Kamigata Ukiyo-e Museum — Attraction in Osaka

The Kamigata Ukiyo-e Museum was my favorite stop in Osaka! It is in a bustling area and was as a bit of a walk from our hotel, but the atmosphere there was a restful and contemplative retreat from it all. There are many seats throughout the museum for those that like to spend time considering art and/or need a rest (perhaps after walking from Tennoji station to get there). The building was beautifully designed and, while the museum is small in comparison to some, richly curated. The informational booklets on the top floor gave great insight into the significance of color, light, and other artistic elements of ukiyo-e prints along with a specialized perspective on the connection between ukiyo-e and Osaka. Learning about the presence of specific actors in Osaka and the ways Osaka ukiyo-e differed from ukiyo-e in other areas was enriching. Additionally, the top floor had a display highlighting the process of woodblock painting, played videos showcasing methods, and had photos of prominent theatres in Osaka.

If I ever am lucky enough to return to Osaka, I would definitely return to this museum to look through all of the prints upstairs and take the woodblock printing class the museum offers! Thank you for letting us visit your extraordinary museum and for allowing us insight into the rich artistic...

As an artlover and printmaker myself I have to say this is the best museum in Japan that I have seen and I have been to many galleries/museums across Japan. This one does not have the typical white cube sterile feel but feels homely instead probably partly cause of the dimmed light to protect the countless original prints. I would even say that this privately run museum is exhibiting more original woodcut prints than the fancy Hokusai Museum in Tokyo. The museum also has descriptions in English and on the top flair there are woodcut tools, colours and blocks exhibited. You can also participate in low key cheap woodcut printing workshops and make use of the woodcut library that features old very good books with many more woodcuts. I could have stayed there the whole day. There is also a nice museum shop, with postcards, incense, accessories and books. I preferred the book selection and the other Osaka Ukiyoe Museum though, but you can access their gift shop for free and have a look at their bigger book selection. I would...

This place is very relaxing, a great place to blow off steam and look at traditional Japanese art. they have this zen place where you have to take off you shoes and sit on a mat kind of thing? It’s super relaxing and I would spend a whole day here if I could. There is a TV, colouring, art books(?) and ofc, art. This whole place is 3 floor tall the first 2 floors are traditional Japanese paintings some of them with meanings behind them( very detailed) and the 3rd floor is the zen place I talked about. When I gone there wasn’t anybody there but I don’t know for other people. ( would recommend for anybody that comes across...