2019年12月27日金曜日 - 
Kate - Osaka Housing Museum
In August,
my friend and I went to the Osaka Housing Museum for the first time. We had
seen advertisements for it and decided it was time to go. The museum itself is
relatively small but quite interesting. The day we visited there was also an
exhibit of beautiful kimonos owned by a prominent Osaka shipping family.
The museum
is divided up into four floors. You start at the top and walk down, back to the
entrance. The top floor is like an oberservation deck with large windows that
look out on to the main floor of the museum. There is also a recording about
the museum narrated by a famous rakugo actor from Osaka speaking in Osaka
dialect.
The next
floor down is the main floor of the museum. It is a life-sized recreation of
what Osaka looked like in the 1800's with real streets, buildings and a boat
that is used in the Tenjin Matsuri every year. There are even fake animals to
give the replicas a life-like feeling. There are a few different stores and
houses you can walk through with information about what every building is and
what it was used for during that time period.
The next
floor down has more of old Osaka, including the old Luna Park and what the
Tsutenkaku Tower originally looked like. It was very interesting to see these
dioramas because I had no idea that there had been a small amusement park near
Tsutenkaku when it was first built. The tower looks very different today.
The
special exhibition room is near the entrance. When I was there, the exhibit was
a collection of kimonos that belonged to an Osaka merchant shipping family. It
was fascinating to see such old beautiful kimonos and the different patterns
and colors that used to be popular.
If you
visit Osaka and have the chance, please visit the Osaka Housing Museum. It is a
wonderful immersive way to experience history and see the old Osaka.
relatively: 比較的
exhibit：展示会
prominent：有名な
divided up into：～を～に分ける
oberservation deck：展望台
narrate：～を物語る
life-sized：実物大の
replicas：レプリカ
dioramas：ジオラマ
merchant：貿易商人
fascinating：うっとりさせる(ような)
patterns：模様