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Tokugawa VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
period. The
modernized Practical Information
lower floors of Osaka prefecture. * 8,863,280.
the main keep n in JR Osaka stn, Midosuji exit
display a collec­ (06) 6345­2189. _ Shoryoe
ceremony (Apr 22); Tenjin Matsuri
tion of armor (July 24–25). ∑ osaka-info.jp
and memorabilia
connected with Transport
Hideyoshi. An k Kansai 35 km (22 miles) S;
Itami 10 km (6 miles) N. £ Sanyo
elevator travels & Tokaido Shinkansen, JR, Hankyu,
to the eighth Keihan, Nankai, Hanshin, and
floor for great Kintetsu lines.
The imposing keep of Osaka Castle views of the city.
castle completed by Hideyoshi P National Museum of Art P Museum of Oriental
in 1586 but still gives some 4­2­55 Nakanoshima, Kita­ku. Ceramics
idea of the power and majesty Tel (06) 6447­4680. £ Watanabebashi Nakanoshima Island 1­1­26 Nakano­
of the original. The largest stn, Keihan Nakanoshima line. shima, Kita­ku. Tel (06) 6223­0055. £
castle in the country at the Open 10am–5pm Tue–Sun (last Naniwabashi stn, Keihan Nakanoshima
time, Osaka­jo’s turbulent adm: 4:30pm), 10am–7pm Fri (last line.  Yodoyabashi stn, Midosuji
history began when it was adm: 6:30pm). & ∑ nmao.go.jp line. Open 9:30am–5pm Tue–Sun (last
besieged and destroyed by The entrance of the National adm: 4:30pm). ∑ moco.or.jp/en
the Tokugawa shogunate in Museum of Art, made from With over 1,000 items of mostly
1615. The castle was rebuilt curved steel and extending Chinese and Korean origin, this
but struck by lightning a few high above the building itself, museum houses one of the
years later. The remains were was designed to invoke both world’s finest col lections of
burned down in a fire in the strength and the flexibility Oriental ceramics. The display
1868, just before the of bamboo. The collection comes from the Ataka
Meiji Restoration. inside is impressive, with Collection. Computer­regulated,
Some ancillary buildings, works by Picasso, Cézanne, light­sensitive rooms highlight
including the Tamon tower Miró, and Warhol, as well as the surfaces of the items. A
and the impressive Otemon ancient Chinese treasures few of the Japanese pieces
gate, have survived from the and modern Japanese art. are National Treasures.

Osaka City Center
1 Floating Garden Observatory
2 National Museum of Art
3 Museum of Oriental Ceramics Floating Garden KYOTO
4 Osaka Museum of History Observatory Tenma
Itami Airport
5 Osaka Castle 10 km (6 miles) Umeda Yodo River Sakuranomiya
6 National Bunraku Theater HANSHIN EX. WAY Osaka
7 Japan Folk Art Museum YOTSUB A S HI-SUJI KITA-KU
Fukushima
8 Shitenno­ji Temple KOBE National Dojima River Museum of Osaka-jo-
koen
9 Spa World Musuem of Art Oriental Ceramics
Shin Yodo River Noda Tosabori River Osaka
Castle
Nishi-kujo CHUO-DORI MIDSUJI- DORI SAKAISUJII- DORI HANSHIN EX. WAY Osaka Museum
of History
NAGAHORI-DORI Tamatsukuri
MINAMI
Osaka Dome HANSHIN EX. WAY DOTONBORI National Bunraku
Universal SENNICHMAE-DORI Theater ISE
Studios NAMBA Kintetsu
Japan Taisho Uehonmachi
Japan Folk Nankai
Sakurajima Namba
Art Museum Momodani
Shirinashi River Liberty Tennoji Temple
Osaka Aquarium Imamiya Shitenno-ji
Shin-
Osaka Kitsu River Osaka Imamiya Park Tennoji Teradacho
Port International Kansai Airport
Spa
ferry terminal 35 km (22 miles) World
0 kilometers 2 NARA
0 miles 1
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