Special Featured Exhibition“Discover the Roots of Osaka: A Sovereign State and Ancient City in the Days Prior to the Construction of Naniwa Palace”
July 16 (Sat.) to August 29 (Mon.), 2016
Overview of the exhibition
The Osaka Museum of History will hold a special featured exhibition titled “Discover the Roots of Osaka: A Sovereign State and Ancient City in the Days Prior to the Construction of Naniwa Palace” in the Special Exhibition Hall on the 6th floor from July 16 (Sat.) to August 29 (Mon.), 2016.
According to Nihon Shoki (The Chronicles of Japan), the northern part of the Uemachi Upland in Osaka was a political and diplomatic center of the nation even before the national capital was relocated to Naniwa in 645. From archaeological excavations, it is known that warehouses, which were among the largest in Japan, were built in this site – the center of the Wa Kingdom (Yamato Sovereign) – in the 5th century, and that glass and iron products were intensively manufactured using the latest techniques in the wide area around the center of this site consisting of large buildings and warehouses, from the 6th century to the 7th century. Accordingly, we can reasonably conclude that the northern part of the Uemachi Upland was an urban center with a high mobility of people and goods, even before the construction of Naniwa Palace.
Designed to discover the roots of the metropolis of Osaka, this exhibition will explore how the northern part of the Uemachi Upland developed as the center of the Wa Kingdom, by showing a basemap that represents the geographic conditions and natural environment of the ancient Uemachi Upland, overlaid with the discoveries of past excavations, and this exhibition will visualize how this area might have looked prior to the construction of Naniwa Palace.
| Special Featured Exhibition “Discover the Roots of Osaka: A Sovereign State and Ancient City in the Days Prior to the Construction of Naniwa Palace” |
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| Organizer | Osaka Museum of History, (Public Interest Incorporated Foundation) Osaka City Museum Organization; Osaka City Cultural Properties Association | ||||||
| Exhibition period | July 16 (Sat.) to August 29 (Mon.), 2016 *Closed on Tuesdays |
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| Hours | 09:30-17:00 *Please enter 30 minutes prior to closing. |
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| Admission fees |
Permanent exhibition fee.
*The fees in brackets indicate prices for those in groups of 20 people or more. *Admission is free for junior high school-aged and younger children; citizens of Osaka aged 65 years and older (a document certifying citizenship and age should be presented); and individuals with a disability certificate (plus one accompanying person). |
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| Number of exhibits | Approx. 200 | ||||||