Most Popular Places To Visit in Japan (Museums): Top 50 by English-Reader Interest
Last updated: 2026-09-17
These are the 50 places to visit in Japan (Museums) that English-speaking readers look up most, ranked by average monthly page views on English Wikipedia over the past 12 months. Number one is Mikasa.
| # | Name | Type | Views / month |
|---|
| 1 | Mikasa 三笠 | Museum | 11,300 |
| 2 | Shuri Castle 首里城 | Museum | 5,900 |
| 3 | Tokyo National Museum 東京国立博物館 | Museum | 3,400 |
| 4 | Ghibli Museum 三鷹の森ジブリ美術館 | Museum | 3,200 |
| 5 | Yūshūkan 遊就館 | Museum | 2,500 |
| 6 | Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum 広島平和記念資料館 | Museum | 2,400 |
| 7 | Yamato Museum 呉市海事歴史科学館 | Museum | 2,300 |
| 8 | Tower of the Sun 太陽の塔 | Museum | 2,200 |
| 9 | Nagasaki Peace Park 平和公園 | Museum | 1,400 |
| 10 | National Museum of Western Art 国立西洋美術館 | Museum | 1,400 |
| 11 | Miho Museum MIHO MUSEUM | Museum | 1,200 |
| 12 | National Museum of Nature and Science 国立科学博物館 | Museum | 1,200 |
| 13 | Nintendo Museum ニンテンドーミュージアム | Museum | 1,200 |
| 14 | Edo-Tokyo Museum 東京都江戸東京博物館 | Museum | 1,100 |
| 15 | Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum 江戸東京たてもの園 | Museum | 1,000 |
| 16 | Sapporo Beer Museum サッポロビール博物館 | Museum | 1,000 |
| 17 | Mori Art Museum 森美術館 | Museum | 1,000 |
| 18 | Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum 長崎原爆資料館 | Museum | 900 |
| 19 | Glover Garden グラバー園 | Museum | 900 |
| 20 | Hakone Open-Air Museum 箱根 彫刻の森美術館 | Museum | 900 |
| 21 | Nezu Museum 根津美術館 | Museum | 900 |
| 22 | Chichu Art Museum 地中美術館 | Museum | 900 |
| 23 | 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art 金沢21世紀美術館 | Museum | 800 |
| 24 | Yayoi Kusama Museum 草間彌生美術館 | Museum | 800 |
| 25 | SCMaglev and Railway Park リニア・鉄道館 | Museum | 800 |
| 26 | Railway Museum 鉄道博物館 | Museum | 800 |
| 27 | Museum Meiji-mura 博物館明治村 | Museum | 800 |
| 28 | Toyota Automobile Museum トヨタ博物館 | Museum | 800 |
| 29 | Moerenuma Park モエレ沼公園 | Museum | 800 |
| 30 | Chiran Peace Museum for Kamikaze Pilots 知覧特攻平和会館 | Museum | 700 |
| 31 | Kyoto Railway Museum 京都鉄道博物館 | Museum | 700 |
| 32 | Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum 福井県立恐竜博物館 | Museum | 700 |
| 33 | National Art Center, Tokyo 国立新美術館 | Museum | 700 |
| 34 | Twenty-Six Martyrs Museum and Monument 日本二十六聖人記念館 | Museum | 700 |
| 35 | Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum 東京都庭園美術館 | Museum | 700 |
| 36 | Osamu Dazai Memorial Museum 太宰治記念館 「斜陽館」 | Museum | 700 |
| 37 | MoN Takanawa: The Museum of Narratives MoN Takanawa: The Museum of Narratives | Museum | 700 |
| 38 | Kyoto National Museum 京都国立博物館 | Museum | 600 |
| 39 | Sapporo Clock Tower 札幌市時計台 | Museum | 600 |
| 40 | The National Museum of Modern Art 東京国立近代美術館 | Museum | 600 |
| 41 | Benesse House ベネッセハウス | Museum | 600 |
| 42 | Miraikan 日本科学未来館 | Museum | 600 |
| 43 | Solar Ark ソーラーアーク | Museum | 600 |
| 44 | 21 21 DESIGN SIGHT 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT | Museum | 500 |
| 45 | Ohara Museum of Art 大原美術館 | Museum | 500 |
| 46 | Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum 東京都美術館 | Museum | 500 |
| 47 | Teshima Art Museum 豊島美術館 | Museum | 500 |
| 48 | Historical Village of Hokkaido 北海道開拓の村 | Museum | 500 |
| 49 | MOA Museum of Art MOA美術館 | Museum | 400 |
| 50 | Sumida Hokusai Museum すみだ北斎美術館 | Museum | 400 |
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- Page views measure how often English-speaking readers look a place up. They are a sign of interest, not a quality score, and well-known names naturally rank higher.
- Open each place for its location, nearest station and distance from major cities.
Source: Wikimedia page view statistics (English Wikipedia, human traffic, 12-month average) and Wikidata (CC0). Compiled by this website.
We are working to carry Japanese craft and everyday culture beyond Japan, by building Japan Towns with local partners. Read the plan, or tell us if it resonates.
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