Museums in Japan

This ancient burial site was once thought to be the home of a race distinctive to Ainu folklore.

The last remaining predreadnought battleship in the world has been a museum for nearly a century.

This museum is dedicated to the cultural history of tobacco and salt, once monopolized in Japan.

Its collection distills more than 60 years of pop culture in Japan, from Godzilla to Hulk Hogan.

Discover the past, present, and future of packaging in this unique Japanese museum.

A whimsical museum dedicated to the mischievous kappa, a mythical cucumber-loving water sprite.

The former home of queer novelist Yoshiya Nobuko memorializes her contributions to modern-day manga.

One of three official copies of Marcel Duchamp's enigmatic masterpiece is on display in an obscure Tokyo museum.

This tiny museum hidden above a restaurant houses thousands of modern and traditional kites.

A museum dedicated to the history of Tokyo's often-overlooked working-class district.

A tiny collection of traditional Japanese woodblock prints, open only when the owner feels like it.

An unexpected curiosity cabinet hidden within a department store in the Japan Post tower.

A collection of the specialized tools used to construct Japan’s beautiful architecture.

Make your own fake treats at this factory and workshop in the epicenter of Japan's food replica industry.

An abandoned giant glass dome sits in the bay in “the Venice of the East.”

A sobering scientific reminder of the human damage caused by the advent of the nuclear age.