Top Museums in Kanagawa

Kanagawa Prefecture offers a diverse range of cultural institutions, from the open-air sculpture gardens and Impressionist collections of Hakone to Yokohama’s specialized culinary museums dedicated to ramen and cup noodles. Historical sites include the reconstructed Odawara Castle and the Mikasa battleship, while the Fujiko F Fujio Museum celebrates Japan’s manga heritage. Visitors can also explore traditional Japanese architecture at Nihon Minka-en or view extensive model railway collections and maritime history in the Minato Mirai district.

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Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum

The Shin-Yokohama Rāmen Museum is a food court which opened in 1994, located in the Shin-Yokohama district of Kōhoku-ku, Yokohama, Japan.

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Hakone Open-Air Museum

The Hakone Open-Air Museum is Japan's first open-air museum, opened in 1969 in Hakone in Ashigarashimo District, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.

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CUPNOODLES MUSEUM

Are you a fan of the famous Japanese ramen (also called cup noodles)? In this museum, which also has a bigger sister in Osaka - the…

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Pola Museum of Art

Pola Museum of Art is located in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It opened in September 2002 within Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park.

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Hakone Glass no Mori

This complex of Italian-styled buildings, with beautiful gardens and a pond, is a place to go if looking for a scenic stroll.

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Fujiko F Fujio Museum

This museum showcases the work of a popular japanese mangaka (or manga artist) Fujiko F. Fujio.

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Sankei-en

Sankei-en is a traditional Japanese-style garden in Naka Ward, Yokohama, Japan, which opened in 1906.

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Odawara Castle

Originally built in the 15th century, this castle, which was rebuilt and destroyed many times, now houses a history museum focused on the…

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Hakone Shrine

After being built at the summit of a nearby mountain in 757, the shrine was moved to its current location in 1667.

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Taro Okamoto Museum of Art

Taro Okamoto Museum of Art is an art museum located in Tama-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan.

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Yokosuka museum of art

Yokosuka Museum of Art opened in Kannonzaki Park, Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, in 2007.

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Yokohama Museum of Art

Yokohama Museum of Art, founded in 1989, is located in the futuristic Minato Mirai 21 district of the Japanese city Yokohama, next to the…

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Nihon Minka-en

Nihon Minka-en is a park in the Ikuta Ryokuchi Park of Tama-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.

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Mikasa

Mikasa is a pre-dreadnought battleship built for the Imperial Japanese Navy in the late 1890s, and is the only ship of her class.

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Hara Model Railway Museum

The Hara Model Railway Museum is a model railway museum in Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Japan, which opened on 10 July 2012.

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Yokohama Port Museum

Yokohama Port Museum, formerly known as Yokohama Maritime Museum is a museum in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.

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Hakone Checkpoint

A meticulous reconstruction of the Edo-period security checkpoint on the Tokaido road. The site features period-accurate gates, housing for soldiers, and a lookout tower overlooking Lake Ashi, documenting the strict travel regulations enforced between 1619 and 1869.

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Hakone Museum Of Art

The oldest museum in Hakone which houses a collection of Asian art, focusing primarily on porcelain and ceramics.

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Museum of Tin Toys

Museum of Tin Toys is a museum in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.

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Mitsubishi Minatomirai Industrial Museum

An interactive science and technology museum featuring exhibits on aerospace, oceanography, and sustainable energy. Highlights include a real LE-7A rocket engine, a Shinkai 6500 manned submersible model, and various simulators demonstrating Japanese industrial engineering.