National Museum of Ethnology

Brian Jungwiwattanaporn 3 months ago

Phenomenal museum--well worth the visit. Truly an amazing collection of items from around the world. Incredible displays, it's a lot to take in. We were completely mesmerized by the collection--both it's volume and quality. I really liked so many of the exhibits--its hard to highlight them all--I wouldn't be doing them justice. My children also enjoyed the museum--its a great learning place, I wish there were more places like this around the world! If in Osaka again, we'd make the effort to come back. Highly recommended.

Marcus Landsberg 7 months ago

Honestly, we only went into this place to escape Japan's horrible summer sun. I had no idea what to expect, "ethnology" is not a word we use frequently in English. But it was an awesome museum. The museum had exhibits on cultures I'm not completely used to in America. I haven't seen such a huge exhibit on Kazakhstan, for example. Highlights were the kite exhibits, the hall of musical instruments, and also the exhibits of common clothes Pacific Islanders wear - I hadn't been to a museum that features my part of the world in another country. I plan to go back, there was too much to take in for just one day.

Stuart Woodward 11 months ago

Really amazing museum of cultural items made by humans. Be amazed at the stuff from foreign cultures and puzzled why ordinary stuff from your own culture is here. It took me more than 2 hours to walk around and I didn’t look at everything.

Lester Seow 11 months ago

The collection here is awesome, overwhelming, and sometimes eclectic. We thought we could be in and out in 2 hours but ended up spending over 3 hours. And that was in a rush, we probably could have spent double that amount of time if we didn't want to see other stuff in the park. However, not a museum for someone who doesn't like reading as there isn't much interaction here other than the linguistics exhibit. Also, not all the info boards are translated to English, so be prepared to use your phone data either to scan QR codes for translated info, or use your Google translate.

Jho Celero a year ago

Second time visiting this museum. It would have been more exciting. But nope, you realize how cramped the exhibits have been. While there were descriptions for some notable displays, you can hardly read them. I wish they do something to jazz up the presentations in the near future if they want to attract more visitors. To be fair, visiting teachers are admitted freely while student tickets are half the price.