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Why You Should Visit
A special exhibition built around The Water Margin, one of China's four great classic novels, spanning Chinese art from the Northern Song to the Qing and Japanese art from Edo to today. The centerpiece is the complete showing of all 74 prints from Utagawa Kuniyoshi's breakthrough hero series, joined by the Important Cultural Property scroll Along the River During Qingming by Zhao Zhe, a Ru-ware narcissus basin and Hokusai's illustrated Suikoden. You don't need to know the story — the sheer visual force of the outlaw heroes carries it.
Essentials
- location
- Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts (in Tennoji Park)
- period
- July 11, 2026 (Sat) - September 6, 2026 (Sun)
- Time
- 9:30–17:00 (last entry 16:30). Closed Mondays (open Jul 20 and Aug 10; closed Jul 21)
- cost
- Adults 2,000 yen / high school & university students 1,400 yen / elementary & junior high 500 yen / preschoolers and disability certificate holders free. Your ticket also covers the collection galleries on the same day
- Links
- Kobe · Gluten-free
- access
- About 5 min on foot through Tennoji Park from Tennoji Station (JR / Osaka Metro) or Osaka-Abenobashi Station (Kintetsu). By car, about 5 min from the Tennoji exit of the Hanshin Expressway; use the Tennoji Park underground parking.
- TICKETS / REGISTRATION
- Tickets via the official e-tix shop, Asoview, Lawson Ticket, Ticket Pia, Seven Ticket and e+, or at the counter on the day. Set tickets include an audio-guide version for 2,400 yen.
- NOTE
Key works
- All 74 prints of Kuniyoshi's One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin, shown together
- Important Cultural Property: Zhao Zhe, Along the River During Qingming (Ming, 1577)
- Important Cultural Property: Huang Tingjian, running-script poem scroll (Northern Song)
- Ru-ware celadon narcissus basin (Northern Song)
- Hokusai's New Illustrated Suikoden, Yan Wengui landscape and more
- Manuscripts by novelist Kenzo Kitakata and costumes from the TV adaptation
Structure
- Five chapters, from "Welcome to Liangshan Marsh" to "The Fate of Loyalty"
- Some works rotate during the run
Audio guide
- Navigated by Kazuya Kamenashi (700 yen)
*The show travels to Tokyo Station Gallery afterwards (Sep 19 – Nov 8)
Basque cheesecakeBaked with rice flour, no wheat. Whole 12cm, serves 2-3¥4,700 incl. shipping (Japan only)There are 6 car parks within a 12-minute walk of Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts (in Tennoji Park), and 8 public restrooms within 8 minutes. The map shows each with its walking time.
Facility data comes from OpenStreetMap. It does not include opening hours, fees or availability.
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