Mint Museum
The Mint Museum is the only western-style brick building remaining from the Meiji era on the premises of the Japan Mint. Originally constructed as a thermal power plant, in 1969 the building was refurbished into the Mint Museum, with the facade left in its original state in order to preserve this historical building and establish a facility for introducing the Japan Mint's activities to the public.
We carried out major renovation in 2008 to realize a more "people-friendly, environment-friendly and fascinating museum" with new exhibition ideas. In April 2009, the Mint Museum reopened.
The Mint Museum has 4,000 of historical exhibits. You can read valuable documents, learn history of coins, and understand the close relationship between society and coins.
The Mint Museum is open in principal all year round but closed on The Year-End and New Year holidays and during the cherry blossom viewing week, etc.
※Please refer here for more information about business days for our museum, factory tour and mint shop.
Please feel free to visit the Mint Museum.
Opening hours
Daily, 9:00 to 16:45 (Last entry: 16:00)
A prior telephone reservation (only Japanese language available) is required for parties of 10 or more people.
Days closed:
・Third Wednesday of every month until the end of March of 2025
・Every Wednesday after April 1st, 2025
・The year-end and New Year holidays
・The period of the Cherry Blossom Viewing in the Mint
・Days for updating exhibitions or facility maitenance
Entrance
No Admission fee
To enter the Museum, you will be requested to complete the entrance procedure at the FRONT GATE (MAIN GATE) of the Japan Mint. The Museum is located in the Mint premises.
Due to the limited admission, a group of 10 or more persons are requested to make a reservation in advance by phone (Only Japanese language available). Please note, however, that we may not be able to accept a reservation depending on the number of people in your group.
Place
Telephone Number : 06 6351 8509
Address : 1-79, Temma 1-chome, kita-ku, Osaka 530-0043
ACCESS
There is no parking space available. Visitors are recommended to use public transportation.
- 15 minutes on foot from Sakuranomiya or Kyobashi station of JR Osaka Loop Line
- 10 minutes on foot from Osaka Temmangu station of JR Tozai Line
- 15 minutes on foot from Miamimorimachi station of Osaka Metro Tanimachi Line (T21) or Sakaisuji Line (K13)
Coin Production Process
Coin Production Process Moving Picture (GIF)