Silver Week Is Playtime at Kids Plaza
Classic Japanese Games and Hands-On Fun Fill the Holiday WeekendLooking for somewhere to take the kids during Silver Week? Kids Plaza Osaka adds traditional Japanese games, an old-fashioned candy…
50 Years of Art Come to Nakanoshima
NHK’s Landmark Art Program Steps Into the GalleryNHK’s Sunday Art Museum celebrates 50 years with more than 140 works spanning Japanese art history at Nakanoshima Museum of…
See Two Hidden Turrets at Osaka Castle
A weekends-only chance to explore two original castle towersMost visitors experience Osaka Castle from the main keep and castle grounds. This autumn, a rare seasonal opening offers the…
The Many Worlds of Mucha
Sakai’s remarkable collection reveals the artist behind the Art Nouveau iconPosters are only the beginning as Sakai’s Alphonse Mucha Museum explores the artist’s paintings, jewelry, sculpture, illustration and design through…
Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring
A Rare Visit from One of the World’s Most Famous PaintingsVermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring makes a rare journey to Osaka alongside another Vermeer and Dutch masterpieces from the…
Beyond the Dinosaurs
Five times life on Earth survived extinction—and changed forever.Towering dinosaur skeletons, giant prehistoric sea predators, rare fossils from around the world, and a world-premiere skeleton reveal how life…
1999 Exhibition: A Day That Never Existed
Experience the apocalypse that never happened.What if the world had really ended in July 1999? This immersive horror exhibition invites visitors to explore a fictionalized…