Exhibitions in Osaka
September 2026
September 2026 at a glance: 5 exhibitions opened, 0 closed, and 0 more were on view across the city.
Opened in September
- Monogatari (Tales)1 Sept
Fujita Museum
Paintings and crafts drawn from stories, including a Genji picture album, Korin's cherry-blossom writing box and the Saigyo album.
New Discoveries! Osaka's Archaeology 20269 SeptOsaka Museum of History
About 150 finds and photo panels from recent Osaka excavations, including late Naniwa Palace roof tiles and Toyotomi-period gold-leaf tiles.
- The Torres Strait (Zenadth Kes) and Japan: History and Connection As Seen Through the Ohshima George Photograph Collection10 Sept
National Museum of Ethnology (Minpaku)
Thematic exhibition on the history of the Torres Strait and its ties to Japan, seen through the Ohshima George photograph collection.
Nomu: Tea, Sake and Smoking Vessels19 SeptItsuo Art Museum
128 works on three senses of "nomu": drinking tea, sipping sake and smoking, from tea bowls and sake flasks to pipes and tobacco trays.
- Living along the Saru River: Ainu Lives from Ancestral Times to the Present25 Sept
National Museum of Ethnology (Minpaku)
Special exhibition on Ainu life along the Saru River in Hokkaido, from ancestral times to the present.
Image credits
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- New Discoveries! Osaka's Archaeology 2026Courtesy of Osaka Museum of History
- Nomu: Tea, Sake and Smoking VesselsCourtesy of Itsuo Art Museum
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