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What to do and see in Osaka Prefecture, Kinki: The Best History Museums
Osaka Prefecture (大阪府, Ōsaka-fu) is a prefecture located in the Kansai region on Honshu, the main island of Japan. The capital is the city of Osaka. It is the center of Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto area. Osaka is one of the two "urban prefectures" (府, fu) of Japan, Kyoto being the other (Tokyo became a "metropolitan prefecture", or to, in 1941).
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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. Imashirozuka Ancient History Museum
3. Katano City History and Folklore Museum
4. Peace Osaka
5. Yayoi Culture Museum
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4.0 based on 20 reviews
Museum of Japanese cultural history during the Yayoi Period (from around the 3rd-4th century B.C. to around the 3rd century A.D.).
6. Osaka Museum of History
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4.0 based on 598 reviews
Reviewed By CharlieV2011 - Chicago, United States
The Osaka Museum of History provides a wealth of information through presenting artifacts and models that display Osaka’s history. The museum’s many floors present information and artifacts obtained from excavations, pictures, and written record. The most interesting parts are the Edo period up to present, with detailed models that make history come alive. You can see what homes and neighborhoods looked like during the medieval period, and up through the 20th century. So much information on display includes fashion, domestic appliances, trade and economics, and architecture of Osaka through time.
