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Osaka Prefectural Yayoi Culture Museum Spring/Summer 2026 Special Exhibition "Revisit Yayoi Culture: Current State of Discovery and Research"

Commemorating the 35th anniversary of the opening of the Osaka Prefectural Yayoi Culture Museum, the 25th anniversary of the opening of Ikegami-Sone Historical Park, and the 50th anniversary of the designation of the Ikegami-Sone archaeological site as a historical site.

Osaka Prefectural Yayoi Culture Museum Spring/Summer 2026 Special Exhibition "Revisit Yayoi Culture: Current State of Discovery and Research" Osaka Prefectural Yayoi Culture Museum Spring/Summer 2026 Special Exhibition "Revisit Yayoi Culture: Current State of Discovery and Research"

Our museum, which proclaims itself Japan's only specialized museum for the Yayoi period, opened in the spring of 1991.
Since then, archaeological excavations throughout the country have significantly increased the amount of available data, and research has progressed from various perspectives. As a result, explanations of the former Yayoi culture, including the actual chronology, need to be significantly revised.
In light of the current situation, this exhibition will re-examine the content and significance of the Yayoi culture by adding newly discovered materials to the exhibits in the museum's first exhibition room, which is currently closed due to the temporary closure.