The Nakanoshima Kosetsu Museum of Art celebrated the 45th anniversary of the Kosetsu Museum of Art (Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture) and opened in 2018 in Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka, as its second museum.
The museum holds 19 important cultural properties and 33 important pieces of art, as well as the collection of MURAYAMA Ryuhei, the founder of the Asahi Shimbun Company. “Kosetsu” is Mr. Murayama's pen name.
After the opening of Japan to the outside world, Japanese art began to flow out of the country, and Mr Murayama devoted himself to collecting artworks in an effort to stem the tide. The museum is dedicated to preserving and researching valuable cultural assets, as well as passing on irreplaceable cultural assets to the future.
The museum contains a wide variety of cultural assets collected by the Murayama family, including swords and armory, Buddhist art, calligraphy, medieval and early-modern paintings and tea ceremony utensils. Another highlight is the "Nakanoshima Genan", a faithful reproduction using traditional architectural techniques of the existing tea ceremony room "Genan" in the former Murayama family residence, a designated National Important Cultural Property.
Although the museum is located in an urban high-rise building, the space with its wooden faceted latticework and earthen walls is a fusion of tradition and innovation. The museum has been designed to create a comfortable space where visitors can spend a luxurious time away from the hustle and bustle of the city and quietly enjoy the works of art.
The museum shop offers a wide range of original goods such as wasanbon (Japanese paper) and kaishi (Japanese paper), as well as related books and stationery. The sophisticated items make great souvenirs. After viewing the art, be sure to stop by.
Access and visitor information for Nakanoshima Kosetsu Museum of Art
Address | 4F Nakanoshima Festival Tower West, 3-2-4 Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka |
Tel | 06-6210-3766 |
Access from nearest station | ・Directly connected to Exit 12 of Watanabebashi Station on the Keihan Nakanoshima Line. ・Directly connected to Exit 4 of Higobashi Station on the Yotsubashi Subway Line. ・8-minute walk from exit 7 of Yodoyabashi Station on the Midosuji Subway Line/Keihan Main Line. ・15-minute walk from Sakurabashi Exit of JR Osaka Station. ・8-minute walk from exit 11-5 of Kitashinchi Station on the JR Tozai Line. |
Opening hours | 10:00-17:00 (last admission by 16:30). |
Closed | Mondays (if Monday is a public holiday, the museum is closed on the following Tuesday), exhibition change periods and year-end and New Year holidays. |
Admission fees | vary for each exhibition. *Discounts for the person in attendance and one accompanying person Asahi Tomonokai (200 yen discount), Disabled Person's Certificate (half price) *Discounts only for the person concerned Yabunouchiennan Sustaining Association (200 yen discount), Festival Hall ‘Tomo no Kai’ (200 yen discount), Hyogo Arts and Culture Association Tomo no Kai (200 yen discount) |
Facilities | free coin lockers (100 yen returnable), nursing room (2F in Nakanoshima Festival Tower West, 7:00-23:00), Pay parking (Festival City, 8:00-23:00), pay bicycle parking (1F underground in Nakanoshima Festival Tower West, 7:00-23:30). |
Note. | As the number of pay parking spaces is limited to 30, please use the ‘Tosabori Parking Lot’ and other nearby parking spaces as well. |
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