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The land of history and magic, Japan is a traveler's dream-come-true for it constitutes the essential elements of ancient civilization that conjoin the modern man's quest for the mystery of the Far East. A land, whose chronology dates back to millennia and more the exotica of Orientalism, as the island country would have it, is manifested in the monuments and museums that stand as mute witnesses to the ravages of time. Welcome to AsiaRooms.com, offering you all the information regarding the Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka, Japan. Located at 1-1 Naka-no-Shima in Osaka within the Naka-no-Shima Koen, this museum matches up to the standard of some of the world's best museums. The oldest of the parks in Osaka, the Naka-no-Shima Koen which was opened in 1891, is the home of almost a thousand of ceramic artifacts from China, Korea and Japan itself. Often considered as one of the finest of the world, the collection of the Museum of Oriental Ceramics is the proud possessor of 14 works that have been designated as National treasures or Important Cultural Properties. The best assortment of antiques and age-old object d'art primarily belong to the invaluable Ataka group, which was in possession of a wealthy merchant and industrialist. The Ataka Collection includes about a thousand pieces of extraordinary category. The collected works were donated to the Museum by 21 companies of the multinational business giant, the Sumitomo Group. It was to commemorate this donation that the foundations of the Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka were laid by the City of Osaka in 1982. In the following years, the count of the relics, which began at 965, has increased to almost 2000, as the sole consequence of the cooperative donors. In 1999, the RHEE Byung-Chang Collection of Oriental Ceramics had enabled the authorities to significantly expand as well as enrich the count of Korean ceramics. The Director, ITOH Ikutaro hopes that this will contribute to the creation of a new culture. The nearest routes that connect the place are the Sakai-suji subway line to Kita Hama, and the Mido-suji subway line to Yodoya bashi. Take a short walk from the station towards the north across the Tosabori-gawa and you will be right before the Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka.
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