Welcome to Osaka, Welcome to Nippon —Noted Naniwa Spots and the Pictorial Record of Japanese Products—

June 22 (Sun.), 2025 – Aug. 17 (Sun.)

This is an exhibition to commemorate the EXPO 2025 Osaka, Kansai, which is designed to introduce cultures, arts, and technologies from all over the world. With the aim of showcasing Osaka and similar exhibitions, it offers visitors a number of opportunities to understand them more deeply. The One Hundred Views of Osaka collection, depicting famous locations around Osaka, was influenced by Hiroshige, presenting dynamic compositions with depth and perspective. The Fifty Comical Views of Osaka collection portrays humorous people with the scenery of Osaka as a backdrop, suggesting a strong connection between Osaka and comedy. The exhibition also displays the works Settsu Meisho Zue and Izumi Meisho Zue that were exhibited at the second Paris International Exposition in 1867. In addition, Pictorial Record of Japanese Products is also featured in this exhibition to showcase the production and harvesting of fine domestic products during the time of industrial development and modernization of Japan. This series was published in 1877, the year the first National Industrial Exhibition was held.