Osaka Museum of Housing and Living

The Osaka Museum of Housing and Living is an architectural museum in Tenjinbashi featuring a life-sized recreation of a nineteenth-century Osaka town. The exhibition displays traditional wooden buildings and narrow streets that visitors can walk through and explore.

The museum documents how Osaka transformed from the Edo through the Showa era, beginning in 1603. The exhibition shows how urban life, building styles, and living spaces evolved across these centuries.

The museum displays merchant houses, public bathhouses, and fire lookout towers that shaped daily life for residents. Walking through these buildings gives you a sense of how the urban community operated and organized itself.

The museum is located near Tenjimbashisuji 6-chome Station and is easy to reach on foot. The paths through the recreation are narrow and close together, so wear comfortable shoes and plan to move slowly through the space.

The museum's lighting system changes throughout the day, creating different moods from morning to night. This shifting illumination makes the historical streetscape look different each time you visit.

Location: Tenjinbashi

Inception: April 2001

Official opening: April 26, 2001

Address: 大阪府大阪市北区天神橋6-4-20

Opening Hours: Wednesday-Monday 10:00-17:00

Phone: +81662421170

Website: http://konjyakukan.com

GPS coordinates: 34.71047,135.51143

Latest update: December 7, 2025 19:30