Best places: Museums in Chiyoda, Japan

Refurbished Japanese military-history museum that commemorates wars from 1894 to 1945.

😐 【展示、シアターは大満足😄 だけど…】 '22.07.30(土)訪問。都営地下鉄半蔵門線半蔵門駅4番出口の真上。新しくて非常に綺麗な建物🏢(B1～3F)です。 入場料は無料ですが、1F入口で名前と電話番号の記入必須。 B1は展示エリアになっており、仏像やレリーフ、経典などが展示されています。 2Fは図書室とマルチルームがあり、僕...

Rotating, themed exhibits of Asian books, art & centuries-old swords, wood carvings & ceramics.

😐 It's better to be able to read some Japanese to enjoy this free museum. Various topics are presented, but the highlight is probably the replica of an Iron maiden. The museum is located in the basement of the tower.

Museum on the Imperial Palace grounds displaying works from the royal family's art collection.

👍👍 There is a JCII Camera Museum next to the Camera Museum, and there is an admission discount ticket at the photo exhibition there.

👍 I'll stretch to give it 4 stars, though it certainly isn't an exciting place. I found two special exhibits about Tanaka Shozo, who I read about somewhere. He presented a petition at risk of his own death. There's also a picture of everyone in the first Diet, where Tanaka looks completely different,...

😠 Sadly it’s really disappointing to see how the museum narrates the wars invading other countries. Many moments I stopped, thought and easily found logic issues and facts not mentioned which turn things into very different stories. Seeing invasions as glory of nation and claiming it was for protectin...

👍 20220127After visiting Mitsu Aida, I was strolling around the Marunouchi area and found this place by chance, and it was my first visit. The inside of the museum is smaller than I expected, but the exhibits and explanations focus on trusts, and I liked that it wasn't unnecessarily large and didn't h...