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    castle: Osaka Castle Park
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  • Address: 1-1, Osakajo, Chuo-ku
  • Phone: (06) 6941-3044
  • Directions: subway: Temmabashi Station or Tanimachi 4-chome Station on the Tanimachi Line. Osaka Business Park Station on the Nagahori-Tsurumiryokuchi Line
  • Website: http://www.tourism.city.osaka.jp/en/castle/
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    castle: Osaka Castle
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  • Address: 1-1, Osakajo, Chuo-ku
  • Phone: (06) 6941-3044
  • Directions: subway: Temmabashi Station or Tanimachi 4-chome Station on the Tanimachi Line. Osaka Business Park Station on the Nagahori-Tsurumiryokuchi Line
  • Website: http://www.tourism.city.osaka.jp/en/castle/
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    Aquarium / Tempozan Harbor Village: Kayukan !
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  • By LeDragon on July 22, 2004
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  • Kayuikan - Osaka
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  • Address: 1-1-10 Kaigan-dori, Minato-ku
  • Phone: +81-6-6576-5501
  • Directions: Walk from Osakako Station on the Chuo subway line
  • Website: http://www.kaiyukan.com/eng/index.htm
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    Sightseeing outside Osaka: Nara
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  • By vale73 on August 25, 2002
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    museums: National Museum of Ethnology (Minpaku)
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  • Updated By robertbaum on February 8, 2009
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  • National Museum of Ethnology (Minpaku) - Osaka
    National Museum of Ethnology
    (Minpaku)
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    Japanese: 国立 民族学 博物館 (Kokuritsu Minzokugaku Hakubutsukan)

    The museum introduces ethnic cultures from around the world by displaying various items from everyday life of different societies. Nine regional exhibitions, as well as various thematic exhibitions such as Music are on permanent display in order to facilitate understanding of peoples with different cultural backgrounds living together in the modern world.

    The museum was founded in 1974 and opened to the public in 1977. It is a comprehensive Research Museum with about 60 academic researchers and hosts an extensive collection of about 255,000 artefacts of which are 12,000 items on display in the regular exhibitions. The current building was designed by Japan's renowned architect Kisho Kurokawa in 1996.

    Museum Hours: 10:00-17:00. Last admission 30 minutes before closing. Closed on Wednesdays (Thursdays when Wednesday falls on a national holiday).

    Admission: Adults 420 Yen, Students 250 Yen, Children over 6 years 110 Yen. Admission may vary for special exhibitions.

  • Address: 565-8511 Osaka, Suita-shi, Senri Banpaku-koen 10-1
  • Phone: +81.6.6876.2151
  • Directions: The museum is located centrally in the Expo Park (Banpaku-koen) north of Osaka. The closest stations are Banpaku-kinen-koen or Koen-Higashiguchi on the Osaka Monorail. From both stations walk about 15 minutes to the museum.
  • Website: www.minpaku.ac.jp
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    Osaka-Jo Hall
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  • By Carino on January 6, 2005
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    Osaka-jo Hall
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    Osaka-Jo Hall is a Venue close to the Osaka Castle holding Events like Concerts and others.

    For an english Schedule I recommend Pollstar.com.

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  • Directions: Close to the Osaka Castle
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    shopping: ...a plastic kitty picture...
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  • By j-san on August 26, 2002
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    ...a plastic kitty picture frame! Just what I need! :))

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