The museum contains six galleries. Each of the gallery features different periods of time from ancient to the contemporary era. Visitors will have a comprehensive impression of Japanese history. Apart from this, Chiba university students including high school students or junior enjoy free entry tickets here. Where other adults have to pay 600 yen of entry fee. Additionally I want to share that there are a lot of parking space for the visitors.

Superb facility for leaning Japanese history in quite short hours. Unlike the similar facility inUeno, this one is very quiet thus you can spend as much as you want depending on your interests.

If you have the remaining time after seeing tulip and windmill at Sakura Furusato, you can easily get to this museum on foot from Keisei-sakura station. It consists of 6 interesting galleries with audio guide application.

It is one of the national museums representing Japan. You can look at the long-standing traditions, history, and folklore of the Japanese. In particular, the exhibition section on the village faith is interesting. Old sculptures protecting the entrance of the village and dragon sculptures used in village festivals are cool. The entire site of the museum is very large, so it is necessary to spend enough time and visit. The outdoor garden is also very spacious, so it is more fun to visit with children when the weather is nice

I recently visited the Museum of Japan and I must say, I was truly impressed by the exhibition. The museum showcases the rich history, culture, and art of Japan in a very organized and engaging way. The exhibits were well-detailed, and the sculptures were truly amazing. The museum is divided into six sections, each dedicated to a different time period in Japanese history. The routing through the museum takes you on a journey from 20,000 BC to the present day, showcasing the different art styles and cultural events that shaped the country's history. I was particularly struck by the level of detail and care that had gone into curating each section. Each exhibit was accompanied by clear and informative descriptions, making it easy to understand the significance of each piece. Overall, I highly recommend visiting the Museum of Japan to anyone who is interested in learning about the country's rich history and culture. The museum is a true feast for the senses, and a must-visit for anyone with an appreciation for art and history

Huge museum with extensive exhibits covering the full span of Japan's history. There's a pretty good audio guide app that can be downloaded using the free wifi. I ran out of time and didn't get to spend as long in the modern era, but my family and I really enjoyed the first 3 galleries focused on earlier time periods. The cafe was also very good, and the gift shop had some unique options. The outside of the museum is a large park that was also enjoyable.

Most of the explanations are in Japanese. There is a great calligraphy experience in one of the room ! Make sure to stop by ! Also make sure to bring your fully charged phone and earphones ! They have a wonderful free audio guide to visit the museum with free wifi, so you can listen to it directly on your phone ! It is a bit hard to get there, but the view is fabulous and you will have that smaller town feel, quite close to Tokyo ! I would definitely recommend !

This is by far one of the best museums in Japan! The entrance fee is such a steal! The museum is huge and very detailed! It has 6 total galleries + 2 special exhibit galleries. I spent 3 hours with no breaks here! That’s how big it was! I recommend this to all history buffs like me. The staffs are friendly too! Some can speak english as well. It takes 12-15 minutes on foot from Keisei-Sakura Station but there also a bus that you can take if you don’t want to walk. It stops right in front of the museum.

I was initially expecting a small exhibit; glad I was wrong!! This museum is enormous and full of historical facts about Japan. My children and I learned a lot of information about the history of Japan. The fascinating fact was the similarities between ancient Japanese and Native Americans. It shows that we are not all that different.

If you are interested in Japanese history and culture, this place is totally worth visiting, despite the long distance travel from the beaten track for tourists. As shown in the photos below, the museum exhibits consist of artifacts, both real and replica, miniature dioramas, and their descriptions, thoroughly covering from the prehistory to modern. The only downside is that the descriptions are practically available only in Japanese, and that you must rent a portable audio guidance (free of charge, and comes in English, Mandarin, or Korean) to understand what the displays stand for. Make sure to reserve plenty of time for the visit, as it will take a full day to explore all the exhibitions.

If you're looking for a great history museum without the crowds and chaos of Ueno, I'd highly recommend visiting this National Museum. The Museum is HUGE with 6 galleries (that we did not fully get through) spanning Paleolithic Japan to modern times. Each gallery is absolutely packed, and there are quite a few interactive exhibits. Unlike other museums in Japan, I found that their English explanations were fairly thorough, though you will need to use your phone to scan a QR code provided at the entrance. Make sure to bring your headphones to listen to the foreign language explanations! If you forget, most of the areas allow you to use your camera (just make sure to check the signs or ask the docents) to use Google Translate. A very friendly docent (or employee?) greeted us and was so excited to tell us about some of the artifacts. He told us to look for the symbol 国宝, as it designates a national treasure. You'll find at least one in the early human tools area. The Museum has a kids area that looked to have activites teaching them about archeology and museums. The attached cafe has reasonable lunch sets and expensive coffee. I recommend coming during spring or summer, as the Museum sits in a very large park that holds the foundation ruins of the Sakura astle. The area around it is maintained as a natural botanical garden, so bring your walking shoes. I felt like I'd stumbled across a hidden gem finding Sakura. I also recommend checking out the samurai houses, the art museum, and the tulip fields and windmill.

Oh my! How I didn't know about this place! Let me introduce to you the best museum related japanese culture. You can use the app at your phone to have a guide in English, they allow you to use museum's wifi to download the app and use it during you time there to heard the audios. Is a really big museum so be prepared to walk and explore very much all periods of Japan. I was really impressed about how well done it is the museum but in the other hand there's a lack of tourism. I prefer to visit this museum more than the one in Tokyo at Ueno park. I was delighted on how big and such good information have. Be ready with time, I was paying a lot of attention to the beginning and I haven't enjoy the other gallery due to my lack or time organization. Depends on how detailed you want to read but I recommend you at least 4 hours

🌻Words cannot describe how beautiful they are!! They are beyond beautiful🌺Whenever I feel blue and depressed, I just look back at all these pictures and pull myself together. Their scent always boosts my energy.

A beautiful place that is a must visit when in Atami. It is expansive so go early in the day so you have plenty of time to explore.

While the views and experience itself IS very nice the entry price of 3000¥ is ridiculous. The price used to be only 1000¥ but this was changed, likely due to the appeal of this location for teenager girls to take pictures, as you will see a lot of that here, regardless it was nice and if you go down some of the less used paths you can encounter some beautiful nature. In conclusion it is nice but overpriced.

Very nice experience for a reasonable price! If you're in the area I highly recommend. The ume makes for a very peaceful and scenic experience.

Beautiful flowers Extraordinary for pictures A little bit expensive but 3 hours of beauty

Herb and rose garden out of nowhere. With beautiful flowers ans herbs. They have a bus to ride inside . Usually people go up the hill by bus and come down walking and enjoying views. At the top they have shrine, botanical garden and a cafe. As you stroll down you will enjoy great views and some surprises waiting for you . Cafe is nice with different pizza menu. Shop is good. For access: bus stop is just outside the garden.

Akao Herb & Rose Garden was absolutely amazing! I visited during tulip season and it was gorgeous. There were so many beautiful flowers, hiking trails, a cafe, and rest areas. I was so happy because I visited on a rainy Saturday and there were not many people. It was very peaceful and pristine.It was so worth the 1200yen.😀🌹🌷🌼🌸🌺

2k yen entry. They bus you to the top so you can walk back down. We went in April and the tulips were stunning, as was the view. Absolutely gorgeous, definitely recommend!

4000 yen for adults , 1000 yen for kids . It would cost my family 10,000 yen to go to a garden which is crazy , considering that I can go to shinjuku gyoen for 1000 yen for my family , and if it’s an illumination evening it’s about 8000 yen. 10,0000 yen for a garden is crazy! We were in atami and went to the entrance to check it out and decided to not go.

This place has been one of the highlights of my trip to Japan thus far. Delicious lavender ice cream, then you take a bus to the top of the park and meander down through the various gardens. They were beautiful and meticulously well kept. One of the main attractions was a swing towards the edge of the cliff— people were lining up 20-30 mins for that Instagram moment. 1000 yen ticket to enter, well worth it.

It was slightly circuitous to get out here via public transit but it's well worth the trek We went out for the Red Spider Lily Festival and it was beautiful!! Lots of great food and drink vendors, a quick walk from the train station and clean bathrooms It's $3 to enter so you need to bring small bills or coins Highly recommend

Famous for its Higanbana which blooms for about 2 weeks in late September. During the flowering season, it can get busy. However the park is fairly big with large areas warded off, so you can still enjoy the scenary without seeing too many people on the other side. Seems to be a popular spot for cosplay and photography, however tripods are not allowed. There is a river surrounding the park making it look like a "Kinchaku" (cloth bag with pullstrings) when looking at it at an aerial view, giving the park its name. You can bring food and have a picnic along the river, or during the flowering season, there are kitchen cars selling food.

As we heard the park looks very beautiful at the end of summer but in 2019 when we went there there was only a few flower bloomed. So it was disappointing for us. There were lot of advertisements with full bloomed flower fields but actually there were a few. We later understand the photo used in the advertisement were taken in either 2018 or earlier. In 2020 and 2021 the flower festival was cancelled. In 2022 over 5 millions of flower were full bloomed. The flower looks very good and seems like a red carpet.

Vibrant spider lilies blooming are the signs of autumn around the corner. These beauties only bloom from mid to late September. The park is huge and you can walk amongst the lilies through the walking trails. Parking was ¥500.

To see the spider lilies in full bloom, need to come during early autumn. Driving here is more convenient than taking public transport.

it was so surreal! thousands of Red spider lilies. This year they increased the entrance fee from 200yen to 500yen. you can view it even if you do not enter.

The park is quite far from Tokyo but during the event time (mid September-early October) so many people come here to see the red spider lilies. The entrance fee is 500¥ and the view is breathtaking! A red colored park with a river nearby. Many ppl brought their picnic mats, food and drinks so they can enjoy the view Some kids were swimming at the river too

This is a beautiful park with plenty of parking. We went on Saturday, Oct 7th and although we missed the peak season for the spider lilies there was still some beautiful ones blooming.

Perfect place for nature photography enthusiasts! The wide field is filled with abundant red spider lilies that await you in the latter half of September. Toilets and parking lots are available. There are also stalls for those who want to eat. I visited on a Wednesday afternoon and the place is still surprisingly crowded, although there are some parts toward the exit that are fairly uncrowded.

One the best spot to catch the Manjushage (Spider Lilly) Photos of 10/03, full bloom. As per the schedule this week would be the best to visit, sep30 to oct 6 Parking fees ¥500 additional entrance ticket is ¥500/person. Parking is open from 07:00, we entered the park by 08:00.

The flowers were halfway finished on September 27th but it still looks amazing and your camera will equalize the red color and make look nice even the parts that are wilted. If you need some portraits you better stay till late when most of the people leave and then you can have a small part of it to yourself. The food stalls close early maybe at 4pm so you should hurry to eat before that. They had a Monkey show when we went and it was really amazing what the little guy could understand and do. Parking is available but costs separately 500 yen as much as the entrance ticket. The area is large and you can even get on a bridge and see it from above as a sea of red, all in the paid entrance area.

Takes approximately 1:30 hour to get here from Central Tokyo. Tranquil rural area, so be prepared that trains don’t run here as frequently as they do in Tokyo. 30 min wait for a regular train is normal. Park itself is really well maintained. There’re street food vendors and we even saw a monkey show. I don’t know whether it’s a regular thing or not though. Flowers exhibition in itself is simply marvellous and gives you a feeling that you’re in a fairy tale. I highly recommend to visit this place at least once.

The history behind the koma shrine and how Korean exiled feom Korea started living in thos area is pretty interesting. The buildingbare quiet new because of many yewrs of construction. Once in a year martial art performance will be held there. The priest him self is Aikido master. Very sportive shrine.

Dropped by Koma Shrine over in Hidaka City, this morning. Happened upon the autumn harvest festival that is taking place this month. Lovely temple, and within a few minutes walk to Shoten-in Shoraku-ji Temple established to honor Prince Go Yak'gwang (高若光) of Korea who settled in the area in 666AD.

Koma jinja has funny entrance with the white pillars. The beautiful trees around the shrine was so beautiful and good for photography. But one not cool thing is everything in the shrine is costly starts from 700yen,goshuin is available on weekends as well, so kindly bring the dairy. Apart from thats everything was good.

This was a small yet very nice temple.

2023.10 A place full of Korean relations.

Gorgeous and peaceful place! Easily accessible and set in a beautiful mountain forest, this place is worth a stop.

Beautiful