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Must See
origin, this museum houses
one of the world’s finest
collections of Oriental
ceramics. The display comes
from the Ataka Collection.
Computer-regulated, light-
sensitive rooms highlight the
surfaces of the items. A few
of the Japanese pieces are
National Treasures.

4 "
National Museum
of Art
⌂ 4-2-55 Nakanoshima
£ Watanabebashi Stn, The futuristic curved
Keihan Nakanoshima line
Beautiful Osaka Castle, # 10am–5pm Tue–Sun ( to exterior of the National
framed by golden 7pm Fri) ∑nmao.go.jp Museum of Art

fall foliage
The entrance of the National
Museum of Art, made from INSIDER TIP
curved steel and extending Hot Ticket
3 " high above the building itself, The city center is served
Museum of Oriental was designed to invoke both by a user-friendly loop
Ceramics the strength and the flexi bility system called the JR
of bamboo. The collection Kanjo line. Visitors who
⌂ 1-1-26 Nakano shima
£ Naniwabashi Stn, Keihan inside is equally awe-inspiring, intend to cover a lot of
sightseeing ground will
Nakanoshima line  Yodo- with works by Western artists benefit from buying a
yabashi Stn, Midosuji line such as Picasso, Cézanne, Miró, one-day pass that
and Warhol, as well as ancient
# 9:30am–5pm Tue–Sun (to offers unlimited travel
8pm Fri & Sat) ∑moco.or.jp Chinese treasures and mod-

ern Japanese art. Check out on subways, trams, and
With over 1,000 items of the museum’s website for a local train lines.
mostly Chinese and Korean list of upcoming exhibitions.
0 kilometers 2 N Nakatsu
Floating Garden
0 miles 2 Observatory Umeda Tenma
Himejima HANSHIN E X P WY Yo do River Sakuranomiya
Fuku HIMEJIMA-DORI Osaka KITA-KU
Yodogawa Museum of Matsui
Watanabebashi Oriental Ceramics Kyobashi
Nodahanshin Musuem of Art Naniwabashi Osakajokoen
National
S h i n Y o d o R i v e r Dempo FUKUSHIMA- Noda KU Osaka
Castle
KU
Nishikujo HANSHIN EXPWY Osaka Museum
of History
KONOHANA- CHUO-ODORI CHUO- HANSHIN EXPWY
KU
NISHI- NAGAHORI-DORI Tamatsukuri
Universal Ajikawaguchi KU
Studios Osaka National Bunraku
DOTONBORI
Theater
Japan Universal City Bentencho Dome SENNICHMAE-DORI Nipponbashi
Ajigawa River NANIWA- Ushitora
Taisho
KU
Namba
Japan Folk
Sakurajima Art Museum Tachinomi Nikou Momodani
KU
Tempozan MINATO- Liberty Osaka Imamiya
Harbor Village (Osaka Human Shitenno-ji
Shir inashi River Rights Museum) Imamiya Teradacho
Shin-
Osaka Spa Tennoji
Port TAISHO- NISHINARI- World
KU Kitsu River KU
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