Museums The Original Matsumoto Castle Leslie Taylor Matsumoto Castle in Nagano Prefecture is not only one of Japan's most beautiful castles, but it is also one of the few originals,..
Museums Advertising Museum Tokyo Daniel Vesey Advertising Museum Tokyo provides a look into the world of Japanese advertising from the Edo period running right through to t..
13 Historical Edo Tokyo Museum - History Alive! George Popescu The Edo-Tokyo Museum brings the history of Japan's modern capital to life.
9 Museums Yokohama Silk Museum Larry Knipfing The Silk Museum was established in 1959. Recently re-opened, it features a number of interesting displays of gorgeous kimono, as..
Historical Baelz Memorial Hall, Kusatsu Peter Sidell In the hot-spring resort of Kusatsu in Japan's Gunma prefecture, Baelz Memorial Hall is a small but interesting museum abo..
Museums Takamatsuzuka Mural Hall in Asuka Tony Mariani An early Japanese tomb showing Korean influence and star constellations.
Historical Uekeno Haniwa no Sato Park Linka Wade Uekeno Haniwa no Sato Park is home to the Hodota cluster of kofun, where an almost perfectly preserved 5th century village site..
Museums Yokosuka's Verny Park Tomoko Kamishima There is a beautiful park near JR Yokosuka Station called Verny Park. It is named after a Frenchman who came to Japan in 1865.