Tokushima Prefectural Museum — Attraction in Tokushima

Worth it.

I hate paying to go to museums. Japan has many good free museums and some paid museums have small collections. This museum is big, interactive and has lots of different exhibits to appeal to a wide audience. I especially liked the dinosaur skeletons and other animal skeletons.

The only negative would be the staff. They were all friendly and pleasant, but we're often sitting in random places throughout the exhibits. I assume to keep visitors from touching or otherwise disturbing the displays. I was surprised several times to see someone sitting quietly off to the side in what I thought was an empty room.

Plenty of...

A very big museum with a lot of different sections including history, archeology, geology, theater with dolls, etc. There is a section dedicated to the history of the Tokushima matsuri, where you can practice the dance too! There explanation texts are mainly in Japanese, with no support to English. There is also a shop where you can buy books and reading material about the things...

Great local museum that features dinosaurs, natural life, geography, and Japanese history all in one. It's only 400 yen and older folk get in for free, which is rare for non Japanese citizens in my experience. We just showed our companions passport and he got in for free. Exhibits are all in Japanese, but still it was enjoyable with some google...