By type
History Museums in Japan
History museums across Japan, organized by prefecture — each one a door into the memory of a place, from major cities to the smallest towns.
337 museums across 47 prefectures
Hokkaido5
Aomori9
A Omori North No Ma Horoba History Museum
Aomori
Goshogawara Shiura History & Folk Museum
Goshogawara
Takaoka No Mori Hiroshi Zen Han History Museum
Hirosaki
San Ko Municipal History & Folk Museum
Sannohe
Misawa Shi History & Folk Museum
Misawa
Tohoku History & Folk Museum
Hachinohe Nango History & Folk Museum
Hachinohe
Hirauchi History & Folk Museum
Hirauchi
Noheji Municipal History & Folk Museum
Noheji
Iwate5
Miyagi8
Michinoku Date Masashi Mune History Museum
Matsushima
Oku Matsushima Jomon Mura History Museum
Higashimatsushima
Shichigahama History Museum
Shichigahama
Sendai Shi History & Folk Museum
Sendai
Osaki Matsuyama Furusato History Museum
Osaki
Toyone Shi History Museum
Toyone
Tohoku History Museum
Tagajo
Natori Shi History & Folk Museum
Natori
Akita8
Ikawa History & Folk Museum
Ikawa
Ugo History & Folk Museum
Ugo
Iwaki History & Folk Museum
Yuri Honjo
Sanshu Kotooka History & Folk Museum
Sanshu
Kazuno Shi History & Folk Museum
Kazuno
Akita Municipal Akita Joseki History Museum
Akita
Ouchi History & Folk Museum
Yuri Honjo
Misato History Folk Shiryo Kan ･ Sasaki Atsushi Kinen Shitsu Museum
Misato
Yamagata5
Fukushima7
Ibaraki5
Tochigi4
Gunma5
Saitama3
Chiba7
Tokyo16
Furusato Fuchu History Museum
Fuchu
Meguro History Museum
Meguro
Komazawadaigaku Zen Culture History Museum
Minato Municipal Local History Museum
Minato
Zainichi Kan Jin History Museum
Minato
Yamazaki Kinen Nakano Municipal History & Folk Museum
Nakano
Nakano Municipal History & Folk Museum
Nakano
Tokyo To Suido History Museum
Bunkyo
Eastmurayama Furusato History Museum
Higashimurayama
Hino Municipal Shinsen Gumi No Furusato History Museum
Hino
Shinagawa Municipal Shinagawa History Museum
Shinagawa
Fuji Firumu Shashin History Museum
Musashimurayama Municipal History & Folk Museum
Musashino Furusato History Museum
Bunkyo Furusato History Museum
Bunkyo
Tatsukawa Shi History & Folk Museum
Tatsukawa
Kanagawa6
Niigata5
Toyama3
Ishikawa5
Fukui7
Yamanashi1
Nagano6
Gifu17
Hashima History Folk Shiryo Kan ･ Hashima Eiga Museum
Hashima
Kani Local History Museum
Kani
Kagamihara Shi History & Folk Museum
Kagamihara
Sekigahara History Folk Gakushu Kan Museum
Sekigahara
Iwamura History Museum
Ena
Ginan History & Folk Museum
Ginan
Gifu Ken History Museum
Gifu
Gifu Shi History Museum
Gifu
Kuguno History & Folk Museum
Takayama
Korikami Shi History Museum
Korikami
Kamitakara Furusato History Museum
Takayama
Ogaki Sunomata History Museum
Ogaki
Ogaki Shi History & Folk Museum
Ogaki
Nakatsugawa Nakasendo History Museum
Nakatsugawa
Toki Mino Ceramics History Museum
Toki
Aketakara History & Folk Museum
Korikami
Ibigawa History & Folk Museum
Ibigawa
Shizuoka5
Aichi21
Ama Jimokuji History & Folk Museum
Ama
Ama Miwa History & Folk Museum
Ama
Miyoshi Municipal History & Folk Museum
Miyoshi
Aki Shi History Museum
Aki
Ichinomiya Bisai History & Folk Museum
Ichinomiya
Kanie History & Folk Museum
Kanie
Kariya Shi History Museum
Kariya
Konan Shi History & Folk Museum
Konan
Saori History Folk Museum
Ai Saichi
Komakiyama History Museum
Omaki
Shinjo Tsukude History & Folk Museum
Shinjo
Mizu No History Museum
Nagoya
Shitara Gen History Museum
Shinjo
Chiyokura History Museum
Nagoya
Oguchi History & Folk Museum
Oguchi
Obu Shi History & Folk Museum
Obu
Chita History Folk Museum
Chita
Chiryu Shi History & Folk Museum
Chiryu
Atsuta Shiratori No History Museum
Nagoya
Taketoyo History & Folk Museum
Taketoyo
Yatomi Shi History & Folk Museum
Yatomi
Mie6
Shiga10
Ritto History Folk Museum
Ritto
Koga Mizuguchi History & Folk Museum
Koga
Koga Tsuchiyama History & Folk Museum
Koga
Otani Shiro Sengoku History Museum
Nagahama
Asai History & Folk Museum
Nagahama
Otsu Shi History Museum
Otsu
Nagahama Jo History Museum
Nagahama
Tokaido Ishibe Yado History & Folk Museum
Maibara Kashiwa Harajuku History Museum
Maibara
Yasu History Folk Museum
Yasu
Kyoto6
Osaka13
Panasonikku Myujiamu Matsushita Konosuke History Museum
Kadoma
Takatsuki Municipal Shiro Ato History Museum
Takatsuki
Takatsuki Municipal Ima Jozuka Kodai History Museum
Takatsuki
Takatsuki Municipal History & Folk Museum
Takatsuki
Sakai Municipal Mihara History Museum
Sakai
Taishi Municipal Takeuchi Kaido History Museum
Taishi
Osaka Koria Taun History Museum
Osaka History Museum
Osaka
Daito Municipal History & Folk Museum
Daito
Ikeda Municipal History & Folk Museum
Ikeda
Kashiwabara Municipal History Museum
Kashiwabara
Culture History Museum
Moriguchi
History Kan Izumi Sa No Museum
Izumisano
Hyogo10
Koshien History Museum
Nishinomiya
Shisawa Shi History Museum
Shisawa
Kobe Kakyo History Museum
Kobe
Ako Municipal History Museum
Ako
Taishi Municipal History Museum
Taishi
Awaji Hokudan History & Folk Museum
Awaji
Tori Interia History Museum
Itami
Fukuzaki Municipal Kanzaki History & Folk Museum
Fukusaki
Hyogo Prefectural History Museum
Himeji
Toyooka Municipal History Hakubutsukan ― Tajima Kokufu ･ Kokubunji Kan ― Museum
Toyooka
Nara4
Wakayama2
Tottori8
Shimane6
Okayama6
Hiroshima9
Ono Michi History Museum
Onomichi
Aki Takada History Folk Museum
Aki Takada
Hiroshima Prefectural History Museum
Fukuyama
Hiroshima Prefectural History & Folk Museum
Mitsugi
Sengoku No Niwa History Museum
Kitahiroshima
Fuchu Shi History & Folk Museum
Fuchu
Fukuyama Shin Ichi History Folk Museum
Fukuyama
Fukuyama Konoe History & Folk Museum
Fukuyama
鞆 No Ura History & Folk Museum
Fukuyama
Yamaguchi7
Shimonoseki Municipal Hohoku History & Folk Museum
Shimonoseki
Shimonoseki Municipal History Museum
Shimonoseki
Yoshida Shoin History Museum
Hagi
Yamaguchi Shi History & Folk Museum
Yamaguchi
San'yo Onoda Shi History & Folk Museum
San'yo Onoda
Suo Oshima Hisaka History & Folk Museum
Suo Oshima
Hofu Temmangu History Museum
Hofu
Tokushima5
Kagawa3
Ehime6
Uwajima Municipal History Museum
Uwajima
Imabari Onishi Fujiyama History Museum
Imabari
Sumitomo Science Ehime Kojo History Museum
Niihama
Osu Kobe History & Folk Museum
Osu
Azuma Atsushi Municipal History & Folk Museum
Higashi Yutaka
Uchiko History Folk Shiryo Kan ( Akinai To Kurashi Hakubutsukan ) Museum
Uchiko
Kochi5
Fukuoka12
Ashiya History & Folk Museum
Ashiya
Ito Koku History Museum
Itoshima
Umi Municipal History & Folk Museum
Umi
Amagi History Museum
Asakura
Kyushudaigaku Igaku History Museum
Fukuoka
Kyushu History Museum
Ogori
Yukuhashi Shi History Museum
Yukuhashi
Kawara History Museum
Kawara
Shima History Museum
Itoshima
Chikushino Shi History Museum
Chikushino
Nakama Shi History & Folk Museum
Nakama
Tagawa Sekitan ･ History Museum
Tagawa
Saga11
Imari Shi History & Folk Museum
Imari
Saga Prefectural Saga Jo Hommaru History Museum
Saga
Saga Shi History & Folk Museum
Saga
Sano Jomin To Mie Tsu Kaigun Sho Ato No History Museum
Saga
Ogi Municipal History Museum
Ogi
Tara History & Folk Museum
Tara
Nogyo History Museum
Saga
Takeo Toshokan ･ History Museum
Takeo
Arita History Folk Shiryo Kan ･ Aritayaki Sanko Kan Museum
Arita
Arita History Folk Shiryo Kan West Kan Museum
Arita
Arita History Folk Shiryo Kan Eastdate Museum
Arita
Nagasaki6
Kumamoto7
Oita7
Miyazaki11
Ebino Shi History & Folk Museum
Ebino
Miyazaki Sadowara History Museum
Miyazaki
Miyazaki Amaga Jo History & Folk Museum
Miyazaki
Miyazaki Shi History Museum
Miyazaki
Saito Shi History & Folk Museum
Saito
Westmera Mura History & Folk Museum
Nishimera
Miyakonojo History Museum
Miyakonojo
Hinata Shi History & Folk Museum
Hinata
Mongawa History & Folk Museum
Mongawa
Nojiri History & Folk Museum
Kobayashi
Obi Jo History Museum
Nichinan
Kagoshima9
Aira Shi History & Folk Museum
Aira
Isen History & Folk Museum
Isen
Amami Shi History & Folk Museum
Amami
Kimotsuki Municipal History & Folk Museum
Kimotsuki
Kagoshima Municipal Furusato Archaeology History Museum
Kagoshima
Shussui History & Folk Museum
Izumi
Shussui Fumoto History Museum
Izumi
Nakatane Municipal History & Folk Museum
Nakatane
Hioki Fukiage History & Folk Museum
Hioki
Okinawa5
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