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Admission fees, group tour, and closed days

Hours

10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (Entry permitted until 4:30 p.m.)

  • The Museum is closed on Wednesdays. When a national holiday falls on a Wednesday, the Museum is closed instead on the following day.
  • The Museum is closed from December 28 until January 4 for the year-end and New Year period.

The Museum may be closed because of bad weather.

When a storm warning is announced for Osaka city and the northern Osaka area, and also when the Natural and Cultural Garden is closed because of the weather, the Museum will also be closed. For further information, please call 06-6876-2151.

Admission charges

Admission Charges for the Permanent Exhibitions

  Individual Groups
(20 persons or more)
Adults ¥780 ¥660 *per person
College and University Students ¥340 ¥270 *per person
High School Students and Younger Free Free
Visitors aged 65 or older *1 ¥660 ¥660 *per person
Visitors with disability certificate *2 Free Free
  • An additional charge may be necessary for Special Exhibitions.
  • For high school students and younger to pass through the Natural and Cultural Gardens (paid area): tell the person at the window of the garden (center, west, or north entrance) that you are going to Minpaku and receive a pass.
  • For college students and general visitors: please buy a museum ticket at the ticket windows of the Natural and Cultural Gardens (center, west, or north entrance). Ticket holders can pass through the garden at no charge.
  • *1 Please show a document that certifies your age.
  • *2 Admission is free for visitors with a disability certificate and also for one accompanying person. Please show a disability certificate.

Payment Methods for Admission Charges

Admission charges can be paid with the following credit cards and prepaid cards.

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VISA、MasterCard、JCB、AMERICAN EXPRESS、銀聯、DinersClub、DISCOVER

<Electronic money>
Apple Pay、iD 、QUICPay

<Transportation electronic money>
Kitaca・Suica・PASMO・TOICA・manaca・ICOCA・SUGOCA・nimoca・はやかけん
*”PiTaPa” is not available.

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d払い、PayPay、LINEPay、auPay、楽天Pay、WeChatペイ(微信支付)、UnionPay(銀聯)、 Alipay+PARTNER(支付宝、AlipayHK、カカオペイ)

カード

Mobile tickets for Permanent Exhibitions now available.

Mobile tickets for the permanent exhibition can be purchased on an external site.

Site Price Expiry
JTB leisure ticket [in Japanese] Adults ¥780
College and University Students ¥340
30 days from date of purchase.
Asoview [in Japanese] Adults ¥780
College and University Students ¥340
30 days from date of purchase.
  • Cancellations, refunds, or changes cannot be accepted.Please confirm your planned visit date and check your eligibility for any discounts in advance.
  • Visitors eligible for free admission, those holding special exhibition tickets, or visiting on free admission days do not need to purchase a ticket.
  • Please present your ticket screen at the staffed entrance of each gate at Expo ’70 Commemorative Park.

Discount Information

June 18, 2025

When you come to the Museum through the Natural and Cultural Gardens, please purchase a Minpaku ticket at full price at the gate. The discounted amount will be reimbursed to you at the ticket counter in the Museum. (You will be asked to show your member card and ticket to receive discount.)

Discount Categories

Groups (20 persons or more)
Conditions For detailed information about group admission, please see the page “Group Visits”

Apply Group discount
Repeat visitors
Conditions Please keep and submit previous tickets within from the previous three months.
Apply Group discount

Visitors aged 65 and over
Conditions Please show a document that certifies your age.
Apply Group discount

Visitors with disability certificate
Conditions Admission is free for visitors with a disability certificate and also for one accompanying person. Please show a disability certificate.
Apply Free
Visitors who use the Museum as part of the specialized course work
(college, undergraduate and graduate school students).
[Students with teacher (Advance application is required).]
Conditions Teachers who wish to accompany students, or utilize museum resources for a course as a part of lectures or seminars, please see “Guide to Educational Resources at Minpaku for University Students and Their Teachers”.

Apply Free
Visitors who use the Museum as part of the specialized course work
(college, undergraduate, graduate, and vocational school students).
[Students without teacher (A copy of syllabus is required).]
Conditions Please submit a copy of the class and syllabus outline. Teachers who wish to accompany students, or utilize museum resources for a course as a part of lectures or seminars, please see “Guide to Educational Resources at Minpaku for University Students and Their Teachers”.

Apply Group discount

  • When you come to the Museum through the Natural and Cultural Gardens, please purchase a Minpaku ticket at full price at the gate. The discounted amount will be reimbursed to you at the ticket counter in the Museum. (You will be asked to show your member card and ticket to receive discount.)

Special ticket Categories

Minpaku Free Pass (for pass owner only)
Conditions You can visit the Museum as often as you wish by purchasing this one-year pass.

Apply Main Exhibitions:Free
Special Exhibitions:Discount Difference *

Museums Gurutto Pass Kansai
Conditions “Museum Gurutto Pass, Kansai” includes a discount for Minpaku.

Apply Main Exhibitions:Free
Special Exhibitions:Group discount

Banpaku All Passport (for passport owner only)
Conditions “Expo’70 Commemorative Park” provides discount service.

Apply Group discount

Tower of the Sun admission tickets
Conditions If you show a Tower of the Sun admission ticket at the ticket counter in the Museum, discount rates apply to you.
Apply Group discount

Osaka Monorail Enjoy Holiday 1 Day Ticket / Off-Peak Ticket (for passport owner only)
Conditions “Osaka Monorail” provides discount service.

Apply Group discount (Original goods will be presented to high school students and younger.)

Kita-kyu・Monorail Kyoto Odekakekippu
Conditions “Osaka Monorail” provides discount service.

Apply Group discount (Original goods will be presented to high school students and younger.)
NIFREL Enjoy Pass
Conditions “NIFREL” provides discount service.

Apply Group discount (Original goods will be presented to high school students and younger.)
Otoku ni Expo’70 Commemorative Park Enjoy Pass
Conditions “Osaka Monorail” provides discount service.

Apply Group discount (Original goods will be presented to high school students and younger.)

  • * Discount difference is the balance between Group Admission Charge for the Special Exhibition and Group Admission Charge for the Permanent Exhibition.
  • When you come to the Museum through the Natural and Cultural Gardens, please purchase a Minpaku ticket at full price at the gate. The discounted amount will be reimbursed to you at the ticket counter in the Museum. (You will be asked to show your member card and ticket to receive discount.)

Membership Categories

Minpaku Associates
Conditions This service is provided for “Minpaku Associates”. Please show your membership card at the ticket counter in the Museum.

Apply Main Exhibitions:Free
Special Exhibitions:Discount Difference *

Minpaku Campus Members (for member card owner only)
Conditions This service is provided for campus members in collaboration with Minpaku and higher educational institutions. Please show your ID issued by the institutes you belong at the ticket counter in the Museum.

Apply Free

Collaboration service for Associates of other institutions
Conditions This service is provided for Associates of other institutions on the basis of mutual collaboration with Minpaku. Please show your membership card issued by the institutions at the ticket counter in the Museum.

Apply Group discount

JAF [Japan Automobile Federation] (for member card owner only)
Conditions “JAF [Japan Automobile Federation] Card” includes a discount for Minpaku. Please show your JAF Card when you purchase a ticket.

Apply Group discount

e-kenet Card [KEIHAN] (for card owner only)
Conditions “e-kenet Card [KEIHAN]” includesa discount for Minpaku. Please show your e-kenet VISA Card when you purchase a ticket.

Apply Group discount
KANSAI RAILWAY PASS 2-day/3-day ticket(for inbound visitors)
Conditions “KANSAI RAILWAY PASS” includes a discount for Minpaku. Please show your KANSAI RAILWAY PASS 2-day/3-day ticket when you purchase a ticket.

Apply Group discount
Rekishikaido Club (for member card owner only)
Conditions “Rekishikaido(History Road) Club” includes a discount for Minpaku. Please show your membership card when you purchase a ticket.

Apply Group discount
  • * Discount difference is the balance between Group Admission Charge for the Special Exhibition and Group Admission Charge for the Permanent Exhibition.
  • When you come to the Museum through the Natural and Cultural Gardens, please purchase a Minpaku ticket at full price at the gate. The discounted amount will be reimbursed to you at the ticket counter in the Museum. (You will be asked to show your member card and ticket to receive discount.)

Contact

Public Relations Planning Section, Office of Administration
National Museum of Ethnology
10-1 Senri Expo Park,
Suita, Osaka 565-8511,
Japan
 
Telephone: +81-6-6876-2151
Fax: +81-6-6875-0401