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Kanazawa's Noh Museum

Kanazawa's Noh Museum

Peter Sidell

In Kanazawa in Japan's Ishikawa prefecture, the Noh Museum is what it sounds like. You can see masks and costumes used in per...

Ishikawa
Shirone Kite Museum

Shirone Kite Museum

Kim

The Shirone area of Niigata has a long and colorful history with kites. The region has an annual kite festival with origins d...

Niigata
Showa Memorial Museum

Showa Memorial Museum

Sherilyn Siy

The Showa Memorial Museum is a repository of historical data and information related to Japanese people's lives during the Sh...

Tokyo
Fukui Griffis Museum

Fukui Griffis Museum

Peter Sidell

In Fukui in central Japan, the Griffis Museum is a recreation of the house of William Elliot Griffis, an American who lived, ...

Fukui
Nima Sand Museum

Nima Sand Museum

Kim

Shimane's Nima Sand Museum lays claim to being the home of the world's largest hourglass - it takes a full year from the sand...

Shimane
Kanazawa Phonograph Museum

Kanazawa Phonograph Museum

Kim

The Kanazawa Phonograph Museum is a way to experience the sounds of a bygone era. The museum has over 500 phonographs and ove...

Ishikawa
Jusaburo-Kan Museum

Jusaburo-Kan Museum

Elena Lisina

Jusaburo-kan Museum is an interesting museum-studio of famous puppeteer Tsujimura Jusaburo with great display of his puppets ...

Tokyo
Tottori Prefectural Museum

Tottori Prefectural Museum

Kim

The Tottori Prefectural Museum gives visitors a glimpse into the region's history, culture, art, and more. There are over 300...

Tottori
Oita Fragrance Museum

Oita Fragrance Museum

Kim

The Oita Fragrance Museum allows visitors to connect with their sense of smell in some unique ways. A wide range of fragrance...

Oita