The best museums in Nagasaki in September 2025

These are the top 10 best museums in Nagasaki, Japan, ranked by their rating and popularity in 2025. Click a museum for more information about the museum, including visitor information, exhibitions and reviews.

For a complete overview of museums in Nagasaki, their exhibitions and discount cards & passes, see our overview page with all museums in Nagasaki.

Looking for the best museums in Nagasaki? These are the best ones:

  1. Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum1

    Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum

     Nagasaki
  2. Noguchi Yataro Memorial Art Museum2

    Noguchi Yataro Memorial Art Museum

     Nagasaki
  3. Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum3

    Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum

     Nagasaki
    Opened in 2005, this museum mainly features Nagasaki-related artworks, that is artworks that either portray Nagasaki, or were made by Nagasaki-born artists. You can also find one of the largest collections of Spanish art here.
  4. Siebold Memorial Museum4

    Siebold Memorial Museum

     Nagasaki
  5. Nagasaki Museum of History and Culture5

    Nagasaki Museum of History and Culture

     Nagasaki
  6. Nagasaki Penguin Aquarium6

    Nagasaki Penguin Aquarium

     Nagasaki
    A lovely aquarium, that provides home to some 180 penguins of 9 different species - both cold-water and temperate.
  7. Inori-no-oka Picture Book Museum7

    Inori-no-oka Picture Book Museum

     Nagasaki
  8. Chanpon Museum8

    Chanpon Museum

     Nagasaki
    This museum and restaurant in one is all about a local culinary speciality - the Chanpon (also called Champon) noodle dish, which is a unique type of ramen only made in the Nagasaki area. There is also a shop selling some Nagasaki memorabilia.
  9. Gunkanjima Digital Museum9

    Gunkanjima Digital Museum

     Nagasaki
  10. The Former Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Nagasaki Branch Museum10

    The Former Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Nagasaki Branch Museum

     Nagasaki

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