European and Japanese Armor exhibition in Osaka

[kusunokimasahige]

Dear all,

 

for those of you living in Japan or visiting Japan between the 24th of March and the sixth of May 2012,

 

there is an armor exhibition in the Osaka Museum of History.

 

 

http://www.mus-his.city.osaka.jp/

 

Enjoy, and if you go, please take some photos and post them on NMB.

 

KM

[Ken-Hawaii]

Henk-Jan, thanks for that information. My wife & I are headed for Osaka for a very short trip, 4/30-5/3, as Hawaiian Airlines just announced a round-trip airfare of only US$198. We plan to visit the exhibition, & will take as many photos as they allow.

 

Any other suggestions on what we can see while we're there?

 

Ken

[kusunokimasahige]

Hey Ken, well of course Osaka castle which lays on the grounds of the old Ikko Ikki fortifications, a night out in the Bunraku puppet theatre (http://www.ntj.jac.go.jp/english.html), see some of the original Tut Anch Amun treasures in the saka Tempozan Temporary Gallery ( Former: Suntory Museum Tempozan) , view the cherry trees around Osaka castle by night, visit Abeno Market Park shopping mall, Minami shopping centre and......

 

Here are about 171 other things to see and do :

 

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions- ... Kinki.html

 

Enjoy your stay there ! Its a dream for me to one day go there myself....

 

KM

[Ken-Hawaii]

I guess I should have been a tad more specific. We're looking for Nihonto-related activities, Henk-Jan, not surprisingly. This trip is particularly important as our Japanese Sword Society of Hawaii is holding our first annual sword exhibition on 29-30 September, & we're looking for ideas. Guido Schiller has been very helpful, but being able to see a major show or three will be a lot more help.

 

We plan to visit the Bizen-Osafune Sword Museum in Kagato, but that's all I've found so far.

 

Incidently, when I check out the Osaka Museum of History (http://www.mus-his.city.osaka.jp/englis ... index.html), I can't find anything about the armor show; is it still going on?

 

Ken

[kusunokimasahige]

I think the exhibition will be on. It says so in the leaflet. The site is not that current I am afraid.

 

Nihonto related activities in Osaka I do not know about.

 

KM

[Brian]

When I was there, Osaka doesn't have a heck of a lot of Nihonto activities. One or 2 shops...one run by a nice guy with quite a bit to see, but I don't remember the name. Osaka has a hard edge to it, but of course close enough to Kyoto for a quick day trip.

 

Brian

[Ken-Hawaii]

I haven't been back to Kyoto since I trained at the Kodokan as a teenager! Great idea, Brian, as I know my wife would like to see where the true meaning of martial arts was beaten, err, imbued into me.

 

Ken

[Ken-Hawaii]

Okay, how about information & contacts on sword shops in Osaka? The only one I've been able to track down is Iwamoto Sword Shop, & have an address but can't find a Web-site. There's also the Nakamiya Art Sword Shop that's supposed to be the oldest & largest, but I can't find anything on them.

 

I'm a bit surprised that major shops like these don't have a Web presence. I understand tradition, but if people can't find them, how do they sell Nihonto/modern tosho?

 

Ken