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Best museums in Nagoya

15 places from 14 Nagoya travel vlogs, most-mentioned first. The play button jumps to that moment in the video.

15 places

  1. Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology

    Museum ยท Nishi-ku

    Museum near Nagoya Station that covers the history of Toyota and demonstrates many of its automotive technologies.

    1:47ยท Japan Guidein 9 vlogs

  2. SCMaglev and Railway Park

    Museum ยท Kinjo Futo

    JR Central's railway museum on the history and future of Japanese trains, with retired cars ranging from steam engines to Shinkansen bullet trains.

    1:28ยท Japan Guidein 7 vlogs

  3. Toyota Automobile Museum

    Museum ยท Nagakute

    Car museum with a large collection of historic cars, both international and domestic.

    17:55ยท Tokyo Kenchanin 4 vlogs

  4. Nagoya City Science Museum

    Museum ยท Sakae

    Science museum in a striking building with a planetarium inside a giant globe, plus dinosaurs and a live tornado demonstration.

    11:52ยท Hoang Phamin 3 vlogs

  5. Noritake Garden

    Museum ยท Nishi-ku

    Garden on the old factory grounds of the century-old ceramics maker Noritake, with craft centers and museums on porcelain-making.

    2:06ยท Remi Shimazuin 3 vlogs

  6. Nagashima Anpanman Children's Museum

    Museum ยท Kuwana, Mie Prefecture

    An Anpanman-themed museum for kids at Nagashima Resort.

    14:24ยท Hoang Phamin 2 vlogs

  7. Toyota Kaikan Museum

    Museum ยท Toyota City

    Showroom next to Toyota's headquarters that displays the latest car models.

    4:23ยท Japan Guidein 2 vlogs

  8. Ghibli's Grand Warehouse

    Museum ยท Ghibli Park, Nagakute

    Indoor hub of Ghibli Park filled with film scenes, props, an Arrietty-scale garden and the park's biggest gift shop.

    33:38ยท Tales From Our Pocketin 2 vlogs

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7 more picks, each from a single vlog, so not ranked.

  1. Kawamoto Kihachiro Puppet Museum

    Museum ยท Iida, Nagano

    Museum showcasing Iida's history and traditional Bunraku puppetry, with finely crafted, detailed puppets.

    9:20ยท Japan Guide1 vlog

  2. CoCo Ichibanya Museum

    Museum ยท Nishi-Biwajima, Kiyosu

    Small museum of old uniforms, menus and artifacts, above the very first CoCo Ichibanya curry restaurant, opened in 1978.

    8:57ยท Cakes with Faces1 vlog

  3. Maneki Neko Museum

    Museum ยท Seto

    Museum in Seto with about 5,000 lucky cats, where visitors can paint their own maneki-neko.

    10:27ยท Cakes with Faces1 vlog

  4. Tokugawa Art Museum

    Museum ยท Higashi-ku

    Museum on the Tokugawa clan's former retreat with over 10,000 items, including samurai armour, painted scrolls, tea ceremony utensils and clothing.

    3:34ยท Japan Guide1 vlog

  5. Iga-ryu Ninja Museum

    Museum ยท Iga, Mie Prefecture

    A museum on Iga's ninja culture featuring a ninja residence with hidden traps and devices. Live ninja performances use original tools and techniques.

    7:23ยท Japan Guide1 vlog

  6. Meiji Mura

    Museum ยท Inuyama

    Open-air museum of preserved buildings from Japan's Meiji, Taisho and early Showa periods.

    4:09ยท Amazing Travel Guide 1231 vlog

  7. Japan Monkey Centre

    Museum ยท Inuyama

    A primate zoo opened in 1956 with many monkey species, including Yakushima macaques on a walk-in island.

    28:56ยท Tokyo Kenchan1 vlog