Not very busy on a Monday, plenty of space to move around and see the exhibits. You start by taking the lift to the 10th floor which deals with the ancient period of the Naniwa palace. There are many 6th/7th Century earthenware items on display from excavations of the old palace area. The 9th floor explores the medieval & early modern period with some excellent model recreations of buildings in that era.
My favourite part of this museum was on the 7th floor recreating scenes from the modern period (early 20th century), and the Age of Greater Osaka.
Apart from the exhibitions you have good views across to Osaka Castle. The exhibition ends on the 7th floor and you take the lift back to the ground floor.
Toilets on all floors and no need to carry bags or coats around with you. Use the free lockers on near the entrance to the museum.
Well worth a visit. Takes you through the history of Osaka from prehistoric times. Very impressive life size models, original artifacts and miniature townscapes are spread over 3 floors. Very good information provided in English. As you move between floors you get a fantastic view of the castle & moat. Part way through you can have a break and try some archaeology based puzzles. Harder than you think.
Very enjoyed and not crowded people.
There is no English in the exhibition but still easy to understand and enjoy the little activities.
Please pay attention to them, you will not disappointed!
You can also see the Osaka castle from hear.
As my friend recommemded visiting this facility, we went there for part of the morning schedule. The top four floors of the building are allocated for the musium. The 10th floor is for the ruins of the ancient Emperor Palace (Namba Gu) located near the building. Those floors below are for the history of Osaka from the ancient to the present. I enjoyed the Edo Era part with some ministure models of the town and bridges making the life of ordinary people of the time more familiar to me.
They offer a free locker on the ground floor, which needs 100 yen but it comes back later when you pick your belongings. The entrance fee was 600 yen. Credit card payment is acceptable.
Tip: You can view Osaka Castle from here.
It’s a good place to learn about the history of Osaka. Some of the displays and real-life mockups are very well done, and you could easily spend more than two hours here.
However, it’s not very foreigner-friendly, as much of the information is only available in Japanese.
