1. Thirteen Japanese museums Which one would you most like to visit? Which would be your least favourite place?

2. Emran Kassim, Dinosaur Museum – Fukui https://www.flickr.com/photos/emrank/5188197455/https://www.flickr.com/photos/emrank/5188197455/ CC BY 2.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ The Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum is the largest dinosaur museum in Japan, and one of the top three in the world.

3. The Edo-Tokyo Museum was described by Lonely Planet as the “best city-history museum we have ever encountered.” Istolethetv, crowd https://www.flickr.com/photos/istolethetv/4717009355/ CC BY 2.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/https://www.flickr.com/photos/istolethetv/4717009355/ Edo-Tokyo Museum

4. MIKI Yoshihito, The Science of Aliens https://www.flickr.com/photos/mujitra/2560274654/ CC BY 2.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ This image was taken at a Special Exhibition focused on the possibilities of the existence of extraterrestrial life from a scientific perspective. It could be seen at The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Miraikan). You may be shown around by robots at this museum.

5. Ajari, National Museum of Nature and Science,Tokyo_22 https://www.flickr.com/photos/ajari/3113632194/, CC BY 2.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/https://www.flickr.com/photos/ajari/3113632194/ The National Museum of Nature and Science has 14,000 items on display on subjects such as the evolution of humans and animals, changes in the environment and the advancement of science and technology, centered around the theme of 'Coexistence of Mankind and Nature.'

6. Kentaro Ohno 東京おもちゃ美術館 https://www.flickr.com/photos/inucara/4596135146/in/set-72157624033279646/ CC BY 2.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/inucara/4596135146/in/set-72157624033279646/ At the Japan Toy Museum you will encounter nostalgic toys from childhood, along with unusual toys and dolls from around the world.

7. Guilhem Vellut, Meguro Parasitological Museum https://www.flickr.com/photos/o_0/9044378445/ CC BY 2.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ Meguro Parasitological Museum displays some 300 samples of 45,000 parasites collected by doctor, Kamegai Satoru.

8. Alberto Gragera, Ghibli museum https://www.flickr.com/photos/albgra/9663493574/ CC BY 2.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/https://www.flickr.com/photos/albgra/9663493574/ The Ghibli Museum ( 三鷹の森ジブリ美術館, Mitaka no Mori Ghibli Bijutsukan) is the animation and art museum of Miyazaki Hayao's Studio Ghibli, one of Japan's most famous animation studios.

9. ajari, Tokyo metropolitan teien art museum_10 https://www.flickr.com/photos/ajari/3511005486/ CC BY 2.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ The Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum is an art museum.

10. adam fletcher, International Manga Museum https://www.flickr.com/photos/adamfletcher/3441639326/ CC BY 2.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ International Manga Museum has over 300,000 items in the collection.

11. 準建築人手札網站 Forgemind ArchiMedia, Mori Art Museum – Metabolism, the City of the Future- webpage English 01.jpf https://www.flickr.com/photos/eager/6204301044/https://www.flickr.com/photos/eager/6204301044/ CC BY 2.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ Mori Art Museum is a contemporary art museum in Tokyo.

12. Craig Wyzik, IMG_1007 https://www.flickr.com/photos/wyzik/7020628619/ CC BY 2.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/https://www.flickr.com/photos/wyzik/7020628619/ The Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum celebrates the popularity of baseball in Japan.

13. Takaokun, Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum https://www.flickr.com/photos/takaokun/3232297878/ CC BY 2.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ Shin-Yokohama Raumen Museum was founded in 1994 as the world's first food-themed amusement park.

14. Kate Nevens, adachi gardens https://www.flickr.com/photos/katenev/146083464/ CC BY 2.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/https://www.flickr.com/photos/katenev/146083464/ The Adachi Museum of Art houses a collection of modern Japanese art, including paintings by Taikan Yokoyama, and has a celebrated garden. © 2014 Education Services Australia Ltd, unless otherwise indicated. Provided acknowledgements are retained, Education Users may use, reproduce and communicate this material free of charge for non-commercial educational purposes until 30 June 2018, unless otherwise indicated.