is a former museum dedicated to the history of

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, Japan. Located in the former headquarters of the 4th Division of the Imperial Japanese Army in

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, the ground floor opened to the public in December 1960, with the special exhibition '' Momoyama Culture''. After completion of the second stage of works, the entire museum opened in November 1962, with the special exhibition ''Famous Treasures of Osaka''. In March 1989, the museum welcomed its 3,200,000th paying visitor. At the end of March 2001, Osaka City Museum permanently closed. Later the same year, the new Osaka Museum of History opened a short distance away. The former headquarters building itself dates to 1931, the year reconstruction of the

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was completed and

opened to the public. After World War II, the building was used as the headquarters in turn of the Osaka City Police and Osaka Prefectural Police. After remodelling, it served as Osaka City Museum. Transformed again, the former army headquarters building now functions as a dining and shopping space, under the moniker MIRAIZA Osaka-jo.

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Museums in Osaka Chūō-ku, Osaka 1960 establishments in Japan Museums established in 1960 Museums disestablished in 2001 Defunct museums in Japan {{Japan-museum-stub

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