Featured Events in Osaka in February, 2025 (February Updated)

The Monster Hunter 20th Anniversary Great Hunting Exhibition Osaka will be held in Osaka, Japan from February 20, 2025 to April 5, 2025. This Osaka exhibition will provide "Anniversary Theater", "Weapon Projection", "Equipment Interaction", "Monster Encyclopedia AR Experience", "Black Dragon Invasion" and sales of Great Hunting Exhibition commemorative peripheral products.

It is often said that it is difficult to understand what is depicted in 20th century art. But is that really the case? The 20th century, which experienced major wars in succession and is also known as the "century of refugees," was a time when many artists were forced to leave the lands they were used to living in and emigrate. In particular, artists who traveled to the United States pioneered new forms of expression, such as abstract expressionism, pop art, and minimal art, by promoting abstract expressionism. At the same time, the loneliness and alienation they felt in a foreign land continued to smolder deep questions that could not be easily answered, such as who they were and what art is. This was spurred on by the capitalist society of mass production and mass consumption. For example, after the sudden death of Marilyn Monroe in 1962, Warhol often created works with her as the subject, but we must not ignore the inner conflict of the great actress engraved in her death. The self that we really want to be, and the self that is forced to play the role of a seductive woman for the sake of a consumer society. Perhaps a similar conflict led Warhol to utter these not-so-simple words: "If you want to know everything about Andy Warhol... just look at the surface. That's where I am. There's nothing behind." Don't overthink it, start by taking a good look at the "surface." Enjoy the various "surfaces" with your eyes and heart, featuring 39 pieces of 20th century art from the Ohara Museum of Art (originally planned to be 35 pieces) and the Yakushi Nyorai standing statue (special exhibit) from our museum's collection.

It is often said that it is difficult to understand what is depicted in 20th century art. But is that really the case? The 20th century, which experienced major wars in succession and is also known as the "century of refugees," was a time when many artists were forced to leave the lands they were used to living in and emigrate. In particular, artists who traveled to the United States pioneered new forms of expression, such as abstract expressionism, pop art, and minimal art, by promoting abstract expressionism. At the same time, the loneliness and alienation they felt in a foreign land continued to smolder deep questions that could not be easily answered, such as who they were and what art is. This was spurred on by the capitalist society of mass production and mass consumption. For example, after the sudden death of Marilyn Monroe in 1962, Warhol often created works with her as the subject, but we must not ignore the inner conflict of the great actress engraved in her death. The self that we really want to be, and the self that is forced to play the role of a seductive woman for the sake of a consumer society. Perhaps a similar conflict led Warhol to utter these not-so-simple words: "If you want to know everything about Andy Warhol... just look at the surface. That's where I am. There's nothing behind." Don't overthink it, start by taking a good look at the "surface." Enjoy the various "surfaces" with your eyes and heart, featuring 39 pieces of 20th century art from the Ohara Museum of Art (originally planned to be 35 pieces) and the Yakushi Nyorai standing statue (special exhibit) from our museum's collection.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861), a late Edo period ukiyo-e artist, is known for his unique creativity and novel designs, and is very popular both in Japan and abroad. This exhibition is the final edition of Kuniyoshi's exhibition, and will display about 300 works, including ukiyo-e prints of various themes such as warrior paintings and opera paintings, as well as precious hand-painted paintings.

Osaka Museum of History will hold a special exhibition "Excavation! Daimyo's Storehouses - Rice, Goods, and People Gathered in the 'Kitchen of the Nation'" in the Special Exhibition Room on the 6th floor from Saturday, January 11, 2025 to Monday, March 3, 2025. During the Edo period, Osaka flourished as the nation's kitchen. Many feudal domains built storehouses in and around Nakanoshima to sell rice tax and local specialties. The number of storehouses reached over 120 during the Tenpo era (around 1840). This exhibition will portray the actual state of the storehouses, which supported the finances of feudal domains throughout Japan and were the driving force behind the development of Osaka, including the birth of the Dojima Rice Market, while also introducing drawings and ancient documents, focusing on the results of the latest excavation surveys. In recent years, many storehouses have been surveyed in and around Nakanoshima, revealing a variety of storehouse styles, from those equipped with a shipyard, storehouse, and palace, such as those in Saga, Hiroshima, and Takamatsu domains, to those in Akita's Yajima domain, which had no shipyard and only had a storehouse covering the entire site. Based on excavated wooden tablets, shells, ceramics, etc., it is now possible to depict the work, lifestyle, and interactions within the residences. By taking a bird's-eye view of these storehouses from their birth to their demise, we hope to provide an opportunity to widely publicize the important role and importance that Osaka played in early modern Japanese society. We will shed new light on the Osaka storehouses, a historical heritage that represents the city of Osaka, along with Naniwa Palace and Osaka Castle.

There are many "borders" in our daily lives. These boundaries range from physical to psychological, social and cultural, and shape our actions, thoughts and values. However, artists attempt to dismantle these existing frameworks and present new perspectives on identity, culture, physical space, time and genre. This exhibition introduces works that question the very nature of what we call "borders." Artists scheduled to be exhibited: Ming Wong, Alin Runjiang, Evelyn Tao-Chen Wang, Mika Tajima, Chikako Yamashiro, Christian Boltanski, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Danh Vo, Wolfgang Tillmans, and more.

Popular K-pop girls group Billlie announced the dates and cities for their world tour concert 'Our FLOWERLD (Belllie've You)'. According to the currently released schedule, the tour will kick off in Hong Kong in February 2025, followed by Taipei, Bangkok, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney, Osaka and Yokohama. Billlie World Tour 'Our FLOWERLD (Belllie've You)' will take place in Osaka on February 27, 2025.

2024 marks the 50th anniversary of the sister-city partnership between Shanghai and Osaka. Commemorating this event, The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka has collaborated with the Shanghai Museum to organize a special exhibition titled “Resonating Treasures of Chinese Ceramics—Shanghai Museum X The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka.” Since its opening in 1952, the Shanghai Museum has become a prominent institution in China, renowned for its impressive collection of Chinese artifacts. Notable works in this treasure trove include bronze vessels, ceramics, paintings, calligraphy, sculptures, jade works, and currency. The museum's ceramics collection is considered one of the finest in the world. The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka has fostered a friendly relationship with the Shanghai Museum through collaborative exhibitions and academic exchanges.

2024 marks the 50th anniversary of the sister-city partnership between Shanghai and Osaka. Commemorating this event, The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka has collaborated with the Shanghai Museum to organize a special exhibition titled “Resonating Treasures of Chinese Ceramics—Shanghai Museum X The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka.” Since its opening in 1952, the Shanghai Museum has become a prominent institution in China, renowned for its impressive collection of Chinese artifacts. Notable works in this treasure trove include bronze vessels, ceramics, paintings, calligraphy, sculptures, jade works, and currency. The museum's ceramics collection is considered one of the finest in the world. The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka has fostered a friendly relationship with the Shanghai Museum through collaborative exhibitions and academic exchanges.

2024 marks the 50th anniversary of the sister-city partnership between Shanghai and Osaka. Commemorating this event, The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka has collaborated with the Shanghai Museum to organize a special exhibition titled “Resonating Treasures of Chinese Ceramics—Shanghai Museum X The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka.” Since its opening in 1952, the Shanghai Museum has become a prominent institution in China, renowned for its impressive collection of Chinese artifacts. Notable works in this treasure trove include bronze vessels, ceramics, paintings, calligraphy, sculptures, jade works, and currency. The museum's ceramics collection is considered one of the finest in the world. The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka has fostered a friendly relationship with the Shanghai Museum through collaborative exhibitions and academic exchanges.

Kamigata Ukiyo-e Museum exhibits ukiyo-e prints published in Osaka during the Edo period. Many of the ukiyo-e prints from Osaka depict actors appearing in Kabuki, which was performed mainly in Dotonbori. Kabuki performances have various roles, such as leading or female roles, villain or clown roles, rough or gentle roles, and actors are required to perform according to the role. In Kabuki, which is performed by male actors of all ages and genders, the role is also an important viewing point for the audience. In particular, stories in which the villain is defeated in a satisfying way are an essential setting for Kabuki. Therefore, this exhibition focuses on plays related to the villain, who plays a villain. Villains are classified according to the nature of their evil deeds and their status. There are also a variety of villains, from truly hateful characters to characters who seem to be enemies but actually have hidden true feelings. Please take a look at the actor pictures to see the charm of the antagonist, who brings out the best in the main character played by a star actor and livens up the play.

Kamigata Ukiyo-e Museum exhibits ukiyo-e prints published in Osaka during the Edo period. Many of the ukiyo-e prints from Osaka depict actors appearing in Kabuki, which was performed mainly in Dotonbori. Kabuki performances have various roles, such as leading or female roles, villain or clown roles, rough or gentle roles, and actors are required to perform according to the role. In Kabuki, which is performed by male actors of all ages and genders, the role is also an important viewing point for the audience. In particular, stories in which the villain is defeated in a satisfying way are an essential setting for Kabuki. Therefore, this exhibition focuses on plays related to the villain, who plays a villain. Villains are classified according to the nature of their evil deeds and their status. There are also a variety of villains, from truly hateful characters to characters who seem to be enemies but actually have hidden true feelings. Please take a look at the actor pictures to see the charm of the antagonist, who brings out the best in the main character played by a star actor and livens up the play.

Kamigata Ukiyo-e Museum exhibits ukiyo-e prints published in Osaka during the Edo period. Many of the ukiyo-e prints from Osaka depict actors appearing in Kabuki, which was performed mainly in Dotonbori. Kabuki performances have various roles, such as leading or female roles, villain or clown roles, rough or gentle roles, and actors are required to perform according to the role. In Kabuki, which is performed by male actors of all ages and genders, the role is also an important viewing point for the audience. In particular, stories in which the villain is defeated in a satisfying way are an essential setting for Kabuki. Therefore, this exhibition focuses on plays related to the villain, who plays a villain. Villains are classified according to the nature of their evil deeds and their status. There are also a variety of villains, from truly hateful characters to characters who seem to be enemies but actually have hidden true feelings. Please take a look at the actor pictures to see the charm of the antagonist, who brings out the best in the main character played by a star actor and livens up the play.

Kamigata Ukiyo-e Museum exhibits ukiyo-e prints published in Osaka during the Edo period. Many of the ukiyo-e prints from Osaka depict actors appearing in Kabuki, which was performed mainly in Dotonbori. Kabuki performances have various roles, such as leading or female roles, villain or clown roles, rough or gentle roles, and actors are required to perform according to the role. In Kabuki, which is performed by male actors of all ages and genders, the role is also an important viewing point for the audience. In particular, stories in which the villain is defeated in a satisfying way are an essential setting for Kabuki. Therefore, this exhibition focuses on plays related to the villain, who plays a villain. Villains are classified according to the nature of their evil deeds and their status. There are also a variety of villains, from truly hateful characters to characters who seem to be enemies but actually have hidden true feelings. Please take a look at the actor pictures to see the charm of the antagonist, who brings out the best in the main character played by a star actor and livens up the play.

This exhibition presents the first major retrospective of the work of artist Shizuko Yoshikawa (1934–2019) and leading Swiss graphic designer Josef Müller-Brockmann (1914–1996). Both were Zurich artists, engaged in artistic and educational activities. Even after Müller-Brockmann's death, Yoshikawa continued to work as a painter in Zurich until his later years.

A symbol of Taisho romanticism, Yumeji Takehisa (1884-1934), who took the world by storm with his "Yumeji-style beauties," was an artist who best exuded the mature charm of modern Japanese art and culture from the Meiji period to the early Showa period. Yumeji was active in a wide range of genres, including not only painting but also magazines, sheet music, book covers, and the design of everyday items, and his work continues to fascinate us even today. This exhibition introduces Yumeji's artistic career and appeal through approximately 180 works and documents selected from a new perspective based on the latest research, centered on the carefully selected collection held by the Yumeji Local Museum. Please come and enjoy the world of Yumeji to your heart's content at the venue.

A symbol of Taisho romanticism, Yumeji Takehisa (1884-1934), who took the world by storm with his "Yumeji-style beauties," was an artist who best exuded the mature charm of modern Japanese art and culture from the Meiji period to the early Showa period. Yumeji was active in a wide range of genres, including not only painting but also magazines, sheet music, book covers, and the design of everyday items, and his work continues to fascinate us even today. This exhibition introduces Yumeji's artistic career and appeal through approximately 180 works and documents selected from a new perspective based on the latest research, centered on the carefully selected collection held by the Yumeji Local Museum. Please come and enjoy the world of Yumeji to your heart's content at the venue.

Toyotomi Hideyori was born in 1593 as the second son of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the ruler of Japan who was already in his later years. He grew up surrounded by the love and expectations of those around him, but his life changed dramatically with his father's death. The system that had supported the young Hideyori collapsed, and Tokugawa Ieyasu, who had subsequently gained power, threatened Hideyori and the Toyotomi clan. Finally, in 1615, the Toyotomi clan was destroyed along with Osaka Castle. This exhibition introduces the approximately 20 years that Hideyori walked through, focusing on the people who surrounded him, the battles that were turning points in his life, and the social movements that changed his life.

Collection 2 in 2024 will focus on the work of three artists, Louise Bourgeois and Leonor Antunes, who were acquired by the museum in 2023, and Ruth Asawa, who was acquired in 2024 and will be exhibited in Japan for the first time, and will focus on the artist's technique and the way in which the work unravels and reconstructs existing materials, structures, and history. In addition, many works acquired in recent years will be introduced. The title of this exhibition is inspired by the title of a work by Bourgeois that she exhibited in the Turbine Hall of Tate Modern in 2000, "I Do, I Undo, I Redo," and the creative process of artists such as Aiko Tezuka, two of whose works were acquired in 2023.

Collection 2 in 2024 will focus on the work of three artists, Louise Bourgeois and Leonor Antunes, who were acquired by the museum in 2023, and Ruth Asawa, who was acquired in 2024 and will be exhibited in Japan for the first time, and will focus on the artist's technique and the way in which the work unravels and reconstructs existing materials, structures, and history. In addition, many works acquired in recent years will be introduced. The title of this exhibition is inspired by the title of a work by Bourgeois that she exhibited in the Turbine Hall of Tate Modern in 2000, "I Do, I Undo, I Redo," and the creative process of artists such as Aiko Tezuka, two of whose works were acquired in 2023.

Shells fascinate people with their beautiful shells. There are tens of thousands of known species on Earth, making them extremely diverse creatures. The Japanese archipelago is particularly affected by both warm and cold currents, and has many islands, making it one of the areas with the largest number of shellfish species in the world. Perhaps because of this background, many people in Japan have been fascinated by shellfish since ancient times, and have tried to study them academically. This special exhibition brings together everything from herbal books to early illustrated books, actual specimens that have led to historic discoveries, and the latest research techniques, unraveling the history of shellfish research from the Edo period to the present day in Japan and its results. Come and experience what it means for researchers to be "addicted" to shellfish in this special exhibition.

Shells fascinate people with their beautiful shells. There are tens of thousands of known species on Earth, making them extremely diverse creatures. The Japanese archipelago is particularly affected by both warm and cold currents, and has many islands, making it one of the areas with the largest number of shellfish species in the world. Perhaps because of this background, many people in Japan have been fascinated by shellfish since ancient times, and have tried to study them academically. This special exhibition brings together everything from herbal books to early illustrated books, actual specimens that have led to historic discoveries, and the latest research techniques, unraveling the history of shellfish research from the Edo period to the present day in Japan and its results. Come and experience what it means for researchers to be "addicted" to shellfish in this special exhibition.

INTERPHEX Week Osaka is Asia's leading exhibition for pharmaceutical industry, consists of 2 exhibitions for pharmaceutical technologies INTERPHEX Week Osaka is Asia's leading exhibition for pharmaceutical industry, consists of 2 exhibitions for pharmaceutical technologies - INTERPHEX OSAKA and PharmaLab Expo. Information Source: Reed Exhibitions Japan Ltd. | expotobi

Regenerative Medicine Expo Osaka is Japan's leading exhibition for Regenerative Medicine and tissue engineering technologies Regenerative Medicine Expo Osaka is Japan's leading exhibition for Regenerative Medicine and tissue engineering technologies.  Information Source: Reed Exhibitions Japan Ltd. | expotobi

Fishing Show Osaka goal is to promote information sharing among involved traders and users by exhibiting a wide range of fishing tools and related products Fishing Show Osaka goal is to promote information sharing among involved traders and users by exhibiting a wide range of fishing tools and related products while explaining the movement of the market in a clear manner. It also focuses on expanding the bottom line of the fishing population and promote the improvement of fishing manner, environmental preservation, and handing down fishing culture. Information Source: Osaka Fishing Tackle Cooperative Association | expotobi