The Samurai Museum in Berlin was definitely one of the best museums i have ever been when it comes to quality and efficiency. Every display box has an interactive touch screen which describes and explains the object inside the box. I haven't seen that anywhere and it makes the whole experience so much better! It was very interesting and entertaining. The shop next at the entrance had many made in China things, which made me not to buy anything. You should definitely visit the museum, it's definitely worth!

Ja, sehr interessant, aber unter "interaktiv" habe ich mir ein wenig mehr versprochen, als ein paar Tablets, wo ich nur etwas anklicken kann, was vorgegeben ist. Leider waren auch 2 davon nicht aktiv. Der Eintrittspreis ist allerdings etwas heftig angesetzt. Daher nur 4 *

Extremely exceeded our expectations. Beautiful museum with fantastic UX. You can enjoy it by reading all the text, or just by contemplating its exhibits purely as esthetically pleasing objets d'art – both options are very enjoyable. Sometimes the lights automatically shine on the exhibit you are looking at, making it easy to focus. It's full of small secrets, like the hand fans (a lovely idea, which I don't want to spoil). Every twenty minutes there was a short hologram concert, and the quality of the sound was amazing. The collection itself is rich and interesting, but not overwhelming. Oh, and the museum store is really cool! Overall, a delightful experience, our most enjoyable museum visit in Berlin. Kudos to the people who made it! Oh, and contrary to what some people wrote, the air conditioning is top notch for Berlin, it gave us very helpful respite - we were visiting during the recent heatwave.

Eins meiner Geburtstagsgeschenke war wirklich unerwartet, eine tolle Führung durch ein tolles Museum. Die Geschichte der Samurai und die künstlerische Ausarbeitung der Dinge, die zu ihnen gehörten ist faszinierend. Ich kann es nur empfehlen, ich habe Ähnliches in der Konzentration noch nie gesehen.

It's a lovely place to visit in the summer! Modern and thoughtfully curated. In many ways, the museum appears to care about conservation. And, despite my lack of interest in samurai, I found the fox tests in the interaction stands entertaining! 🦊

Ich war etwas skeptisch als ich die vielen Kinder am Eingang des Museums sah - aber der Besuch, immerhin 2,5h, hat sich mehr als gelohnt. Eine toll kuratierte, perfekt aufgearbeitete und wunderbar digital begleitete Ausstellung, die auch Menschen mit wenig spezifischen Vorwissen zu Japan und zur japanischen Geschichte sofort in ihren Bann zieht, geschichtliche Zusammenhänge und Wissenswertes Detailwissen vermittelt. Eine neue Attraktion im Herzen Berlins. Unbedingt ansehen!

Amazing place. It's a must-go for any fans of Japanese culture. They do a good job at explaining the evolution of the Samurai era, and have lots of great items on display (sharp katanas, beautiful armour, etc). It's not a huge place, though. You will spend anywhere from 1 to 2 hours. But it can be more, depending how deep you want to go. It's an extremely digital and interactive place. Very well taken care of.

Incredible museum- the whole experience is just mind blowing! Everything is complete perfection in there and makes this museum a real standout experience: from the animations to the way information is actually being displayed and the theater in there and the level of interactiveness is just amazing ❤️🤩

So cool!! It’s very interactive and worth exploring. It’s incredible how much is preserved for us to see and learn about now. Very thankful for the experience! You could never convince me otherwise that Ariel’s voice was locked away in that conch lol 😂

One of the most fun museums I’ve ever been. Even tho the place is not huge, u’ll surely spend a nice hour. It’s interactive and really well curated. If u like SAMURAIs it’s a must.

Great little museum off the beaten path. Very cool artifacts on two floors. Information is presented in English and in German. Cute little gift shop.

This place gets 8 out of 5 stars from me. Great exposition, great (mysterious) atmosphere, and they get extra points from me for the interactive stuff, like lightnig, sound, performances, touch screens, animations, etc. Especially these "UV" japanese fans on the second floor, which you have to hold in front of your eyes to be able to see the painting there. Not to forget the nice, kind and very helpful staff. Awesome place and a must when in Berlin. I personaly could stay the whole day there...

Absolutely unbelievable. Outside of the incredible and amazing items on display this may be one of the nicest most modern museums I’ve ever been to. It blended these historic and traditional Japanese items with display setups so modern it feels futuristic in a way that feels distinctly Japanese. If you’re looking at this you’re probably close enough to go, so just go, you won’t be disappointed.

I think I've never been in a museum that was so well curated like the Samurai Museum in Berlin. The collection of originals is astounding. All of the exhibits are put in place very well, there are meaningful explanations available in German and English with further reading options on-screen for context of time period and cultural context, like religion and politics of the time. All exhibits are well-lit and visible almost from all sides. There's additional content around the exhibition that keeps things entertaining not just for kids, like optional quizzes about every exhibit after reading the description, and an interactive game where you can 'hunt' for yokai and learn more about them. Interactive panels allow to highlight certain exhibits supported by multi-media installations. The museum itself has air conditioning and clean facilities which makes it an excellent choice for hot summer days. Good food options and restaurants are nearby. I'll definitely visit again!

Great experience overall. The Interactive screens and motion detectors create a great atmosphere and contribute to learning the history of the samurai.

Good museum with a lot of showpieces. We spent around 1,5 hours there. They also have guided tours, but we did not try them. Nice that museum has a lot of different digital tools, like boards with the descriptions, video screens and even digital scene with the Performances. Only one thing that was annoying was the sound from digital sources in every room. I prefer to read museum descriptions in the silence and not bored with it. Although the museum was not full these cinema-like sounds were distracting and I can not concentrate on the information about the samurais. That’s why 4*, not 5. But still want to come back and spend more time there.

Super interactive exhibition with many interesting artefacts! Absolutely worth visiting place in Berlin! You will find a lot of type of armours, swords, decorative elements. You will see also 3D show the tea ceremony, drumming theatre, kabuki.

Wow. Such a nice surprise, I expected a small modest collection BUT it is extremely comprehensive and gives a great idea what samurai were like. Huge collection of armor in chronological order with well written context. In addition a great interactive set-up including a huge stage with 3D No theater and drum performance. Highly recommend for visitors and locals alike

This museum is a gem! Perfectly sized, amazing presentation and art/craft so fine it touches your soul ... the skill and work put into event the smallest objects blows my mind. The small contemporary section was great as well (I now have two new artisans to follow) and even the museum shop was curated soo well. Well done!!! I will be back every time I vist Berlin!

Very nice museum. I bought the ticket online and there was no queue to enter even though I visited on Saturday. They have really nice explanations in German and English, a very interesting assortment of things happening on stage. The gift shop is small but very nice too.

This was without a doubt the most interesting and captivating museum I’ve been to. All the artefacts were displayed beautifully and authentic. You could almost smell the clear and crisp air of mount fuji. 10/10 would recommend to anyone who is mildly culturally educated and interested in Japanese craftsmanship. Be prepared for a jaw drop.

Very, very good collection of Japanese weapons and armour.

Great museum. Very interactive. The collection is more about the samurai and ruling classes. Only complaint is that the lives of general population wasn't part of the museum's collection or their focus. On the long night of museums, it was very stuffy! Otherwise perfect in every other aspect. The museum shop has some examples of good design.

Went there with my 6 year old, and we loved it! I liked the mix of classic & modern approach on how to present the collections. The digitalization is really well done, and this is great that the exhibits are only lit up when someone approaches. We spent approx. 2 hours but I could have stayed more to read everything.

The Samurai Art Museum is unique. It may be smaller than other museums but the quality of the pieces on display are outstanding. The collections hosts armours and swords that are ranked Juyo, which is the highest level. In Tokyo Japan there are but 3 original armours to view at the National Museum, in Berlin its packed full from case to case. If you want to see what is the best and leading collection of Samurai Armour on display in the world, make a trip to this museum.

Great collection and perfectly explained. It worths visiting if you like Japanese armors and swords.

The Samurai Art Museum in Berlin shows the biggest collection in Europa and one of the biggest collection of samurai arms and armour you can see worldwide. Even in Japan you can't see as many pieces of this quality at one place/museum. I never saw so many pieces of different armour, and helmet styles and such a wide range of hand guards and sword fittings and mountings. This collection is unique for it's presentation of different armour smiths, like masters of the Bamen, Unkai, Saotome, Myochin and even Nagasone school of armour making. Also, rare pieces of the time of Oda Nobunaga and even before are displayed. The big highlights of the collection here to mention are the armours of feudal lords of the Kato and Hachisuka clan, marvelous embossed iron works of the Myochin school and even of the master smith Ryo'ei, and of course not to forget to mention master blades of the 13th and 14th century as of Rai Kunitoshi, Rai Kunihiro or Bizen Kageyasu. As you can read at the museum's homepage the collection shows more than 40 armours, 100 helmets and masks, blades and several sword mountings, as well as several different sword fittings (hundreds). Thus, this collection one of the biggest range of Japanese arms of armour. So I can't understand visitors calling this museum "too small" or the entrance fee of 10 € "too expensive".

Very cool gem of a museum found by chance while visiting the consulate nearby

A great place to visit if you are a sword enthusiast or if you like Japanese history. I practice the art of Iaido

Interactive. Great for kids. Modern. Lights are great! Plan to stay longer to see all posibilities.

Just excellent!!! Impressive collection, modern interactive presentation of the exhibits, polite and helpful staff, it's worth every cent of the ticket. Make sure you devote at least 90 minutes to this wonderful thematic museum. I promise to revisit it for more in my next time in Berlin!!!

We had a wonderful time visiting this museum! It is good-sized, the exposition is carefully curated and the interactive panels display plenty of information about the objects on view, the culture and politics of the samurai. I totally recommend a visit even for those who are simply curious and don't have much knowledge about the subject.

Amazing selection of Samurai armors and other artefacts. I really enjoyed my time at the exposition. There are some interactive stations as well. And a lot of history about Japan and who ruled the country.

This is one of the coolest museums in Berlin and one of the best samurai museums in the world, seriously contender for top 5. I’ve seen most in Japan and the integration of tech and English/German on everything is really great. Never had that detail in Japan. Great for a rainy day or if you want to see some really cool examples of mastery🙌

Excellent experience, interesting topic and well curated displays. Drumming video show was well arranged. Great new museum to Berlin museum scene and something you wouldn't expect to find here.

Wow! The service and overall experience in this museum is absolutely stunning. The staff is incredibly well informed and very friendly. We spent around 4h in the museum. The technology used to explain the history and culture made this visit extremely exciting and interesting. Definitely worth a visit! Or two! Or more ..

Absolutely amazing collection of Japanese armours, swords,mask and beautifully curated objects linked with the Samurai culture. There's very detailed information, interactive boards etc. It's mesmerising and very well documented. A gem if you love Japan!

Super collection of samurai costumes and weapons. A lot of explications and descriptions and interactive ecrans. The pieces are nicely presented and illuminated. I recommend for all Japan history amateurs or just those who is curious about the subject

Peculiar, small and full of awesome authentic pieces. A real hidden gem!

Very small but interesting

Great museum, really interesting information, awesome things to see, entertaining and loved the interactive part of it. Would def recommend going to. Without a doubt I'd go again. I bought a normal ticket and it was €15 a bit pricey but the museum is worth it.

That was one of the best museums I've visited! Japanese culture and history are incredible. The atmosphere in the museum is magical and the technology used inside is just amazing.

One of the best museums I have been to so far. The armour collection is outstanding. There's a lot to see from armours, to blades, saddles, fan... You can learn a lot and it's super interactive.

Awesome, fascinating, rich collection and helpful, friendly staff. It's somewhat smallish (think a gallery rather than museum) but totally worth it.

Small and slightly repetitive after the oompth sword, but very interactive exhibition and largest collection samurai armor I have ever seen together in a museum. Cute gift shop as well. The museum is perfect if you have two to three hours to spare!

This place is awesome! We found it very amusing and the interactive media were really cool. I feel like I’ve learned a lot about samurai culture and was impressed by the theater, paintings, armour and blades. I strongly recommend to visit this museum.

★★★★★ Very clean and well designed toilets. Overall a pleasant experience. There are many interactive exhibitions which are great for kids. Most things are fully automated.

This museum is bigger and collection is wider than Samurai museum in Osaka. My 2 year old daughter loved the kitsune (fox) projection on the walls and the interactive screens. The museum is very modern and has a rich collection.

Great experience, well worth the price. Although better ventilation is necessary (more air).

Simply amazing. Unexpected jewel among Berlin's museums. A true voyage through Japan's Samurai history in a truly unique beautiful museum. A MUST for everyone interested ine fascinating history of Japan.

It's a gorgeous museum! There are impressive holograms there. The represented armors, helmets, and guards of samurai swords are true masterpieces.

A very modern and interactive museum with beautiful pieces of the several Samurai Periods. You can learn about everything that is exposed through some small tablets/screens all over the exhibition.

On the suitability for kids: This Museum presents a lot of bueatiful - but similar - artefacts that need a certain age to appreciate the differences. Since all of the accompanying information is digital, most of the time the kids will look at screens. A huge disappointment ist kitsune, the little fox guide. All he does is ask quiz-questions, that can only be answered with background knowledge, that is not on display. No recommendation to visit with kids aged 14 or younger.

The museum has wonderful pieces, and the interactive information system was amazing.

The most modern museum in Berlin so far!! It's not only about samurais but also Japan history. The english guided tour in English was perfect. Don't miss this !

Amazing museum! Lots of interactivity and information. Everything is translated to English. Very much recommended for children and adults.

I find this museum really cool) Everything can move (I mean there are many animations, special effects😍), there are quizzes from a cute fox at every information station! And there are also little interesting shows/movies about traditions of Samurai 8 times a day💫👍 Information in this museum is in English and German.

This is one of the most amazing and interesting museum I have ever been to! The staff is super friendly and welcoming, the exhibition is impressive and the way everything is done super interactive with the newest technology is just impressive! We found some digital installations which simply let our jaws drop- highly recommended! They also offer very good guided tours in English.