[Currently closed for reconstruction] Japan Crafts Museum
This museum exhibits and preserves a wide range of ceramics, from ancient Tamba and Furuseto to modern items.
Located about 400m south of Namba Station on Osaka Metro Midosuji Line, this museum exhibits folk crafts (mingei) and aims to preserve, cultivate, and spread their techniques. Originally a private museum established in 1950, it was renovated from an Edo-period rice storehouse that had survived the war in Dojima. In 1960, to commemorate its 10th anniversary, the museum moved to its current location in two new three-story reinforced concrete buildings designed to resemble a castle, and has since been registered as a museum. The core collection includes antique ceramics from various regions, such as Old Tamba and Old Seto, as well as excellent pieces currently being made, and they are also available for sale.
Basic information
- Business hours
- 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (last entry at 4:30 p.m.)
- Holidays
- Every Monday, the second Tuesday of every month, during exhibition changeover periods, and the New Year holidays
- Price
- Adults: 500 yen, University/High school students: 300 yen, Middle/Elementary school students: 150 yen
- Access
- Approximately 10 minutes walk from Namba Station on the Nankai and Osaka Metro Midosuji Lines
- Address
- 3-7-6 Namba-naka, Naniwa-ku, Osaka City, 556-0011
- Telephone
- 06-6641-6309
- Fax
- 06-6641-9310
- Average time
- 60 minutes
