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Top 10 Must-Visit Museums in Tokyo - 2023
Updated Sep 2023
- No.1
Tokyo National Museum
4.6/5311 ReviewsTokyo5.4km from downtown
"It is a museum with history and tradition that houses Japanese and Oriental artifacts. When I went there, it was a special exhibition in ancient Mexico. You can touch the history and tradition of 々."Highlights: Located inside Ueno Park, the Tokyo National Museum is the oldest Japanese national museum, the largest art museum in Japan, and one of the largest art museums in the world. Tokyo National Museum holds over 110,000 objects, including a comprehensive collection of art works and archaeological objects of Asia, with a particular focus on Japan. There are restaurants and shops within the museum's premises, as well as outdoor exhibitions and a garden where visitors can enjoy seasonal views.Show Less - No.2
TeNQ Space Museum
4.6/516 ReviewsTokyo3.8km from downtown
"TENQ Universe Museum is located in the famous Tokyo Dome, belonging to the entertainment facilities affiliated to the Dome area. I have to say that the comprehensive planning of small areas in Japan is particularly common and is done very well. The interior of the museum is the universe starry sky and human spaceflight that everyone can think of. The space is not large. The display is modernized through 3D projection, light curtains and other means, the experience is good, and there are shops that can buy small surroundings."Highlights: TeNQ Cosmos Museum opened in Tokyo Dome City on July 8, 2014. This is an entertainment museum that can learn all kinds of knowledge about the universe. The museum is divided into 9 areas, using new technologies to bring visitors an immersive experience. In StartingRoom, light sculpture projection technology can be used to completely present the evolution of the universe from ancient times to the present in the entire indoor space; while TheaterSora can watch live videos overlooking the earth from the International Space Station. In addition, there are various exhibition contents such as play areas that can be operated by yourself, research sites of industry-university cooperation, etc., so you can fully experience the wonders brought by aerospace technology.Show Less - No.3
Fire Museum
4.5/525 ReviewsTokyo4.5km from downtown
"The best thing here is that there is no ticket, but you still need to change your license to enter the museum. When you enter the museum, you will first see a small store, which displays many large antique-grade fire trucks. The 3rd and 4th floors can also let children wear firefighters' clothes to sit on the fire truck, and there is also a fire helicopter to let children in and drive. The 5th floor is a model to explain the fire scene from the Edo era, Wujia, and Yuanfang. The large terrace outside is parked with a retired rescue helicopter to let the children go up. The 10th floor is the observation deck and rest area, where you can take a break."Highlights: The Fire Museum is located at Yotsuya-sanchome Station on the Marunouchi Line. It houses fire-fighting-related equipment from the Edo period to the present day. Among the many exhibits, the carriage-type fire truck and the fire-fighting helicopter on the top floor are very popular among tourists. Although the fire helicopter is outdated, it will attract many children. The 1st to 6th floors of the museum are exhibition areas, and the 10th floor is the observation deck and dining area.Show Less - No.4
National Museum of Nature and Science
4.4/566 ReviewsTokyo5.1km from downtown
"The National Science Museum in Ueno is divided into two buildings, the Earth Hall and the Japan Hall. The exhibits are very rich and the content is very diverse. There are many animal specimens and models, which are worth seeing. The 360-degree animation movie at the entrance is free to watch. There are many languages to use. The best thing is that the tour below high school students is completely free. The adult ticket is only 620 yen. It is a good place to visit for two days! !"Highlights: Established in January 1877, the National Science Museum is the largest natural science museum in Japan. The location is the remains of Japan from the Jomon and Yayoi periods to the Kofun period, and part of the ruins of the Kanei-ji Temple compound that was burned down during the Meiji Restoration at the end of the Tokugawa period. The museum currently has 5 exhibition buildings. Buildings 1 and 4 have special exhibitions on the evolution of organisms, the evolution of mammals, Japan's flora and fauna, mineral geology and human beings. The other three exhibition buildings introduce the history of science and technology development, and the exhibits include various measuring tools and labor tools from ancient times to the present.Show Less - No.5
Edo-Tokyo Museum
4.4/5140 ReviewsTokyo4km from downtown
"The Edo Tokyo Museum is a place to experience Edo and Tokyo culture. There are many exhibition areas to experience firsthand, and it seems that there is not much time to visit. The permanent display room is thoroughly explained by the Edo area, with the three themes of "go", "see" and "touch"."Highlights: The Edo-Tokyo Museum is dedicated to preserving and displaying the history of Tokyo during the Edo period. Opened in March, 1993, the museum is housed in a unique building modeled after an elevated-floor type warehouse. Since opening it has been a landmark and popular tourist attraction. The Edo-Tokyo Museum aims to pass on to future generations the history and culture of Edo-Tokyo through the collection of related materials, the holding of exhibitions, and the preservation of a collection of about 590,000 items. Tokyo is a city with a long history and certainly anyone interested in this will want to visit the Edo-Tokyo Museum.Show Less - No.6
Tokyo Metro Museum
4.5/539 ReviewsTokyo9.8km from downtown
"Metro Line Museum Collect a lot of subway documents. Including a simulator of driving underground lights as well"Highlights: Established in 1986, the Tokyo Metro Museum is a very low-key attraction that many foreign tourists do not know about. When you come here, a historical picture of the Tokyo subway is presented in front of you. In the museum, you can also see an old subway car, which used to run on the first subway line in Tokyo. Upper (Ueno-Asakusa). The quota experience room in the museum is very interesting. The simulator here can make you feel the fun of driving the subway, and you can even hear all kinds of sounds when the train starts. In addition, the earthquake experience device simulator can make you feel the various crisis states of the subway during the earthquake. The interpreter will tell the tourists in detail how to deal with these crises.Show Less - No.7
Tokyo Toy Museum
4.4/520 ReviewsTokyo4.7km from downtown"In various national and capital museums, art and animation master exhibition halls in Tokyo, the toy museum seems inconspicuous, but this may be the most able to experience Japanese wooden toys and traditional recreation style places, the museum as a whole is converted from a primary school, experience and visit fully functional, Others teach you to play, and overall, it is more suitable for parents and children."Highlights: This is a toy museum. If you have a child around you, you can't go wrong with bringing him here. There are toys from all over the world in the museum. On the second floor of the museum, there are amusement facilities such as wooden horses and wooden tunnels for children to play with. There are also various dolls in the museum. The staff at the museum are very friendly, although not everyone can speak English, but they will show you how to use some toys through practical demonstrations.Show Less - No.8
Museum of Yebisu Beer
Closed4.4/538 ReviewsTokyo5.5km from downtown
"Last Sunday, during the rainy season, I went to the Ebisu Beer Memorial Hall because it was "Hare Day is Ebisu". The entrance fee was ¥ 500, and I was usually able to sample after visiting the exhibition of the memorial hall, but now I often have a holiday. However, there is a drink space in the next space, and you can enjoy several kinds of beer for ¥ 400 per cup. There is a 30-minute limit for one stay, but the beer poured by professionals is the best 😍" - No.9
Guinness World Records Museum Tokyo
4.6/537 ReviewsTokyo2.3km from downtown
"The Tokyo Museum of the World Guinness Records, this museum still recommends everyone to come. If there are children, you can bring children to visit the things here. It will feel very novel and incredible."Highlights: The Guinness World Records Museum is located on the 3rd floor of Tokyo Tower, where you can see all kinds of strange people and wonders included in the Guinness World Records. If you go to visit Tokyo Tower, this is not to be missed.Show Less - No.10
World Bags & Luggage Museum
4.5/529 ReviewsTokyo4.9km from downtown
"The entire workshop, the predecessor of the barracks site in the late 19th century, was located after that, Delvaux retained the cold appearance of the steel frame structure of the arms factory. A constant temperature and humidity glass space first came into view. Similar to a library or archives, with high ceilings of industrial steel frames, displaying works from 1970 ､ 1960s and even 1950s Delvaux handbags, they are stored in dustproof cloth bags, the same as files, only with the capital letter "D" on the cloth bag to indicate the identity, The form of the horseshoe buckle with the handbag logo is the same."Highlights: The Ace World Handbag Museum is located in Taito District, Tokyo. The museum area is not very large, but it has a rich and diverse collection of luggage bags. The museum displays handbags from 31 countries with exquisite workmanship and high quality, as well as the development history of the famous brand Samsonite.Show Less - No.11
Odaiba Takoyaki Museum
4.3/557 ReviewsTokyo4.7km from downtown
"It is a place where you can enjoy the shopping street of the Showa era. There were various takoyaki here. Access is convenient and suitable for families with children."Highlights: Takoyaki is a specialty food in Osaka, and there is a Takoyaki Museum in Odaiba. Here, chefs from 5 famous takoyaki restaurants in Osaka have gathered to compete with each other in their craftsmanship! In addition to selling more than 30 different flavors of takoyaki, there will also be a small brochure explaining the development and evolution of takoyaki, and all kinds of takoyaki can be bought in it. Remove the sauce, red ginger, and seaweed, so that you can taste the original and mellow taste of the old shop "Aizuya", the originator of takoyaki; cover the takoyaki with a thick layer of shredded green onion like a hill, some dare not eat it The famous store "Tokyo", which you can't stop trying to taste, "Taro", a famous store that adds yam to the takoyaki to make the taste unique; "Seventeen Ban", which uses coarse salt instead of the sauce to taste; "Dotonbori KUKURU" featuring Akashi-yaki.Show Less - No.12
Sumo Museum
4.3/568 ReviewsTokyo3.8km from downtown
"Coming to Tokyo, having to go to the sumo wrestling competition, there is a huge amphitheater inside, if you want to spend more time here he can learn a lot, it is a great experience, can book tickets online in advance." - No.13
Japanese Sword Museum
4.5/519 ReviewsTokyo4km from downtown
"The sword museum has many ancient Japanese Bugis used knives, swords and the like, and has a lot of collections. Take a walk and grow a lot of knowledge. The whole museum is very Japanese, see it, not bad."Highlights: The Sword Museum is the only collection of swords in Tokyo. There are about 152 books on various types of swords, knives, armor and metal crafts in the museum. The swords on display include national treasure-level swords engraved with the Taidao inscription "Yanji", the Taidao inscription "National Bank", and the Taidao inscription "National Bank". In addition, about 1,500 ancient books and materials on swords are also collected in the reference room. If you are interested in such collections, you must not miss it.Show Less - No.14
NHK Museum of Broadcasting
4.5/523 ReviewsTokyo1.7km from downtown"The Advertising Museum Tokyo is Fusang's only advertising museum. It contains about 300,000 advertising materials and 30,000 books on marketing from the Edo era. The four cloud-like blocks hanging in the air are classified as "happy advertising, surprise advertisements, strong resonant advertisements, and thoughtful advertisements", and the audience can stand in the "cloud" and feel these selected advertising content. At the same time, through the new touch screen in the museum, you can watch nearly 2,000 posters and animation advertisements. Toshibashi, Tokyo Metropolitan Port District, 1-8-2."Highlights: The NHK Broadcasting Museum is the first professional broadcasting museum in the world. It displays many cultural relic-level equipment and equipment related to broadcasting, and displays the history of broadcasting in an easy-to-understand manner through machines, scripts, sounds, and images.Show Less - No.15
Ozu History Museum
4.4/514 ReviewsTokyo2.2km from downtown
"The Ozu and Paper Museum is in the Bird Mountain Park, each theme on each floor is paper-related materials, paper recycling, environmental problems, etc. In the early Meiji period, it was a paper factory, and there was also a paper experiment experience unit, and there were some exquisite notepads for sale in the gift shop."Highlights: Ozu washi paper has a history of more than 360 years since 1653. The museum mainly displays the development history of Ozu washi paper and many precious ancient documents, as well as materials about Japanese traditional paper. If you are interested in Japanese traditional paper culture, you must not miss it.Show Less - No.16
Bank of Japan Currency Museum
4.2/520 ReviewsTokyo1.7km from downtown
"The Bank of Japan Monetary Museum, a well-known comprehensive museum in Tokyo, had low expectations and when we arrived, we were thrilled, much better than we thought."Highlights: The Currency Museum is located in the Bank of Japan branch in Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan. It is a small museum that is easily overlooked by tourists. The museum's collections cover the entire history of Japanese currency, from early Chinese banknotes to the current Japanese yen, as well as cash checks and coins from around the world. If you have plenty of time and are interested in history, visit this small free museum.Show Less - No.17
Suginami Animation Museum
4.0/510 ReviewsTokyo14.9km from downtown
"This museum is very cold. Even if you transfer the bus, you have to walk for ten minutes. It is not easy to find in the residential area. There are many precious cartoonists who do not charge tickets. Signatures and pictures are also restored to the studios of some well-known cartoonists. There is a floor to read comic books and watch for free. It's not possible to shoot."Highlights: The Suginami Animation Museum is a place where Japanese prices are suitable for all ages to participate in, systematically learn, experience and understand Japanese animation. The venue is small in scale, and the themes displayed range from "the history of Japanese animation" to "the future of animation". You can also watch small videos and experience interactive projects such as after-body recordings. It is recommended for friends who are interested in Japanese animation to visit. Most of the exhibitions in the museum are marked in Chinese and English, so there is no need to worry too much about language problems.Show Less
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