Bank of Japan Osaka Branch Old Building
It is an authentic Western-style building made of brick and stone with a beautiful green-blue domed roof. It is also possible to tour the inside.
This modern building faces the Tosabori River, the Dojima River, and Osaka's main street, Midosuji. It is a two-story stone building with a beautiful verdigris-colored round roof, and was constructed in 1903, modeled after the National Bank of Belgium. It is a full-scale Western-style building. It was designed by Tatsuno Kingo, who also designed Tokyo Station and Central Public Hall. During the Edo period, the Shimabara Domain's storehouse was located here, and in the early Meiji period, it was the residence of Godai Tomoatsu, a leader in the Kansai financial world. During the Showa period, there were plans to completely rebuild the building into a high-rise building to expand business space, but the exterior walls on three sides and important parts of the interior were preserved, and a new building was built on the west side of the site. If you make a reservation, you can tour the interior of the old building and the sales office of the new building.
Basic information
- Holidays
- Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, year-end and New Year holidays
- Access
- 2 minutes walk from Yodoyabashi Station on the Osaka Metro Midosuji Line and Keihan Main Line, immediately next to Oebashi Station on the Keihan Main Line
- Address
- 2-1-45 Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-8660
- Telephone
- 06-6206-7742
- URL
- https://www3.boj.or.jp/osaka/guide/tour-index.html
- Other
- [Target] 1 to 15 people (4th grade and above)
*If elementary school students participate, they must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
*For school trips and other school-related visits that exceed the 15-person limit, please contact the Bank of Japan's Osaka Branch (Tours Division).
[Tour Dates] Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays (excluding national holidays, the New Year's holiday period (December 31st to January 3rd), and days when there are obstacles due to events, etc.)
Morning session: 10:00-11:00
Afternoon session: 13:30-14:30
*Time required: approx. 60 minutes
[Reception hours] From 90 days to 14 days before the desired tour date