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List of Museums in Osaka, Japan

As part of our guide for visitors to Osaka City, we created this list of museums in Osaka City, Japan.

As we prepared this report, three of the Osaka museums that we recommend are Nakanoshima Museum Of Art, Osaka, The National Museum of Art, Osaka, and Cup Noodles Museum Osaka Ikeda.

Nakanoshima Museum Of Art, Osaka

Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka opened in Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan in 2022. The museum is located in the central Nakanoshima district of Osaka. It is one of Japan’s newest and most important art museums, with a collection of over 6,000 works of modern and contemporary art and design from the mid-19th century to the present day.
Address: 4-3-1 Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka
Admission Fee: Fixed separately for each exhibition
Website: https://nakka-art.jp/en/

The National Museum of Art, Osaka

The National Museum of Art, Osaka is another museum located on the island of Nakanoshima, between Chou-ku and Kita-ku. The collection consists of around 8,200 works, with a focus on contemporary art from Japan and overseas.
Address: 4-2-55 Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka
Admission Fee: 430 to 1500 JPY for adults, 130 to 900 JPY for college students, free for 18 years old and younger
Website: https://www.nmao.go.jp/en/

Cup Noodles Museum Osaka Ikeda

Cup Noodles Museum Osaka Ikeda is located in Ikeda City in Osaka. In the Museum, you can learn about the creation of instant noodles, its history of development and its manufacturing methods. Also, you can create your own cup noodle with soup and ingredients of your choice at “My CUPNOODLES Factory”.
Address: 8-25 Masumi-cho, Ikeda City, Osaka
Admission Fee: Free
Website: https://www.cupnoodles-museum.jp/en/osaka_ikeda/

Abeno Harukas Art Museum

Abeno Harukas Art Museum is located in Abeno Harukas, in Abeno-ku. It was opened in 2014 on the 16th floor of the skyscraper as an urban art museum capable of exhibiting national treasures and important cultural properties.
Address: 1-1-43, Abenosuji, Abeno-ku, Osaka
Website: https://www.aham.jp

Glion Museum

Glion Museum has rare vintage vehicles from all over the world. The first of its kind in Japan, this classic car museum built in a red brick. The Glion Museum is a new concept for a classic car museum, proposed by the GLION GROUP.
Address: 2-6-39 Kaigan-dori, Minato-ku, Osaka
Admission Fee: 1,300 to 1,900 JPY for junior high school students and above, free of charge for elementary school students and under
Website: https://glion-museum.jp/en/

Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts

Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts opened in 1936 and is located in Tennoji Park. This museum is widely renowned for the quality of its collection of Chinese and Japanese works of art.
Address: 1-82 Chausuyama-cho, Tennoji-ku, Osaka
Admission Fee: 500 JPY for adults, 500 JPY for college and high school students, free for children 15 years old and younger
Website: https://www.osaka-art-museum.jp/en/

Osaka Museum of History

Osaka Museum of History opened in 2003. The museum is located in a tall modernist building across from Osaka Castle, and is directly connected to the NHK Broadcast Center.
Address: 1-32 Otemae 4-Chome, Chuo-ku, Osaka
Admission Fee: 600 JPY for adults, 400 JPY for college and high school students, free for children 15 years old and younger
Website: https://www.osakamushis.jp/eng/index.html

Osaka Museum of Natural History

The Osaka Museum of Natural History is situated in the Nagai Botanical Garden, in Nagai Park in Higashisumiyoshi-ku.
Address: 1-23 Nagai Park, Higashi-Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka
Admission Fee: 300 JPY for adults, 200 JPY for college and high school students, free for children 15 years old and younger
Website: https://omnh.jp/language/en/

Osaka Science Museum

Osaka Science Museum has four floors of themed exhibits, a separate planetarium, and regular science shows. It is an interactive educational facility largely targeted at children. The Osaka Science Museum is located on a small island in the middle of the city called Nakanoshima (separated from Chuo-ku by the Tosahori River), the same island as Osaka City Hall.
Address: 4-2-1, Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka
Admission Fee: 500 JPY for adults, 450 JPY for college and high school students, 350 JPY for 15 years old and younger
Website: https://www.sci-museum.jp

Sanno Art Museum

Sanno Museum houses works of art such as modern French painting, modern Japanese painting, ceramics, and sculptures. There are 600 collections in a wide variety of collections.
Address: 2-2-27, Shiromi, Chuo-ku, Osaka
Admission Fee: 1,300 JPY for adults, 800 JPY for college and high school students, 500 JPY for 15 years old and younger
Website: https://www.hotelmonterey.co.jp/sannomuseum/

The Osaka Museum of Housing and Living

The Osaka Museum of Housing and Living is located near Tenjinbashisuji Shopping Street in Kita-ku. Visitors to this museum can experience the ever-changing housings and townscape of Osaka.
Address: 6-4-20, Tenjinbashi, Kita-ku, Osaka
Admission Fee: 600 to 1,000 JPY for adults, 300 to 700 JPY for college and high school students, free for children 15 years old and younger
Website: https://www.osaka-angenet.jp/konjyakukan/

The Japan Folk Craft Museum

The Japan Folk Craft Museum opened in 1970 as a pavilion for the Expo ’70 World’s Fair. In 1971, the exhibition reopened as the Osaka Japan Folk Crafts Museum.
Address: 10-5, Banpaku Koen, Suita City, Osaka
Admission Fee: 710 JPY for adults, 450 JPY for college and high school students, 100 JPY for 15 years old and younger
Website: https://www.mingeikan-osaka.or.jp/en/info/

The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka

The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka. houses a large collection of 4,000 pieces of ceramics, including the world-famous Ataka collection.
Address: 1-1-26, Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka
Admission Fee:
Website: https://www.moco.or.jp/en/