The Osaka Prefectural government is promoting “Osaka, The Museum Concept” in which the whole prefecture is likened to a “museum”. Under this concept, attractive resources which are locally available are likened to “exhibits” and “museum events”, despatching their charm to both domestic and international destinations.

The “Special Exhibit” links together festivals and events per season utilizing “registered items” of “Osaka, The Museum” and spreads their charm over a wide area. The special exhibit of this fiscal year is focused on the Kawachi district, located in the southeast of Osaka. The Kawachi district is replete with historical townscapes and is rich in nature. This month, we are introducing the charm of Minamikawachi among the various Kawachi districts, in a digest version.

Tondabayashi Jinaimachi is the only designated Important Preservation District for Groups of Historic Buildings in Osaka prefecture. As such the district imparts varied scenery from the architecture of olden times, such as town houses and a three-story kura storehouse.

The former Sugiyama residence (An Important Cultural Property) and the Prefecture-designated Nakamura residence are included in the sights to be seen.

The “Jinai Market” is held every second Saturday of the month with a flea market and other events, attracting a lot of people.There are events in all four seasons in Jinaimachi. The winter event was the “New Year Hotpot Tour”.

Different types were on offer, from regular Japanese-style hotpots such as oden (a hotpot of daikon radish, chikuwa fishcake, konnyaku, hardboiled eggs, etc) to the specialist botan nabe (a hotpot using boar meat) cooked by groups made up mainly of local residents and neighborhood store associations on January 9..

Location: Honmachi, Tondabayashi-cho, Tondabayashi city

3 minutes walk from “Tondabayashi” station of Kintetsu Nagano Line

From: BRAND-NEW OSAKA(2009.12.)