Top rated History museums in Japan

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Kobe Center for Overseas Migration and Cultural Interaction
History museum
👍👍 It is located in the cosmopolitan city of Kobe. This Center for Overseas Migration and Cultural Exchange was a former overseas migration center, and was the place where those who wish to move would undergo a final check on their health. He also learned language learning (Portuguese, Spanish, Engli...
4.40 (188 reviews)
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Oyamazumi Shrine Treasure Hall
History museum
👍👍 おしい。の一言です。 リニューアルして多くの人に観て感じて欲しい場所。 かなりの数の国宝や重要文化財があります。 武具類が多く、戦う道具ですが留め具が扇紋様であったりと、粋を感じる鎧もあります。 特に鏡類は数多く展示されておりますが、時代に描かれた鳥やその他紋様に興味がありしっかり観たかったのですが展...
4.40 (139 reviews)
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不屈館
History museum
👍 クラウドファンドした不屈館に行きました。DVD鑑賞の後展示物を拝見しました。亀次郎さんもフミさんもいい表情をしており、信念をある方は、偉大です！ 心が洗われる時間でした。末永く存続する様に応援します。
4.40 (101 reviews)
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Kitamido Museum
History museum
👍👍 なかなか良い展示です。しかも入場料は無料。
4.40 (59 reviews)
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樋口季一郎記念館
History museum
👍👍 ソ連に北海道を略奪されるのを阻止し、ユダヤ人を救った日本の英雄。その割には記念館は小さすぎる。教科書に載せるべき人なのに、知ってる人は少ない。情けない。
4.40 (49 reviews)
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Museum Meiji-Mura
Open air museum
Open-air museum showcasing many historic buildings with noteworthy architecture.
4.30 (6K reviews)
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Shimane Prefecture Ancient Izumo History Museum
Heritage museum
Modern space housing excavated bronze artifacts & remains from the 1200s Izumo Grand Shrine.
4.30 (3.1K reviews)
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Fukagawa Edo Museum
Local history museum
This history museum focused on the Edo period features re-created homes, a theater & lecture hall.
4.30 (2.3K reviews)
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Gunma Prefectural Museum of History
Local history museum
Contemporary building displaying local artifacts dating from ancient times to the present.
4.30 (825 reviews)
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Shimadzu
Technology museum
👍👍 One of the must visit museums in Kyoto! Especially for those of you who are interested in economic and business history. Foreign visitors will be guided in English to show the history of Genzo Shimadzu starting medical equipment business from the beginning in Kyoto. The explanations are easy to unde...
4.30 (243 reviews)
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宗像大社 辺津宮 神宝館
Archaeological museum
😐 ♨️国宝だらけ〜♨️ 鏡や勾玉、金製指輪など沖ノ島から発見された8万点にも及ぶ膨大な数の神宝は、どれも第一級品ですべて国宝に指定☝🏻日本国内でもっとも多数の国宝を保有する神社博物館。 とにかく国宝だらけなので、沖ノ島の凄さが分かります。 ⭐︎入館料¥800 ⭐︎写真撮影可
4.30 (184 reviews)
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Yamato Group History Museum
Exhibit
👍👍 It's great to have this quality for free The staff was very responsive, and the building and restrooms were very clean. Visited on 8/21 First, write your name and address at the reception desk and receive an admission pass. Pass through what looks like an automatic ticket gate and head to the elevat...
4.30 (146 reviews)
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Nogi (Kan)
History museum
😐 本来は事前受付が必要なようですが当日直接訪問すると門番の自衛官がすぐに当日受付としてくれました 建物はとても古くて、資料もびっくりするようなものはありませんが旅順港閉塞作戦の内容が中心　当時の軍服とかあってファンは楽しいと思う 展示を眺めている最中は遠くから自衛官が見守っていますが、駐屯地内なので外部...
4.30 (114 reviews)
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Miyajima History and Folklore Museum
Local history museum
Set of historic buildings with cultural artifacts on display, such as a rickshaw & vintage pottery.
4.30 (112 reviews)
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Jomopia Miyahata
History museum
4.30 (85 reviews)
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市ヶ谷記念館
Army museum
👍👍 You can experience this very valuable history on tours that require reservations. The Tokyo Trials, the Mishima Incident, Letters from Iwo Jima, etc. were so worth seeing that the tour alone would not have been enough time. At the end of the tour, you can also stop by the Ministry of Defense's welfa...
4.30 (83 reviews)
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Kyoto Japanese Folk Dolls Museum|さがの 人形の家
Museum
👍👍 A real hidden gem in Kyoto. If you visit Arashiyama, you've got to visit here too.
4.30 (33 reviews)
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Abashiri Prison Museum
Local history museum
Former penal institution housing life-size dioramas depicting prison life since the Meiji era.
4.20 (6.9K reviews)
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The Sakamoto Ryoma Memorial Museum
History museum
Letters, weapons & info panels tracing the life of national hero Sakamoto Ryoma in a hilltop locale.
4.20 (2.4K reviews)
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Memorial Ship Hakkōda-maru
Maritime museum
Well-known site spotlighting ferry history & culture exhibits in a former working ship.
4.20 (2.4K reviews)
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