90th Anniversary Special Exhibition: The Water Margin (Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts)

Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts (in Tennoji Park)

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
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.

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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
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.
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)

出典: 大阪市立美術館・特別展「水滸伝」公式サイト

FAQ

When is it closed?
Closed Mondays plus Tuesday, July 21. It stays open on the holiday Mondays of July 20 and August 10.
Can I enjoy it without knowing the story?
Yes — the five chapters introduce the story's world as you go, and Kuniyoshi's hero prints stand on their own visual power. The audio guide (700 yen) makes it even easier to follow.
Does the ticket cover other galleries?
Yes — on the same day, your ticket also admits you to the museum's collection galleries.

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