Museum of Oriental Ceramics

The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka is a Japanese art museum and regarded as one of the best ceramic-collections in the world. This museum collects, studies, conserves, exhibits and interprets East Asian ceramics, which mainly came from ancient and .
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: art museum in Osaka, Japan
  • Also known as: “MOCO”, “Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka”, and “The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Osaka castle and Naniwabashi Station.

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The area is in city. This area consisting of many buildings surrounded by water is home to , Osaka-jo Hall, classical music halls, theaters where you can enjoy the performing arts, hotels, shopping and sports facilities.

Railway station
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is a railway station on the Keihan Nakanoshima Line in , . It opened on October 19, 2008.

Historic building
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is a public building in the city of , situated on the sandbank. is situated 140 metres west of Museum of Oriental Ceramics.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Doyamacho and Kita.

Neighborhood
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Dōyamachō is a district in the area of , . It is close to the JR Osaka and Umeda Station, many restaurants, bars, izakaya, karaoke, massage parlors, host clubs, hotels, and shops concentrate in the area.

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The is the newest centre of city. The area around Umeda station, where major terminals for the Osaka subway, Japan Rail, Hankyu and Hanshin railways can be found, it boasts department stores, buildings full of fashionable shops and various attractions.

Suburb
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is one of 24 wards of , . It has an area of 8.88 km2, and a population of 60,085. It houses Osaka's financial district, as well as the offices and principal shopping and tourist areas.

Museum of Oriental Ceramics

Latitude
34.69342° or 34° 41′ 36″ north
Longitude
135.50552° or 135° 30′ 20″ east
Levels
2
Open location code
8Q6QMGV4+96
Open­Street­Map ID
way 162382612
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
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Wiki­data ID
Q11440555
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Museum of Oriental Ceramics” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “大阪市立东洋陶瓷美术馆”
  • Chinese: “大阪市立東洋陶瓷美術館”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “متحف الخزف الشرقى”
  • Finnish: “Itämaisen keramiikan museo”
  • French: “musée de la céramique orientale”
  • French: “Musée de la Céramique orientale”
  • German: “Orientalisches Keramikmuseum Osaka”
  • German: “Orientalisches Keramikmuseum Ōsaka”
  • Japanese: “大阪市立東洋陶磁器美術館”
  • Japanese: “大阪市立東洋陶磁美術館”
  • Japanese: “大阪東洋陶磁美術館”
  • Korean: “오사카시립동양도자미술관”
  • Russian: “Музей восточной керамики (Осака)”
  • Russian: “Музей восточной керамики”
  • Slovenian: “Muzej orientalske keramike Osaka”
  • Swedish: “Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka”
  • Vietnamese: “Bảo tàng đồ gốm Đông Á Osaka”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Rose Garden and 中之島公園 公会堂前広場.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as 大阪銀行集会所跡 and Naniwabashi Station.

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