Top rated War museums in Japan

Experience the best that Japan has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 54 places from War museum category.

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Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum image
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Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
History museum
Popular museum documenting the WWII atomic-bomb blast in Hiroshima via exhibits, artifacts & talks.
4.70 (19K reviews)
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Hiroshima National Peace Memorial Hall
War museum
Memorial to atomic bomb victims, featuring memoirs, belongings & a hall for quiet reflection.
4.60 (1K reviews)
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Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum
War museum
Museum with photos, clippings & artifacts documenting the atomic bombing of Nagasaki in 1945.
4.50 (8.1K reviews)
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Chiran Peace Museum
War museum
Museum commemorating the army pilots who died in WWII, with personal artifacts & planes on display.
4.50 (7.5K reviews)
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Yushukan Museum
War museum
Refurbished Japanese military-history museum that commemorates wars from 1894 to 1945.
4.50 (1.6K reviews)
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Bansei Tokkō Peace Museum
War museum
👍👍 現代の若い人たちに是非とも一度は行ってみてほしい場所です。 第二次世界大戦から75年超が過ぎました。 「戦争」というテーマでは、広島、長崎、沖縄といった『他国軍の攻撃を受けて何の罪もない一般人が犠牲になった場所』が有名で、学校の修学旅行などでそれらの地を訪れたことがある人は多いのではないでしょうか。 一...
4.50 (548 reviews)
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Nagasaki National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims
War museum
Opened in 2002, this monument is dedicated to world peace & to the victims of the atomic bomb.
4.50 (494 reviews)
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ホタル館 富屋食堂(資料館）
War museum
👍👍 I've always wanted to go along with the Chiran Peace Museum. The Tomiya Shokudo was run by Tome Torihama, who took care of the special attack soldiers in their final days and worked hard for the bereaved families after the war. Tome-san's presence must have been a comfort to the young kamikaze sold...
4.50 (311 reviews)
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Shunan City KAITEN Memorial museum
War museum
👍👍 I went on a weekday in November. It is a scale that only goes around the inside of a one-story building that is not so large, but it takes about 30 to 40 minutes if you take a closer look at the exhibition. It takes about 10 minutes to walk from the ferry terminal, and it takes some time to see the...
4.50 (293 reviews)
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Hacksaw Ridge
War museum
👍👍 Peaceful and historically significant location in Okinawa. When you're visiting this definitely somewhere you'll want to check out. The trails are very friendly and there are plenty of monuments and landmarks to look at. Safe for families as well, make sure when you're trying to get here you Google...
4.50 (220 reviews)
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Fukuromachi Elementary School Peace Museum
Local history museum
Museum in a school destroyed by the 1945 atomic bombing, presenting artifacts, objects & photos.
4.50 (146 reviews)
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Yushokan (Yokaren Memorial Museum)
War museum
👍👍 If you come here, we recommend that you come to see the Pre-National Peace Memorial Ship. Doing so deepens the excitement. This is a historical museum that is open to the public for free. The valuable materials and artifacts of the special attack team are displayed beautifully. If you are intereste...
4.50 (134 reviews)
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The defunct Imperial Japanese Army Noborito Laboratory Museum for Education in Peace
Local history museum
👍👍 I went to Noborito Research Institute. There were 6 of us participating, and we had one guide with us who gave us detailed and easy-to-understand explanations, and the tour went by for about 2 hours. The first thing that surprised me was that the balloon bomb was equipped with high-tech technology....
4.50 (65 reviews)
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Iwo Jima War Dead Monument (Tenzan Memorial Monument)
Memorial park
👍👍 An important place that makes you think a lot about war. I thought it would be a good idea to take a photo of the cenotaph directly, so I took a look at the surrounding memorial tower.
4.50 (48 reviews)
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Tachiarai Peace Memorial Museum
War museum
Housed at a historic airfield, this war museum features planes & exhibits on the air raids of 1945.
4.40 (2.2K reviews)
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Historical Museum of Kanoya Air Base
Army museum
Open-air collection of military aircraft along with an indoor exhibit on WWII kamikaze pilots.
4.40 (2K reviews)
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Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum
War museum
Museum, park & war memorial devoted to promoting world peace through education & history.
4.40 (1.3K reviews)
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紫電改展示館
War museum
👍👍 On my way home from work on Saturday, I took a detour to visit the Shiden Kai Exhibition Hall in Ainan Town, which I had always been interested in. Developed as a local fighter to replace the Zero Fighter just before the end of the war. About 400 were built in eight months. It is said that the one...
4.40 (1K reviews)
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Memorial Museum for Soldiers, Detainees in Siberia, and Postwar Repatriates
War museum
🫤 A one sided view museum focusing on the suffering of the Japanese. There is no mentioning on the suffering of the people being invaded by them. In fact, they still use the word "advance" instead of "invade" to describe their invasion to neighbouring countries. Whereas in the pamphlet they give aw...
4.40 (397 reviews)
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Japanese Naval Underground Headquarters
War museum
👍 Really cool; must see. Don’t expect too much from it though, the tunnels are short and the museum is small. It is very dank inside and wet so wear closed toed shoes unless you’re okay with getting nasty tunnel water on your feet.
4.40 (99 reviews)
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