A pioneering private art museum in Kobe, Japan, founded in 1934 to display the collection of the Hakutsu Sake Brewing Company. The collection includes two National Treasures and twenty-two Important Cultural Properties.

A museum on Tokyo’s former Hosokawa clan grounds housing historical documents, artifacts, and fine art in the heart of Bunkyo-ku.

A museum in Hakone devoted to Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s *The Little Prince*, open 1999–2023. Closed due to pandemic-era visitor decline and building deterioration.

A modern art museum in Hiroshima’s Central Park, founded in 1978 to showcase Japanese and Western works amid the city’s postwar cultural renaissance.

A specialized insectarium in Hyogo Prefecture dedicated to the study and display of insects from around the world, serving education and entomological research.

Regional museum in Tomakomai preserving Hokkaidō’s natural history, Ainu heritage, and materials from Japan’s colonial development era. Reopened 2013 after renovation.

An art museum on Kōya-san preserving Buddhist treasures from the Heian and Kamakura periods, including paintings, calligraphy, ritual objects and works by Kūkai.

A museum in Gifu Prefecture preserving the history and culture of Ōta-juku, a historic way station on the Nakasendō trade route connecting Edo and Kyoto during Japan’s Edo period.

A contemporary museum in Matsuyama devoted to Ryōtarō Shiba’s acclaimed novel, with architecture by Tadao Ando.