Osaka Water Museum, Waterworks museum in Kunijima, Osaka, Japan
The Osaka Water Museum occupies the former First Water Distribution Pump Station, a red-brick and granite building in Neo-Renaissance style designed by Sō Hyōzō and completed in 1914. Since 1995 it has served as a museum of Osaka's water supply, housed within the Kunijima Purification Plant grounds.
The museum opened in 1995 and was later recognized as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property of Japan. Its Renaissance Revival style architecture underscores the cultural importance of water management to Osaka.
The building is the former First Water Distribution Pump Station, completed in 1914 and designed by Sō Hyōzō in Neo-Renaissance style with red brick and granite. It was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property in 1999 and certified as a JSCE Selected Civil Engineering Heritage site in September 2022. It is lit up at night.
The museum is open 10:00–16:00 on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays, except during the winter months from December to February; admission is free. It stands on the grounds of the Kunijima purification plant: about 15 minutes on foot from Nishinakajima-Minamigata Station exit 2 or from Hankyu Minamikata Station, and about 10 minutes from the Nagaebashi Kitazume bus stop.
The building is the former First Water Distribution Pump Station, completed in 1914 and designed by Hyōzō Sō; it was registered as a Tangible Cultural Property in 1999 and certified as a Civil Engineering Heritage site by the Japan Society of Civil Engineers in September 2022. It is lit up at night.
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