Naitō Memorial Museum
A regional museum in Nobeoka dedicated to local history, culture, and folklore with emphasis on the influential Naitō clan, housing nearly 69,000 objects.
University Art Museum (Tokyo University of the Arts)
A dual-site museum in Toride and Tokyo housing thirty thousand artworks, including National Treasures spanning from Nara period scrolls to modern Japanese masters.
Yonezawa City Uesugi Museum
A 2001 museum on Yonezawa Castle’s grounds preserving 18,800 objects including National Treasures by Kanō Eitoku and records of the Uesugi samurai clan.
Yakumo Town Museum
A regional museum founded in 1978 in Yakumo, Hokkaidō, preserving the cultural heritage and local history of this coastal Japanese community.
Hyōgo Prefectural Museum of Archaeology
A 2007 museum in Harima housing significant archaeological finds from across Hyōgo Prefecture, including Important Cultural Property assemblages from ancient kofun burial mounds.
Yokohama Anpanman Children’s Museum & Mall
A participatory museum and shopping complex in Yokohama celebrating Takashi Yanase’s Anpanman character, one of five such themed facilities across Japan.
Saint Sampson’s Cathedral
The oldest surviving church in St. Petersburg, consecrated in 1740, with five golden domes built to commemorate Peter the Great’s victory over Sweden.
Saint Andrew’s Cathedral (Saint Petersburg)
The last Baroque cathedral built in Saint Petersburg, this five-domed pink structure was conceived under Peter the Great and completed after decades of construction, architectural mishaps, and imperial setbacks.
St. John’s Church (Saint Petersburg)
St. John’s Church in Saint Petersburg, founded in 1859 for the Estonian community, became a symbol of national independence and witnessed pivotal protests for autonomy in 1917.
Saint Catherine’s Armenian Church
An Armenian Apostolic church on Nevsky Prospect, built in the 1770s as one of Russia’s earliest Armenian churches.