Osaka Prefectural Museum of Yayoi Culture
This is the only museum in Japan devoted solely to the Yayoi period.
- Typical stay
- 60 min
- Nearest station
- JR Hanwa Line Shinodayama Sta., 8 min walk
Places to pair with this museum Places in Senshu
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From Yayoi to the Kofun and Asuka periods, and on to early-modern farmhouses. Travel through time and meet the culture of Osaka. Start at whichever museum takes your fancy.
This is the only museum in Japan devoted solely to the Yayoi period.
Places to pair with this museum Places in Senshu
A museum of burial mounds — and the building itself is a work by Tadao Ando.
Places to pair with this museum Places in Minami-Kawachi
A gassho-style farmhouse from Hida Shirakawa, standing in a park in Osaka.
Places to pair with this museum Places in Hokusetsu
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Event
Rediscover Japan's countryside homes
Two days of traditional crafts and old ways of living at the Open-Air Museum of Old Japanese Farmhouses in Hattori Ryokuchi Park. Workshops, hands-on activities and stage events take place in and around real historic farmhouses.
202611.14SAT11.15SUN
VenueOpen-Air Museum of Old Japanese Farmhouses (Hattori Ryokuchi Park)

A different stage event each day on the Shodoshima rural kabuki stage. Watching is free, but daytime admission is required.
Sat, Nov 14
A stage show exploring the secrets of old ways of life and historic farmhouses together with Chiko Chan.
Sun, Nov 15
Enjoy powerful performances on taiko drums, shamisen, shinobue flute and more.
Crafts and culture you can only experience in a historic farmhouse. Activities differ by day.
Both days
Dye a handkerchief and make one that is all your own.
Try traditional rope twisting and weave straw into a wreath.
Make bamboo toys such as the buzzing “bunbun-zemi.”
Play real taiko drums and feel the sound resonate.
Experience Japanese tea culture in a farmhouse tea room.
Try using an ishiusu, the stone hand mill of everyday life in the past.
Gather around a farmhouse irori hearth and feel the atmosphere of the past.
Explore the highlights of the farmhouses with a curator’s commentary.
Sat, Nov 14 only
Make a broom from kaya, the grass long used for thatched roofs.
Sun, Nov 15 only
Try traditional carpentry, including planing wood with a kanna.
Hide and seek with “that child” in the farmhouses at dusk.
Visit the museum after dark for a 30-minute night horror experience through the darkened farmhouses.
Before you join
Walk around the farmhouses, learn about their features and about upcycling thatch, and solve the mystery!
Take a photo with Mozuyan!
Organizer: Cultural Properties Protection Division, Osaka Prefectural Board of Education
In cooperation with: Open-Air Museum of Old Japanese Farmhouses (Osaka Cultural Heritage Center)
Contact: Osaka Cultural Corridor Secretariat osaka-bunkakairou2026@jtbcom.co.jp
This project is funded by Osaka Prefecture's accommodation tax.