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.
381 museums across 47 prefectures
Hokkaido6
Aomori9
A Omori North Ma Horoba History Museum
Aomori
Goshogawara City Shiura History & Folk Museum
Goshogawara
Takaoka Forest Hiroshi Zen Han History Museum
Hirosaki
San Ko Municipal History & Folk Museum
Sannohe
Misawa City History & Folk Museum
Misawa
Tohoku History & Folk Museum
Hachinohe City Nango History & Folk Museum
Hachinohe
Hirauchi History & Folk Museum
Hirauchi
Noheji Municipal History & Folk Museum
Noheji
Iwate6
Miyagi8
Michinoku Date Masashi Mune History Museum
Matsushima
Oku Matsushima Jomon Village History Museum
Higashimatsushima
Shichigahama History Museum
Shichigahama
仙台市歴史民俗資料館
Sendai
Osaki City Matsuyama Furusato History Museum
Osaki
Toyone City History Museum
Toyone
Tohoku History Museum
Tagajo
Natori City 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 City History & Folk Museum
Kazuno
Akita Municipal Akita Joseki History Museum
Akita
Ouchi History & Folk Museum
Yuri Honjo
Misato History Folk Kan ･ Sasaki Atsushi Memorial Shitsu Museum
Misato
Yamagata6
Fukushima8
Ibaraki5
Tochigi4
Gunma6
Saitama5
Chiba10
印西市立印旛歴史民俗資料館
印西市
印旛医科器械歴史資料館
印西市
To Jo History Museum
Matsudo
National Museum of Japanese History
Sakura
Sammu City History & Folk Museum
Sambu
Ichihara History Museum
Ichihara
市立市川歴史博物館
堀之内
Naritakuko Sora To Daichi History Museum
Shibayama
Mutsuzawa Municipal History & Folk Museum
Mutsuzawa
髙 Nashimoto Ka Kamihanawa History Museum
Noda
Tokyo17
ふるさと府中歴史館
Fuchu
Meguro History Museum
Meguro
Komazawadaigaku Zen Culture History Museum
Minato Municipal Local History Museum
Minato
The History Museum of J-Koreans
Minato
Yamazaki Memorial Nakano Municipal History & Folk Museum
Nakano
新宿歴史博物館
四谷三栄町
Nakano Municipal History & Folk Museum
Nakano
Tokyo Metropolitan Suido History Museum
Bunkyo
Higashimurayama Furusato History Museum
Higashimurayama
Hino Municipal Shinsen Gumi Furusato History Museum
Hino
Shinagawa Municipal Shinagawa History Museum
Shinagawa
Fuji Firumu Shashin History Museum
武蔵村山市立歴史民俗資料館
Musashino Furusato History Museum
Bunkyo Furusato History Museum
Bunkyo
Tatsukawa City History & Folk Museum
Tatsukawa
Kanagawa8
Niigata7
Toyama4
Ishikawa5
Fukui7
Yamanashi2
Nagano9
Gifu19
Hashima City History Folk Kan ･ Hashima City Eiga Museum
Hashima
Kani Local History Museum
Kani
Kagamihara City History & Folk Museum
Kagamihara
Sekigahara History Folk Gakushu Museum
Sekigahara
Iwamura History Museum
Ena
Ginan History & Folk Museum
Ginan
Gifu Prefectural History Museum
Gifu
Gifu City History Museum
Gifu
Kuguno History & Folk Museum
Takayama
Korikami City History Museum
Korikami
山県市図書館・美術館・歴史民俗資料館
Kamitakara Furusato History Museum
Takayama
Ogaki City Sunomata History Museum
Ogaki
Ogaki City History & Folk Museum
Ogaki
Nakatsugawa City Nakasendo History Museum
Nakatsugawa
Toki City Mino Ceramics History Museum
Toki
藤橋歴史民俗資料館
Ibigawa
Aketakara History & Folk Museum
Korikami
Ibigawa History & Folk Museum
Ibigawa
Shizuoka6
Aichi21
Ama City Jimokuji History & Folk Museum
Ama
Ama City Miwa History & Folk Museum
Ama
Miyoshi Municipal History & Folk Museum
Miyoshi
Anjo City History Museum
Aki
Ichinomiya City Bisai History & Folk Museum
Ichinomiya
Kanie History & Folk Museum
Kanie
Kariya City History Museum
Kariya
Konan City History & Folk Museum
Konan
Saori History Folk Museum
Ai Saichi
Komakiyama History Museum
Omaki
Shinjo City Tsukude History & Folk Museum
Shinjo
Mizu History Museum
Nagoya
Shitara Gen History Museum
Shinjo
Chiyokura History Museum
Nagoya
Oguchi History & Folk Museum
Oguchi
Obu City History & Folk Museum
Obu
Chita City History Folk Museum
Chita
Chiryu City History & Folk Museum
Chiryu
Atsuta Shiratori History Museum
Nagoya
Taketoyo History & Folk Museum
Taketoyo
Yatomi City History & Folk Museum
Yatomi
Mie6
Shiga11
Ritto History Folk Museum
Ritto
湖南市東海道石部宿歴史民俗資料館
湖南市
Koga City Mizuguchi History & Folk Museum
Koga
Koga City Tsuchiyama History & Folk Museum
Koga
Otani Shiro Sengoku History Museum
Nagahama
Asai History & Folk Museum
Nagahama
Otsu City History Museum
Otsu
Nagahama Jo History Museum
Nagahama
東海道石部宿歴史民俗資料館
Maibara City Kashiwa Harajuku History Museum
Maibara
Yasu City History Folk Museum
Yasu
Kyoto7
Osaka14
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 History Museum
Osaka
Daito Municipal History & Folk Museum
Daito
Ikeda Municipal History & Folk Museum
Ikeda
Kashiwabara Municipal History Museum
Kashiwabara
八尾市立歴史民俗資料館
Yao
Culture History Museum
Moriguchi
History Kan Izumi Sa Museum
Izumisano
和泉市いずみの国歴史館
Izumi
Hyogo13
Koshien History Museum
Nishinomiya
Shisawa City History Museum
Shisawa
Kobe Kakyo History Museum
Kobe
Ako Municipal History Museum
Ako
Taishi Municipal History Museum
Taishi
丹波市立春日歴史民俗資料館
丹波市
丹波市立柏原歴史民俗資料館
丹波市
Awaji City Hokudan History & Folk Museum
Awaji
Tori Interia History Museum
Itami
尼崎市立歴史博物館
Amagasaki
Fukuzaki Municipal Kanzaki History & Folk Museum
Fukusaki
Hyogo Prefectural History Museum
Himeji
豊岡市立歴史博物館―但馬国府・国分寺館―
Toyooka
Nara5
Wakayama5
Tottori9
Inaba Maha History Museum
Tottori
Kofu History & Folk Museum
Kofu
San'in History Museum
Yonago
倉吉博物館・倉吉歴史民俗資料館
Kurayoshi
Oyama Natural History Museum
Oyama
Tottori City History Museum
Tottori
Yu Nashi Hamacho Hawai History & Folk Museum
Yu Nashi Hamacho
Hino History & Folk Museum
Hino
Kitazakae Hojo History & Folk Museum
Kitazakae
Shimane7
Okayama6
Hiroshima10
Ono Michi History Museum
Onomichi
Aki Takada City History Folk Museum
Aki Takada
Miyajima History & Folk Museum
Hatsukaichi
Hiroshima Prefectural History Museum
Fukuyama
Hiroshima Prefectural History & Folk Museum
Mitsugi
Sengoku Niwa History Museum
Kitahiroshima
Fuchu City History & Folk Museum
Fuchu
Fukuyama City Shin Ichi History Folk Museum
Fukuyama
Fukuyama City Konoe History & Folk Museum
Fukuyama
鞆 Ura History & Folk Museum
Fukuyama
Yamaguchi7
Shimonoseki Municipal Hohoku History & Folk Museum
Shimonoseki
Shimonoseki Municipal History Museum
Shimonoseki
Yoshida Shoin History Museum
Hagi
Yamaguchi City History & Folk Museum
Yamaguchi
San'yo Onoda City 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 City Onishi Fujiyama History Museum
Imabari
Sumitomo Science Ehime Kojo History Museum
Niihama
Osu City Kobe History & Folk Museum
Osu
Azuma Atsushi Municipal History & Folk Museum
Higashi Yutaka
Uchiko History Folk Kan ( Akinai To Kurashi Museum ) Museum
Uchiko
Kochi6
Fukuoka13
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 City History Museum
Yukuhashi
Kawara History Museum
Kawara
Shima History Museum
Itoshima
須恵町立歴史民俗資料館
須恵町
Chikushino City History Museum
Chikushino
Nakama City History & Folk Museum
Nakama
Tagawa City Sekitan ･ History Museum
Tagawa
Saga11
Imari City History & Folk Museum
Imari
Saga Prefectural Saga Jo Hommaru History Museum
Saga
Saga City History & Folk Museum
Saga
Sano Jomin To Mie Tsu Kaigun Sho Ato History Museum
Saga
Ogi Municipal History Museum
Ogi
Tara History & Folk Museum
Tara
Nogyo History Museum
Saga
Takeo City Library ･ History Museum
Takeo
Arita History Folk Kan ･ Aritayaki Sanko Museum
Arita
Arita History Folk Kan West Museum
Arita
Arita History Folk Kan East Museum
Arita
Nagasaki10
Sotome History & Folk Museum
Nagasaki
五島観光歴史資料館
Goshima
Sasebo City Utsuwa History Museum
Sasebo
Kamitsushima History Folk Museum
Tsushima
Tsushima Chosen Tsushinshi History Museum
Tsushima
大村市歴史資料館
大村市
長崎県立対馬歴史民俗資料館
Tsushima
South Shimabara City Kuchinotsu History & Folk Museum
Minami Shimabara
Mine History & Folk Museum
Tsushima
諫早市美術・歴史館
諫早市
Kumamoto7
Oita7
Miyazaki11
Ebino City History & Folk Museum
Ebino
Miyazaki City Sadowara History Museum
Miyazaki
Miyazaki City Amaga Jo History & Folk Museum
Miyazaki
Miyazaki City History Museum
Miyazaki
Saito City History & Folk Museum
Saito
Nishimera Village History & Folk Museum
Nishimera
Miyakonojo History Museum
Miyakonojo
Hinata City History & Folk Museum
Hinata
Mongawa History & Folk Museum
Mongawa
Nojiri History & Folk Museum
Kobayashi
Obi Jo History Museum
Nichinan
Kagoshima11
Aira City History & Folk Museum
Aira
Isen History & Folk Museum
Isen
Amami City History & Folk Museum
Amami
屋久島町歴史民俗資料館
Yakushima
Kimotsuki Municipal History & Folk Museum
Kimotsuki
Satsuma Sendai City Sendai History Museum
Satsuma Sendai
Kagoshima Municipal Furusato Archaeology History Museum
Kagoshima
Shussui History & Folk Museum
Izumi
Shussui Fumoto History Museum
Izumi
Nakatane Municipal History & Folk Museum
Nakatane
Hioki City Fukiage History & Folk Museum
Hioki
Okinawa5
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