Our Number 1 choice for attractions in Osaka! This little known and often neglected museum is well worth the visit. It's a recreation of an Osaka town from around the Edo Period. It's beautifully presented and is very immersive in nature. Few people were visiting during the weekday we went. It was excellent! Spend the extra Yen to visit the Painting gallery and for the Kimono rental. You will enjoy it! The most amazing thing about this museum is it's change from daytime to nighttime. The ceiling lights dim, the street lights turn on and the night sky is playful with fireworks and the moon. We highly recommend you enjoy the film in the bath house as an orientation to the museum and the site. The short film is full of tid bits and info. The on site volunteers are fluent in English and have special stories to share. Ensure you check the schedule for the timing of the day to night rotation. Will always remember this museum. I am sure children young and old will love it!! The location of this museum is also near to the famous Tenjinbashisuji Shopping Street. We purchased some of the least expensive and most tasty sushi from a sea food shop ( 100 Yen per piece) and found lots of amazing souvenirs at discount prices!!

Do not miss this fantastic museum! They create absolute magic. One floor of a high-rise building is devoted to the recreation of an Edo-era street on a festival day. It’s worth it just to go to see this part. Absolutely do not miss the movie in the public bath as it creates lots of context about the exhibit. It’s easy to miss as they retract the screen between showings. That’s not all! They have a kimono-renting program. Mothers and daughters came to have their photos taken with these kimonos. You can’t believe the dignity these gorgeous clothes confer on all families who rent them. And isn’t funny how men and women’s kimonos are so alike, but men’s kimonos make them look so dignified and manly? People took such beautiful, magical photos of their families in these clothes. A Hong Kong mom, whose daughter was back a second time to take photos in a kimono, told me renting one here was cheaper than in Kyoto, plus one is in air conditioning the whole time! The only bad part about the kimono rental program is that you only have them for 30 minutes, which turns us all into clock watchers. Three cheers for the very patient and kind ladies fitting people into their kimonos! After experiencing the 9th floor EDO street exhibit, go down to the 8th floor for modern Osaka. Do not miss the movie opposite the entrance. So well done! This museum is what I would consider as the number one thing to do in Osaka. For context, I have been here touring Osaka more than one week.

If you have a chance to visit here and can adjust the time, we recommend you to participate in the Machiya Photos (at the moment, however, they are only available in Japanese) when you stroll around [Osakamachi 3-chome] on the 9th floor. He introduces me to a photo book that faithfully recreates the life of the Edo period that I visited here several times, but didn't notice until now (for example, the rigging of the Surigato (a karakomon shop) and the back row house, where the raindrops dented the ground and dumped the husks of evp's food in the drain). The exhibition also showcases the lives of a family on the 8th floor of Osaka Rokkei, at 4 Sorabori-dori, a house in the north of 5 Shiro, and 6 Furuichi-nakadanchi, in transitions from 1930 to 1948 to 1956. At 2 Kitasemba, you can see the [Ikoma clock shop] [former Konishi family residence] which still remains today.　I feel that there is a difference in the contents of the exhibition between the admission fee of 400 yen to the Fukagawa Edo Museum in Tokyo and the admission fee of 600 yen to the Fukagawa Edo Museum in Tokyo.

This was a fun and immersive way to learn about the history of Osaka. I highly recommend renting an audio guide to explain everything while you explore. The entrance is on the 8th floor so it can be a bit tricky to find but there are signs on the street pointing you in the right direction.

This small museum, located on the top two floors of the Osaka Housing Museum, features a picturesque recreation of a classic Osaka neighborhood as well as other animated presentations on changes in the Osaka landscape and lifestyles over time. The floor where the village is located offers a presentation with subtitles in the public baths, a photo booth in kimono and translations into English for most exhibitions. On the top floor, the installation resembles a classic diorama of a history museum with a mix of modern animations and video presentations. // This small museum on the top two floors of the Osaka Housing Museum is a quaint reconstruction of a classic Osaka neighbourhood and other animated presentations of changes in Osaka's landscape and living arrangements over time. the floor with the village has a presentation with subtitles in the public baths, a kimono picture booth option, and translations in English for most of the exhibits. On the top floor, the setup feels like a classic diorama from a history museum with a mix of modern animations and video presentations. One can get a good feel of how Osaka has changed over time.