"Osaka: The Castle Town" Exhibition

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At Osaka Museum of History
Media: Other, Art Talk

The exhibition features approximately 50 references, consisted mostly of maps and illustrated maps, which document the lives of the samurai who worked at Osaka castle. The resources reveal Osaka's political powers that were often shadowed under the stereotypical image of an economical business hub during the Edo period.
*Exhibiting at the 8F Special Exhibition Room

Gallery Talk: March 9th (Sun) 14:00-

[Image: "Osaka Map of Houses (via Kakuhin Bunko)" (around 1745) courtesy of Fukuyama Castle Museum]

Schedule

From 2008-02-20 To 2008-03-31

Website

http://www.mus-his.city.osaka.jp/ (venue's website)

Fee

Adults ¥600, College - High School Students ¥400, Junior High - Elementary School Students Free, Senior Citizens of Osaka - Physically Challenged Free. Special Exhibition Fees may be charged separately

Venue Hours

From 9:30 To 17:00
fridays closing at 20:00
Closed on Tuesdays
Note:If Tuesday is a National Holiday, the museum is open on Tuesday but closed the following Wednesday. Closed 12/28-1/4.

Maps

Navitime (Japanese)
Yahoo (Japanese)

Access

1 minute walk from exit 9 at Tanimachi4-chome station on the Subway Tanimachi line. 1 minute walk from Banba-cho stop on the Osaka Municipal bus.

Address

4-1-32 Otemae, Chuo-ku, Osaka, 540-0008
Phone: 06-6946-5728 Fax: 06-6946-2662

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Venue: Osaka Museum of History
Schedule: From 2008-02-20 To 2008-03-31
Address: 4-1-32 Otemae, Chuo-ku, Osaka, 540-0008
Phone: 06-6946-5728 Fax: 06-6946-2662

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