Museums in Japan

A whimsical museum dedicated to the mischievous kappa, a mythical cucumber-loving water sprite.

The former home of queer novelist Yoshiya Nobuko memorializes her contributions to modern-day manga.

One of three official copies of Marcel Duchamp's enigmatic masterpiece is on display in an obscure Tokyo museum.

This tiny museum hidden above a restaurant houses thousands of modern and traditional kites.

A museum dedicated to the history of Tokyo's often-overlooked working-class district.

A tiny collection of traditional Japanese woodblock prints, open only when the owner feels like it.

An unexpected curiosity cabinet hidden within a department store in the Japan Post tower.

A collection of the specialized tools used to construct Japan’s beautiful architecture.

Make your own fake treats at this factory and workshop in the epicenter of Japan's food replica industry.

An abandoned giant glass dome sits in the bay in “the Venice of the East.”

A sobering scientific reminder of the human damage caused by the advent of the nuclear age.

A hub of information on tropical diseases and their treatments.

This little town supplies Japan with most of its calligraphy brushes, still made by hand from animal fur.

An anthropological theme park that depicts the cultures of around 20 different countries.

Thirty architectural gems from the 19th- and early 20th-century Tokyo were restored and relocated to this space.

A collection of more than 1,000 teddies from nearly any profession.