Best museums in Tokyo

An immersive digital art museum with mirrors, neon dreamscapes and 13,000 suspended orchids. In the water exhibit you wade barefoot among digital koi.

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An immersive digital art maze in Azabudai Hills with no set path, where artworks flow from room to room. It is more abstract and exploratory than Planets.

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Japan's national science and innovation museum, full of robots. It also has a spectacular globe made of over 10,000 OLED panels.

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A major cultural institution in Ueno Park, mentioned as one of the park's key attractions.

"A major cultural institution in Ueno Park, mentioned as one of the park's key attractions."

A museum dedicated to the works of the Japanese animation studio Studio Ghibli, popular with anime fans.

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A museum where hundreds of goldfish drift through kaleidoscopic tanks that feel more like modern art than aquariums.

"A museum where hundreds of goldfish drift through kaleidoscopic tanks that feel more like modern art"

An art museum in Roppongi worth checking out.

"An art museum in Roppongi worth checking out."

An art museum in Roppongi Hills mentioned as worth a visit.

"An art museum in Roppongi Hills mentioned as worth a visit."

An open-air museum of historic buildings, from ordinary middle-class houses to a former Prime Minister's home. The host calls it one of his favorite photo spots.

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Asia's largest indoor miniature theme park, with 8,000 m² of detailed dioramas that shift from day to night every 15 minutes. It also has a working miniature airport.

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A government-run facility that teaches earthquake survival. Its highlight is an immersive simulation of the aftermath of a mega-quake.

"A government-run facility that teaches earthquake survival. Its highlight is an immersive simulation"

A brewery that tells the history of Yebisu beer and offers beer tastings.

"A brewery that tells the history of Yebisu beer and offers beer tastings."

A ramen museum with a full-scale recreation of a 1950s street. Half-size bowls let you sample regional ramen from across Japan.

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A museum celebrating Momofuku Ando, inventor of instant and cup noodles. A mini factory lets you design your own cup noodles.

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A national science and natural history museum located in Ueno Park.

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