Imagine you are Alice in wonderland. You have stumbled across a key to this other world. It doesn’t say “eat me" , but once you have opened the door of the History museum, you can taste, feel and drink in the sights and sounds of another realm. Start in the earliest times and be amazed by the skills that lie behind the precision of the Naniwa palace. Come face to face with ancient warriors and court officials and be mesmerized by the music of a hauntingly beautiful era. Then like a time capsule, be hurled though to the Edo and Taisho period, and stroll the street markets of Shinsaibashi in the roaring twenties, You might even be invited to join a game of Sugoroku, a popular Japanese board game from the turn of the century.
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Museum of History near Osaka Castle
Walk in the footsteps of Osaka's ancestors

By Bonson Lam
Community writer

Come face to face with ancient warriors and court officials from Naniwa Palace.

Stunning larger than life murals of life in the Edo and Meiji Period.

Osaka Museum of History is a blend of contemporary architecture and ancient traditions.

Literally take a walk in the streets of Osaka a hundred years ago

Imagine the streets filled with the architecture of the 1910s and 20s.

Take in the faded glamor of the bustling night scenes of Shinsaibashi and Dotombori in the roaring 1920's of the Taisho period.

Take in the faded glamor of the bustling night scenes of Shinsaibashi and Dotombori in the roaring 1920's of the Taisho period.

Imagine the streets filled with the architecture of the 1910s and 20s.

Come face to face with the raw energy and ancient folklore behind many festivals in Osaka.

A model of old Osaka
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Thank you Daniela. I hope I am improving with practice and seeing some other photos on JapanTravel. I am not a professional photographer, but I will like to be one day!
Daniela Bugno
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Are you a professional photographer? Some of your pictures are just amazing!
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