Museum · Suita / Expo Park

National Museum of Ethnology (Minpaku) 国立民族学博物館

One of the world's largest ethnology museums, with everyday and ritual objects from every continent, inside Expo '70 Commemorative Park.

Hours10:00-17:00 (last entry 16:30)

ClosedWednesdays (Thursday if Wednesday is a national holiday); Dec 28-Jan 4

PriceAdult: ¥780
University student: ¥340
High school student and younger: Free

Getting thereBampaku-kinen-koen Station or Koen-higashiguchi Station (Osaka Monorail), 15 min walk

Time needed2-3 hours

Best timeAny time; a good rainy-day option in Expo '70 Commemorative Park

Address10-1 Senri Expo Park, Suita, Osaka 565-8511

Websiteminpaku.ac.jp

About

Minpaku is a national research museum whose main exhibition loops around the globe region by region, starting in Oceania and moving east. Displays cover clothing, musical instruments, tools and ritual objects, and some items can be handled. A free handheld electronic guide with video and audio commentary is available, and there is a video library of rituals and performances.

Highlights

Round-the-world main exhibition starting with Oceania
Hands-on materials you can touch
Free handheld video and audio guide
Videotheque booths with ethnographic films
Museum shop with crafts from around the world

Tips

Buy your Minpaku ticket at a Natural and Cultural Gardens gate to walk through the park's paid area to the museum at no extra cost.
Allow at least two hours; the exhibition is very large.

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