Featured Events in Osaka in March 2025 (March Updated)

Osaka Museum of History will hold a special exhibition "Excavation! Daimyo's Storehouses - Rice, Goods, and People Gathered in the 'Kitchen of the Nation'" in the Special Exhibition Room on the 6th floor from Saturday, January 11, 2025 to Monday, March 3, 2025. During the Edo period, Osaka flourished as the nation's kitchen. Many feudal domains built storehouses in and around Nakanoshima to sell rice tax and local specialties. The number of storehouses reached over 120 during the Tenpo era (around 1840). This exhibition will portray the actual state of the storehouses, which supported the finances of feudal domains throughout Japan and were the driving force behind the development of Osaka, including the birth of the Dojima Rice Market, while also introducing drawings and ancient documents, focusing on the results of the latest excavation surveys. In recent years, many storehouses have been surveyed in and around Nakanoshima, revealing a variety of storehouse styles, from those equipped with a shipyard, storehouse, and palace, such as those in Saga, Hiroshima, and Takamatsu domains, to those in Akita's Yajima domain, which had no shipyard and only had a storehouse covering the entire site. Based on excavated wooden tablets, shells, ceramics, etc., it is now possible to depict the work, lifestyle, and interactions within the residences. By taking a bird's-eye view of these storehouses from their birth to their demise, we hope to provide an opportunity to widely publicize the important role and importance that Osaka played in early modern Japanese society. We will shed new light on the Osaka storehouses, a historical heritage that represents the city of Osaka, along with Naniwa Palace and Osaka Castle.

Kamigata Ukiyo-e Museum exhibits ukiyo-e prints published in Osaka during the Edo period. Many of the ukiyo-e prints from Osaka depict actors appearing in Kabuki, which was performed mainly in Dotonbori. Kabuki performances have various roles, such as leading or female roles, villain or clown roles, rough or gentle roles, and actors are required to perform according to the role. In Kabuki, which is performed by male actors of all ages and genders, the role is also an important viewing point for the audience. In particular, stories in which the villain is defeated in a satisfying way are an essential setting for Kabuki. Therefore, this exhibition focuses on plays related to the villain, who plays a villain. Villains are classified according to the nature of their evil deeds and their status. There are also a variety of villains, from truly hateful characters to characters who seem to be enemies but actually have hidden true feelings. Please take a look at the actor pictures to see the charm of the antagonist, who brings out the best in the main character played by a star actor and livens up the play.

Kamigata Ukiyo-e Museum exhibits ukiyo-e prints published in Osaka during the Edo period. Many of the ukiyo-e prints from Osaka depict actors appearing in Kabuki, which was performed mainly in Dotonbori. Kabuki performances have various roles, such as leading or female roles, villain or clown roles, rough or gentle roles, and actors are required to perform according to the role. In Kabuki, which is performed by male actors of all ages and genders, the role is also an important viewing point for the audience. In particular, stories in which the villain is defeated in a satisfying way are an essential setting for Kabuki. Therefore, this exhibition focuses on plays related to the villain, who plays a villain. Villains are classified according to the nature of their evil deeds and their status. There are also a variety of villains, from truly hateful characters to characters who seem to be enemies but actually have hidden true feelings. Please take a look at the actor pictures to see the charm of the antagonist, who brings out the best in the main character played by a star actor and livens up the play.

Kamigata Ukiyo-e Museum exhibits ukiyo-e prints published in Osaka during the Edo period. Many of the ukiyo-e prints from Osaka depict actors appearing in Kabuki, which was performed mainly in Dotonbori. Kabuki performances have various roles, such as leading or female roles, villain or clown roles, rough or gentle roles, and actors are required to perform according to the role. In Kabuki, which is performed by male actors of all ages and genders, the role is also an important viewing point for the audience. In particular, stories in which the villain is defeated in a satisfying way are an essential setting for Kabuki. Therefore, this exhibition focuses on plays related to the villain, who plays a villain. Villains are classified according to the nature of their evil deeds and their status. There are also a variety of villains, from truly hateful characters to characters who seem to be enemies but actually have hidden true feelings. Please take a look at the actor pictures to see the charm of the antagonist, who brings out the best in the main character played by a star actor and livens up the play.

Kamigata Ukiyo-e Museum exhibits ukiyo-e prints published in Osaka during the Edo period. Many of the ukiyo-e prints from Osaka depict actors appearing in Kabuki, which was performed mainly in Dotonbori. Kabuki performances have various roles, such as leading or female roles, villain or clown roles, rough or gentle roles, and actors are required to perform according to the role. In Kabuki, which is performed by male actors of all ages and genders, the role is also an important viewing point for the audience. In particular, stories in which the villain is defeated in a satisfying way are an essential setting for Kabuki. Therefore, this exhibition focuses on plays related to the villain, who plays a villain. Villains are classified according to the nature of their evil deeds and their status. There are also a variety of villains, from truly hateful characters to characters who seem to be enemies but actually have hidden true feelings. Please take a look at the actor pictures to see the charm of the antagonist, who brings out the best in the main character played by a star actor and livens up the play.

This exhibition presents the first major retrospective of the work of artist Shizuko Yoshikawa (1934–2019) and leading Swiss graphic designer Josef Müller-Brockmann (1914–1996). Both were Zurich artists, engaged in artistic and educational activities. Even after Müller-Brockmann's death, Yoshikawa continued to work as a painter in Zurich until his later years.