Gas Building Restaurant is open for business for 93 years.
Completed in 1933, this is a representative modernist building on Midosuji Street, with distinctive curved corners.

A modern building that was ahead of its time
Although it was completed in 1927, it is a modern building with decorations based on South American Mayan and Incan motifs.

A registered tangible cultural property towering over a street corner
It features intricate designs such as a bay window with a pendulum motif and eagle sculptures installed in various places.

A masterpiece of modern Japanese art and architecture
It was built as a symbol of Osaka's prosperity from the Taisho era to the early Showa era, when it became the world's number one exporter of cotton products.

The famous Fukuzawa Yukichi was also a student at the school.
This private school was headed by Ogata Koan, a Dutch scholar and doctor, and the building is a designated national important cultural property.

A road lined with 55 gas lamps
A street that runs north-south between Midosuji and Sakaisuji. A walking path with retro streetscapes and gas lamps.

This Western-style building was modeled after the National Bank of Belgium and other buildings. Even now, more than 100 years later, it still exudes dignity along Midosuji. By making a reservation, you can tour the interior of the old building and the sales office in the new building.

Admire the beauty of Eastern art
This art museum has a collection of approximately 2,000 precious works, including nine national treasures such as the Yohen Tenmoku tea bowl and the painting of Xuanzang, and 53 important cultural properties.

Hideyoshi inherited Nobunaga's "Tea Ceremony as a Way of Government," while Rikyu explored the art of the tea ceremony. This is a special opportunity to contemplate the world of the tea ceremony as woven together by these two figures.

The Fujita Museum regularly hosts three different exhibitions, one of which is "Wataru - Coveted Imported Goods," which runs from April to June and will feature the National Treasure "Yohen Tenmoku Tea Bowl."
The national treasure "Yohen Tenmoku Tea Bowl" on display is one of only three bowls in existence in the world, made during the Southern Song Dynasty in China.

Photo: Yohen Tenmoku tea bowl (National Treasure)

A wide range of paintings from Western to Japanese
This museum houses exquisite artworks collected over half a century by the founder of Hotel Monterey.

It was originally located near the current Osaka Castle, but was moved to its current location when Toyotomi Hideyoshi built Osaka Castle. The main hall, which was rebuilt after the war, still retains the appearance of the "Ikukunitama-zukuri" style, which is rare nationwide.