The museum introduces the history and culture of “Osaka,” from ancient times to modern and contemporary times, using full-scale reconstructions of buildings, miniature models, video images, and a wealth of actual materials.
Exhibits on the 10th to 7th floors show the history of “City of Osaka” over the past 1,400 years, arranged by time period.
The view from the 10th floor is also popular as a photo spot, overlooking Osaka Castle and the ruins of Naniwa Palace.
On the 9th floor, visitors can see the city of Osaka from the Muromachi period through the construction of Osaka Castle by Toyotomi Hideyoshi to the Edo period, when the city was known as “the kitchen of the nation.
On the seventh floor, the Shinsaibashisuji and other streets of the “Great Osaka Period” from the Taisho to the early Showa periods are reproduced, and on the eighth floor is a full-scale reproduction of an excavation site.
Visitors can experience the history and culture of Osaka from ancient times to the medieval and early modern periods, as well as the modern and contemporary periods, with a wealth of actual materials.
Tours are also available to see the remains of Naniwanomiya Palace preserved underground.
9:30-17:00
Tuesdays (or the following day if Tuesday is a national holiday)
Year-end and New Year holidays (12/28 - 1/4)
Adults 600 yen
High school and university students 400 yen
Free for junior high school students and younger
A short walk from Exit 2 or 9 of Tanimachi 4-chome Station on the Subway Chuo Line and Tanimachi Line.