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Things to do in Toyonaka, Kinki: The Best Museums
Toyonaka is a city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on October 15, 1936.
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1. Open-Air Museum of Old Japanese Farm Houses
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4.5 based on 88 reviews
The Open-Air Musuem of Old Japanese Farmhouses is an outdoor museum where representative houses from throughout Japan have been moved and restored for exhibition along with related items and implements from daily living. Located on grounds of about 36,000㎡ inside Hattori Ryokuchi Park in Toyonaka City, Osaka Prefecture, the museum has on display 12 farmhouses such as the Namba Magariya from as far north as Iwate to the Takakura from as far south as Amami Oshima. These houses were all built in Edo period(17-19th century) and are imbued with the style created by the climate, culture, and customs characteristic to each locality. The clever use of the natural surroundings and wisdom applied by people at the time to live in harmony are in display throughout of time to convey to us quietly important messages.
2. Museum of Osaka University
3. Music Media Center, Museum of Musical Instruments
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2.5 based on 6 reviews
Of the roughly 2,000 musical instruments and related materials in the museum's collection, about 1,400 are on permanent display. The museum has exhibits of numerous instruments used in traditional music and entertainment, and is proud to be a leader in Japan in terms of exhibit scale. All on display in one hall are gagaku (Japanese court music instruments), noh theater instruments, biwa, koto, shamisen, kokyū, shakuhachi, and instruments used in folk entertainment. In the European instrument exhibit, visitors can view instruments used in classical music. Visitors can enjoy the form, materials, and ornamentation of folk instruments from various regions all over the world, to prompt wonder about the roots of the instruments in use today. Visitors can also view books on musical instruments.
4. Osaka Monorail Art Museum
5. Okuuchi Art Museum
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4.0 based on 1 reviews
6. Harada Castle Old Blade Chamber's Residence
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3.0 based on 2 reviews
7. Sakurazuka Gallery Annex
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2.0 based on 1 reviews
8. Miura Art Gallery
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1.0 based on 1 reviews
