive organization in Kyoto, Japan
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Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Archaeology
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Building in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
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Toyota City Museum
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Museum in Toyota city, Aichi, Japan
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Nagano Prefectural Art Museum
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Art museum in Nagano, Nagano, Japan
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Shoji Ueda Museum of Photography
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Art museum in Hōki, Tottori, Japan
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Museum of Modern Art, Saitama
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Art museum in Saitama, Saitama, Japan
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Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Art museum in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
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Kirishima Open-Air Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum in Yūsui, Kagoshima, Japan
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Onomichi City Museum of Art
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Art museum in Onomichi, Hiroshima, Japan
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Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art
Museums & galleries · Hidden gem
Art museum in Kōfu, Yamanashi, Japan
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Museum of Art, Ehime
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum in Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan
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Showa Museum of Art
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum in Nagoya City, Aichi, Japan
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Watanabe Museum of Art
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Art museum in Tottori, Tottori, Japan
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Ishikawa Nanao Art Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Building in Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
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Yokohama Science Center
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Science museum in Yokohama, Japan
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Science Museum of Map and Survey
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
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Museum of Aeronautical Science
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum in Shibayama, Chiba, Japan
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Hiroshima City Transportation Museum
Museums & galleries · Hidden gem
Transport museum in Hiroshima, Japan
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Liberty Osaka
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Human rights museum in South Osaka city
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Toyohashi City Museum of Art and History
Museums & galleries · Hidden gem
Museum in Toyohashi city, Aichi, Japan
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Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institution
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Archive organization in Kobe, Japan
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Uwajima City Historical Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Building in Ehime Prefecture, Japan
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Hamamatsu Museum of Musical Instruments
Museums & galleries · Hidden gem
Musical Instrument Museum in Hamamatsu, Japan
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Kōchi Castle Museum of History
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Museum in Kōchi, Kōchi, Japan
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Kasama Nichidō Museum of Art
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum in Ibaraki, Japan
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Sugimoto Art Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Art museum in Aichi, Japan (1987-2021)
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Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Graphic arts museum in Tokyo, Japan
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Kobe City Koiso Memorial Museum of Art
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum in Japan
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Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art and Design
Museums & galleries · Hidden gem
Art museum in Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Art museum in Osaka
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Koryo Museum of Art
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Korean art museum in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
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Sagawa Art Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Art museum in Moriyama, Shiga, Japan
