"Ten Thrilling Scenic Sites -Travel to Chubu中部*" is a catchphrase that expresses the attraction of Chubu, central Japan area, in ten themes of 「景」「花」「史」「跡」「博」「祭」「楽」「浴」「食」「産」.
Museums, Archives and Art Museums
To enjoy the culture and art of Chubu.
Chubu's rich climate and nature have nurtured a variety of folk culture, literature and art. Please visit our museums, resource centres and art galleries that have with distinctive characteristics and enjoy the culture and art of Chubu.
Aichi Prefecture
SCMAGLEV and Railway Park
This museum introduces the “advances in high speed railway” through 39 rolling stock displays and one bus with much emphasis on many kinds of Shinkansens and Superconducting Maglev. With exhibits of train driving s...
Aichi Prefecture
Setogura Museum
The whole of this historic pottery town is a museum that lets you get in touch with living history and culture. At Setogura and other museums, you can experience how local industry and ceramic traditions came to grow ...
Shizuoka Prefecture
Social Education Center Tokai University
Tokai University runs its own Marine Science Museum and a Natural History Museum. At the Marine Science Museum you can see 400 species of fish at the first-floor aquarium. On the second floor, you can enjoy robot fish...
Fukui Prefecture
Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum
This museum is one of the largest museums in the world. It is located in Katsuyama city in Fukui prefecture, and is well known as a treasure house of dinosaur fossils in Japan. In the large open-air space, skeletal st...
Shizuoka Prefecture
Hamamatsu Museum of Musical Instruments
In this museum the musical instruments are displayed in the category of Asia, Africa, America, Oceania, Europe and Japan, so the characteristics from each area can be understood clearly.