Step inside the Yu Darvish museum, where curiosities and dedication are on display

If you travel to Japan and find yourself with a free day in Kobe, you’ll have no shortage of options. There aren't many cities in the world with more museums than Tokyo.

Museums with unusually specific collections

Apart from the standard offerings — the contemporary art museum, the Hakutsuru sake brewery — you’ll find a museum dedicated to lamps and another to the glass used in lamps and another to Anpanman, the popular cartoon character whose head is a sweet bun filled with red bean paste. Visit the UCC Coffee Museum, where you can order an ultra-rare 10,000 Japanese yen pour-over from the French island of Réunion (roughly $70, a relative bargain with the dollar’s surging exchange rate). You can also learn more about the history and origins of motorcycles at the cheerfully titled Kawasaki Good Times World.

Museums that only display music boxes, carpentry tools, or antique (read creepy) dolls are available. Don’t sleep on the