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Osaka Museum of History

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#7 of 102 things to do in Chuo

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4-1-32 Otemae Chuoku, Chuo, Osaka 540-0008, Osaka Prefecture

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BTW, the audio guide was good and had just the right amount of information without overwhelming you with a VERY good English speaker.

The various exhibits range from dioramas, period items, printed materials, photos, life size reconstruction and the likes.

Has English descriptions and talks about the period from 5th century to modern Japan.

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4-1-32 Otemae Chuoku, Chuo, Osaka 540-0008, Osaka Prefecture

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angehhh

Reviewed 1 week ago via mobile

Don't lug your luggage here

Lockers aren't big enough for cabin sized luggage bags, so got stuck in the cafe to wait out the rain instead of browsing the exhibits. Museum looks good though.

Date of experience: June 2019

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Betsygindianta

Reviewed 1 week ago via mobile

Museum

Very interesting and very collective. I would one day love to visir more places in Japan during winter

Date of experience: November 2018

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madpharm2015

Seattle, Washington

4419

Reviewed 2 weeks ago

Mostly dioramas with few artifacts

Given its name, I had expected some historical artifacts to be displayed. There were surprisingly few of them at this musuem. The vast majority of the display consists of dioramas depicting historical events. This place is mainly catering to children.

Date of experience: May 2019

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solaris_pete

Vancouver, Canada

30988

Reviewed 3 weeks ago

Neat museum, but hard to find! Minimal directions!

This museum is located on the 8-10 floors of a large building. Google maps got us to the surrounding building but the lack of signs got us confused how to get to the actual museum. We ended up going in the side doors with help...More

Date of experience: May 2019

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rooneys_travel

Gold Coast, Australia

12941

Reviewed 3 weeks ago via mobile

Interesting museum

This is a wonderful museum to take the kids to, or if you're a lover of museums. The diaramas there are first class giving an insite into 7th century Japan. It's is very cheap with kids being free. We would recommend after or before visiting...More

Date of experience: May 2019

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Yaron M

Reviewed 4 weeks ago via mobile

A must visit in hirosima

The exhibitions are wonderful and give you a lot of info about the catastrophic event before and after the bomb...

Date of experience: May 2019

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Raindance66

Singapore, Singapore

747

Reviewed May 12, 2019 via mobile

Love it!

I love the visit to this museum! It’s amazing how Osaka’s history is presented to visitors. It’s worth every cent to also bundle the ticket to this museum with that of the Osaka castle. Do cater about 3-4hrs for the whole trip.

Date of experience: March 2019

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D13O

The Hague, The Netherlands

14724

Reviewed May 7, 2019 via mobile

Not very special, but they do make an effort

The museum doesn't really have anything special and is mildly interesting. They do try to make the best of it, which is admirable. Nice on a rainy day and you already saw all others sites in Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, etc.

Date of experience: May 2019

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AmarilisVos

Jabbeke, Belgium

587266

Reviewed May 2, 2019

Nice dioramas of old Osaka

We visited this museum on April 10. You can buy a ticket for the museum (600 yen) or buy a ticket were the entrance to the Osaka Castle is included (900 yen). We purchased the latter. They have English audio guides (200 yen). There are...More

Date of experience: April 2019

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ceetom1

Chino Hills, California

9436

Reviewed April 23, 2019

Good place to learn about Osaka

This was our first stop in Osaka on our way to the Osaka Castle. A lot of information here where you could spend several hours if you wanted to really read about the city. Can easily visit this place ansd the Castle in a half...More

Date of experience: April 2019

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Maripili L

Hi! Where exactly do you buy the combined tickets for the Museum and Osaka Castle? I read you buy the Osaka Castle ticket in a machine just by the entrance. Is it the same for the museum? Thanks!

October 1, 2017|

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Hi! I bought ours at the ticket kiosk for the castle. It looks like you can purchase at the museum as well. I guess it just depends on which you want to visit first. Have a GREAT time!!