Museum sights in Osaka
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Osaka-jō
Osaka’s most popular attraction, Osaka-jō is a 1931 concrete reconstruction of the original castle, which was completed in 1583 as a display of power on the part of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Refurbished at great cost in 1997, today’s castle has a decidedly modern look. The interior of the castle houses a museum of Toyotomi Hideyoshi memorabilia, as well as displays relating the history of the castle.
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Museum of Oriental Ceramics
With more than 1300 exhibits, the Museum of Oriental Ceramics has one of the world’s finest collections of Chinese and Korean ceramics. To get to the museum, go to Yodoyabashi Station on either the Midō-suji line or the Keihan line. Walk north to the river and cross to Nakano-shima. Turn right, pass the city hall on your left, bear left with the road and the museum is on the left.
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Osaka Human Rights Museum
The Osaka Human Rights Museum which goes by two names, is dedicated to the suffering of Japan's Burakumin people and other oppressed groups, including Koreans, the handicapped, the Ainu and women. The most fascinating exhibits deal with the Burakumin, outcasts in Japan's four-tiered caste system that was officially outlawed in 1879 under the Emancipation Edict issued by the Meiji government.
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National Museum of Ethnology
Located in Osaka Banpaku-kōen (World Expo Park) the National Museum of Ethnology is arguably Osaka's best, and it's worth the trip from downtown Osaka or Kyoto, especially if there's a good special exhibit on (check the Kansai Time Out for upcoming exhibits).
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Osaka Museum of History
Just southwest of Osaka-jō, the new Osaka Museum of History is housed in a fantastic new building adjoining the Osaka NHK Broadcast Center. The display floors of the museum occupy the 7th to the 10th floors of the new, sail-shaped building.
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