A Tokyo museum dedicated to Machiko Hasegawa, creator of the beloved comic strip Sazae-san, and her collection of Western and Japanese artworks.

A contemporary art museum founded in 1989 in Yokohama’s futuristic Minato Mirai 21 waterfront district, anchoring the city’s transformation into a global cultural center.

Japan’s primary museum of photographic art in Tokyo’s Meguro-ku, featuring exhibitions, a cinema, and works spanning photography’s history and contemporary practice.

Modernist art museum in Nagoya designed by Kisho Kurokawa, opened 1988. Collections span local Nagoya art, École de Paris, Mexican Renaissance, and contemporary work.

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A museum on Tokyo’s former Hosokawa clan grounds housing historical documents, artifacts, and fine art in the heart of Bunkyo-ku.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