Most Popular Family Spots in Japan (Science museums): Top 23 by English-Reader Interest
These are the 23 family spots in Japan (Science museums) that English-speaking readers look up most, ranked by average monthly page views on English Wikipedia over the past 12 months. Number one is Mikasa.
| # | Name | Type | Views / month |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mikasa 三笠 | Science museum | 11,300 |
| 2 | Yamato Museum 呉市海事歴史科学館 | Science museum | 2,300 |
| 3 | National Museum of Nature and Science 国立科学博物館 | Science museum | 1,200 |
| 4 | SCMaglev and Railway Park リニア・鉄道館 | Science museum | 800 |
| 5 | Railway Museum 鉄道博物館 | Science museum | 800 |
| 6 | Toyota Automobile Museum トヨタ博物館 | Science museum | 800 |
| 7 | Chiran Peace Museum for Kamikaze Pilots 知覧特攻平和会館 | Science museum | 700 |
| 8 | Kyoto Railway Museum 京都鉄道博物館 | Science museum | 700 |
| 9 | Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum 福井県立恐竜博物館 | Science museum | 700 |
| 10 | Miraikan 日本科学未来館 | Science museum | 600 |
| 11 | Solar Ark ソーラーアーク | Science museum | 600 |
| 12 | Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology トヨタ産業技術記念館 | Science museum | 400 |
| 13 | Honda Collection Hall ホンダコレクションホール | Science museum | 400 |
| 14 | Tokorozawa Aviation Museum 所沢航空発祥記念館 | Science museum | 400 |
| 15 | CupNoodles Museum Osaka Ikeda 安藤百福発明記念館 大阪池田 | Science museum | 400 |
| 16 | Meguro Parasitological Museum 目黒寄生虫館 | Science museum | 400 |
| 17 | JMSDF Kure Museum 海上自衛隊呉史料館 | Science museum | 300 |
| 18 | Nagoya City Science Museum 名古屋市科学館 | Science museum | 300 |
| 19 | Tachiarai Peace Memorial Museum 筑前町立大刀洗平和記念館 | Science museum | 300 |
| 20 | Nissan Heritage Collection 日産ヘリテージコレクション | Science museum | 300 |
| 21 | Safety Promotion Center 日本航空安全啓発センター | Science museum | 300 |
| 22 | Museum of Maritime Science 船の科学館 | Science museum | 200 |
| 23 | Aichi Museum of Flight あいち航空ミュージアム | Science museum | 200 |
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- Page views measure how often English-speaking readers look a place up. They are a sign of interest, not a quality score, and well-known names naturally rank higher.
- Open each place for its location, nearest station and distance from major cities.
Source: Wikimedia page view statistics (English Wikipedia, human traffic, 12-month average) and Wikidata (CC0). Compiled by this website.