Osaka Museum of History
大阪歴史博物館
View Osaka Castle and the Naniwa Palace ruins from the upper galleries, with full-scale reconstructions of ancient palaces and Edo-era townhouses that trace Osaka’s 1,400-year history.
The Osaka Museum of History sits at the southwest corner of Osaka Castle Park, built beside the ruins of the ancient Naniwa Palace. The tour begins on the 10th floor and descends floor by floor. The 10th floor recreates the interior of the Daigokuden hall of the Naniwa Palace from the Nara period at full scale, with life-size official figures. The 9th to 7th floors show, in turn, the Honganji temple era of the Middle Ages, the commercial life of Edo as the “kitchen of the realm,” and models of modern Greater Osaka streetscapes. Through the windows you can look down on Osaka Castle’s main tower and the Naniwa Palace Ruins Park. Admission is about 600 yen, with special exhibitions charged separately. It is closed on Tuesdays and open 9:30 to 17:00. It is accessible from Tanimachi 4-chome Station, Exit 2, and can be visited on the same day as Osaka Castle.
Opening hours
09:30–17:00, closed Tuesdays
Nearby sights
- Osaka Castle
- Japan Mint Cherry Blossom Passage
- Osaka Tenmangu
- Tenjinbashisuji Shopping Street
- Kuromon Ichiba Market
- Dotonbori & Shinsaibashi
- Namba Grand Kagetsu
- Amerikamura