Here is a list of museums and archives across Japan featuring exhibits on the Jōmon period, organized by region.
Clicking on a museum name will open its official website.
Hokkaido
Tohoku
- 【Aomori】Sannai Maruyama Jomon Culture Center
- 【Aomori】Aomori City Komakino Site Preservation Museum
- 【Aomori】Tsugaru City Kizukuri Kamegaoka Archaeological Museum
- 【Aomori】Korekawa Archaeological Institution (Korekawa Jomon Kan)
- 【Aomori】Futatsumori Shell Midden Museum
- 【Iwate】Goshono Jomon Museum
- 【Iwate】Takizawa City Buried Cultural Properties Center
- 【Iwate】Miyako City Sakiyama Shell Mound Jomon Forest Museum
- 【Iwate】Tono Downtown Doki Pottery Museum
- 【Iwate】Hanamaki City Comprehensive Cultural Properties Center
- 【Miyagi】The Histrical Museum of Jomon Village OkuMatsushima
- 【Miyagi】Sendai City Jomon Site Park
- 【Miyagi】Takamegamine Jomon Memorial Museum
- 【Akita】Oyu Stone Circles Museum
- 【Akita】Isedotai Jomon Museum
- 【Yamagata】Yamagata Prefectural Museum
- 【Yamagata】the Nagai City Ancient Hills Museum
- 【Yamagata】Yamagata Prefectural Ukitamu Fudoki-no-Oka Archaeological Museum
- 【Fukushima】Jomopia Miyahata
- 【Fukushima】Urajiri Shell Mound Jomon Hill Park
- 【Fukushima】Yanaizu Jomon Museum
Kanto
- 【Ibaraki】Ogushi Shell Mound Friendship Park
- 【Ibaraki】Kashima City Dokidoki Center
- 【Ibaraki】Tsuchiura Archaeology Museum
- 【Chiba】Kasori Shell Mounds Museum
- 【Chiba】Tobonodai Historic Site Park Museum
- 【Tokyo】Shinagawa Historical Museum
- 【Tokyo】Hachikokuyama Experience Village
- 【Tokyo】Nishi-Tokyo City Local History Room
- 【kanagawa】Yokohama Santonodai History Museum
Chubu
- 【Niigata】The Niigata Prefectural Museum of history
- 【Niigata】Umataka Jomon Museum
- 【Niigata】Agriculture and Jomon Experience Center “Najomon”
- 【Niigata】Tsunan Town Buried Cultural Properties Center “Umorea”
- 【Niigata】Tokamachi City Museum
- 【Niigata】Jomon Village Asahi Oku-Sanmen History Exchange Center
- 【Niigata】Aga Town Local History Museum
- 【Toyama】Sakuramachi JOMON Park
- 【Ishikawa】Kanazawa Jomon World
- 【Fukui】Wakasa Mikata Jomon Museum
- 【Yamanashi】The Shakado Museum of Jomon Culture
- 【Yamanashi】Umenoki Archaeological Site Guidance Facility
- 【Yamanashi】Hokuto City Archaeological Museum
- 【Yamanashi】Minami-Alps City Hometown Culture Heritage Center
- 【Yamanashi】Nirasaki City Folk Museum
- 【Yamanashi】Yamanashi Prefectural Archaeological Museum
- 【Nagano】Togariishi Museum of Jomon Archaeology(Togariishi Jomon Koukokan)
- 【Nagano】Asama Jomon Museum
- 【Nagano】Obsidian Experience Museum
- 【Nagano】Shiojiri City Hiraide Museum
- 【Nagano】Idojiri Archaeological Museum
- 【Aichi】Yoshigo Shell Mound
Kinki
The Kinki region has many facilities related to the Yayoi and Kofun periods, and sometimes features exhibits on the Jomon period as an introductory section.
Chugoku/Shikoku
Kyushu/Okinawa
Many prefectural buried cultural property centers also handle Jomon period materials, so visiting them together is recommended.
Exhibition content and opening hours are subject to change, so please check the latest information on each official website before visiting.
The Jomon Travel Navigator has personally visited the following Jomon-period archaeological sites.
A 3-night, 4-day journey exploring the World Heritage site “Jomon Prehistric Sites in Northern Japan.”
