Museums in Gifu

Gifu Prefecture offers a wide array of museums, from the Sengoku Yamajiro Museum to the Mizunami Ceramic Museum. Visitors can find diverse collections that cater to many interests.

Not sure where to start? Read our guide to the 20 best

Yaotsu Old Power Plant Museum

Yaotsu Old Power Plant Museum

Explore a historic hydroelectric power plant, now a museum, showcasing early 20th-century indust...

Sunomata Local History Museum

Sunomata Local History Museum

Sunomata Local History Museum: explore local history and a castle replica.

Motosu Folk Museum

Motosu Folk Museum

Motosu Folk Museum: free exhibits on local history, culture, and daily life.

Fujihashi Museum of History and Folklore

Fujihashi Museum of History and Folklore

Explore five relocated thatched-roof houses and folk tools at this history museum.

Water Experience learning Museum

Water Experience learning Museum

Explore Gifu's Water Experience Learning Museum, a historic pump room showcasing Nagara River's...

Water Museum

Water Museum

Explore Gifu's water history in a historic stone building, free of charge.

Kōrizatō Museum

Kōrizatō Museum

Learn about rock candy and sugar production at this unique corporate museum.

Kaizu City Museum of History and Folklore

Kaizu City Museum of History and Folklore

Explore Kaizu City's history and culture, focusing on the Kiso Three Rivers and samurai.

Mizunami Earth Corridor

Mizunami Earth Corridor

Mizunami Earth Corridor was a unique underground museum showcasing local fossils, now permanentl...

Mizunami Fossil Museum

Mizunami Fossil Museum

This museum showcases a vast collection of local fossils, including rare whale and shell fossils...

Mino Washi Akari Art Hall

Mino Washi Akari Art Hall

This museum displays artistic paper lanterns year-round, including those made from Mino washi pa...

MINO-WASHI Museum

MINO-WASHI Museum

Learn about Mino washi paper through displays, historical artifacts, and hands-on workshops.

Hashima Folk History Museum, Hashima Movie Museum

Hashima Folk History Museum, Hashima Movie Museum

Explore Hashima's history and rare film archives in one unique museum building.

Goma no Sato Museum

Goma no Sato Museum

Goma-no-Sato is a free sesame museum, offering insights into sesame and a shopping experience.

Fujii Folk Museum

Fujii Folk Museum

See a private collection of antique art and folk crafts in a historic Edo period building.

Tōson Memorial Museum

Tōson Memorial Museum

Japan's first literary museum, dedicated to Shimazaki Tōson, on his family's historic estate.

Fujihashi Castle

Fujihashi Castle

A unique castle-shaped planetarium with star exhibits and local history displays.

Arakawa Toyozō Museum

Arakawa Toyozō Museum

See works by a renowned ceramic artist in a modern museum setting.

Knife Museum

Knife Museum

See knives from around the world, including a giant lock knife, at this free corporate museum.

Sekigahara Warland

Sekigahara Warland

Sekigahara Warland is an open-air museum recreating a historic battle with over 200 samurai stat...

Seki City Horado Enkū Museum

Seki City Horado Enkū Museum

Museum dedicated to Enkū, a monk who carved Buddha statues, displaying cultural properties.

Seki Sword Tradition Museum

Seki Sword Tradition Museum

Explore Seki's sword-making heritage, from ancient blades to modern knives, with live demonstrat...

Shōkawa-no-Sato

Shōkawa-no-Sato

An open-air museum preserving historic gassho-zukuri buildings from Shokawa Village.

Takayama Museum of History and Art

Takayama Museum of History and Art

Takayama Museum: see local history, art, and folk materials in historic storehouses.

Hida Takayama Museum of Art

Hida Takayama Museum of Art

A private museum showcasing glass crafts and furniture, reopened in 2024, worth visiting for its...

Takayama City Archives Museum

Takayama City Archives Museum

Explore Takayama's history in a beautiful former town hall, a blend of Japanese and Western desi...

Hida City Museum of Art

Hida City Museum of Art

Modern art museum showcasing local artists, offering a glimpse into Hida's creative spirit.

Tōshin Mino Ceramic Art Museum

Tōshin Mino Ceramic Art Museum

This museum showcases Mino-ware ceramics, a local art form, with free admission and special tea...

Fuji Takehana Machiya Gallery

Fuji Takehana Machiya Gallery

A modern museum in Gifu Prefecture, showcasing local artists' works in a renovated traditional h...

Takayama Festival Float Exhibition Hall

Takayama Festival Float Exhibition Hall

See magnificent festival floats from a UNESCO heritage festival, displayed in a dedicated hall.

Katano Memorial Hall

Katano Memorial Hall

Katano Memorial Hall is a private folk museum preserving local history and traditional tools.

Fukurai Memorial Yamamoto Museum

Fukurai Memorial Yamamoto Museum

A museum in Takayama dedicated to pioneers of parapsychology, offering unique historical insight...

Hida Kuraiyama Cultural Exchange Hall

Hida Kuraiyama Cultural Exchange Hall

A free museum in Takayama, preserving local history and art, worth visiting for its diverse exhi...

Drone Museum ＆ Park Mino

Drone Museum ＆ Park Mino

Explore drone technology and practice flying at this unique corporate museum, free to enter.

Hara Sankei Memorial Room

Hara Sankei Memorial Room

Learn about Hara Sankei's life and achievements at this free museum in Gifu City.

Higashishirakawa Village Peace Memorial Museum

Higashishirakawa Village Peace Memorial Museum

A free museum in a repurposed stone warehouse, preserving war-related items and local history.

Teruko Yokoi Hinageshi Art Museum

Teruko Yokoi Hinageshi Art Museum

See artist Teruko Yokoi's works and historic buildings in a poppy garden.

Basho's Oku no Hosomichi Haiku Journey Museum

Basho's Oku no Hosomichi Haiku Journey Museum

Modern museum commemorating Basho's journey, built on a poet's former residence.

Kumagai Morikazu Tsukechi Museum of Art

Kumagai Morikazu Tsukechi Museum of Art

See a large collection of works by painter Kumagai Morikazu, including oil and ink paintings.

Tsuchinoko-yakata Museum

Tsuchinoko-yakata Museum

A unique museum dedicated to the mythical Tsuchinoko, offering a glimpse into local folklore.

Kasamatsu Museum History and Future

Kasamatsu Museum History and Future

This museum and Michi-no-eki showcases Kasamatsu's history and future, worth visiting for its ex...

Ogaki City History Folk Museum

Ogaki City History Folk Museum

Explore Ogaki's past at this museum, showcasing local history and temple artifacts.

Ōgaki Museum of Local History

Ōgaki Museum of Local History

Local history museum with samurai artifacts and art, on a historic retainer's estate.

Ogaki City Moriya Tadashi Art Museum

Ogaki City Moriya Tadashi Art Museum

See Japanese painter Tadashi Moriya's art in a historic bank building before it closes.

Nakasendō Hishiya Museum

Nakasendō Hishiya Museum

Explore a renovated merchant's home, now a museum, showcasing local history and traditional arch...

Nakatsugawa Children's Museum of Science

Nakatsugawa Children's Museum of Science

A science museum in Gifu, offering interactive exhibits for children and a planetarium.

Naegi Tōyama Historical Museum

Naegi Tōyama Historical Museum

Explore Naegi's samurai history and local culture at this museum, located at the foot of Naegi C...

Hakusan Culture Museum

Hakusan Culture Museum

Explore local history and cultural properties from Hakusan Shrine and Nagataki-ji Temple.

Gujo-Hachiman Hakurankan

Gujo-Hachiman Hakurankan

This museum showcases Gujo Hachiman's history, crafts, and culture, with daily dance performance...

Meihou Rekishiminzokushiryoukan

Meihou Rekishiminzokushiryoukan

Explore a preserved 1937 school building housing a vast collection of folk cultural properties.

Minokamo Shimin Myūjiamu

Minokamo Shimin Myūjiamu

Explore Minokamo's history, art, and nature, with free admission and an observation tower.

Enkū Museum

Enkū Museum

See 30 Enku Buddhas and artifacts from Mirokuji Temple ruins at this museum.

Cormorant Fishing House

Cormorant Fishing House

A free private museum in Gifu City, offering a unique look into traditional cormorant fishing.

Eizō & Tōichi Katō Memorial Art Museum

Eizō & Tōichi Katō Memorial Art Museum

This art museum showcases works by Eizo and Toichi Kato in a distinctive building.

The Museum of Fine Arts, Gifu

The Museum of Fine Arts, Gifu

Modern art museum showcasing Gifu artists and Odilon Redon, worth visiting for its collections a...

Gifu City Museum of History

Gifu City Museum of History

Explore Gifu City's history and crafts, including a 'Sengoku Wonderland' and cormorant fishing t...

Gifu City Science Museum

Gifu City Science Museum

Explore science and space with a planetarium and observatory in Gifu City.

Nawa Insect Museum

Nawa Insect Museum

Japan's oldest insect museum, housing 300,000 specimens in a historic building.

Solar Ark

Solar Ark

The Solar Ark is a massive solar power facility, an impressive sight along the Shinkansen line.

Chanoyu Museum

Chanoyu Museum

Explore the art of Japanese tea ceremony through a vast collection of historic utensils.

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