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name: "Otsuka Museum of Art"
lat: 34.23258
lng: 134.63754
official_url: "https://o-museum.or.jp/"
fee: "Same-day tickets: ¥3,300 general, ¥2,200 university student, ¥550 primary to high school. Advance tickets: ¥3,160 / ¥2,140 / ¥530. Groups of 20 or more get 10% off. A visitor with a disability certificate and one companion each pay half the same-day price, bought at the ticket desk (9:30-16:00) on the day. Discounts cannot be combined. The fee table has only these three age bands — nothing is stated about preschool children. Restaurants, cafes and the museum shop cannot be used without paying admission."
last_verified: "2026-08-15"
---

# Otsuka Museum of Art

Everything on the walls is a full-size copy fired onto ceramic panels; not one original painting is in the building. That is why cameras are allowed, and a child can be photographed in front of the paintings. About 1,000 works line a route of roughly four kilometres, through a building of five basement floors and three above ground. The way in from the front entrance is a single escalator about 40 metres long. It opened in 1998; Uzunomichi is a 25-minute walk away.

- Area: tokushima
- Type: sightseeing
- Hours: 9:30-17:00, with tickets sold until 16:00. Closed Mondays (the next day when the Monday is a public holiday); January has runs of consecutive closed days, other special closures happen, and August is open every day. Re-entry is allowed the same day — tell the information desk on level B3 on your way out. The museum shop on B3 opens 10:00-17:00.
- Last verified: 2026-08-15

## Family facts (value + conditions + source + verified date)

| Feature | Value | Conditions | Verified | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stroller friendly | Yes | Strollers are lent free at the information desk on level B3, for children 1 to 48 months; numbers are limited and can be reserved ahead. On the escalators inside the building, a stroller has to be folded and carried — a child may not stay in it. Call ahead if yours is too big to fold or carry. A stroller you bring must have a five-point harness, be pushed from behind, have wheel locks, be unable to move on its own, and be built to carry a person. | 2026-08-15 (web) | [source](https://o-museum.or.jp/pages/1074/) |
| Stroller rental | Yes | Free, at the information desk on level B3 (up the escalator from the front entrance). For children 1 to 48 months. Limited in number, and reservable in advance. Wheelchairs and walking trolleys are lent the same way. | 2026-08-15 (web) | [source](https://o-museum.or.jp/pages/31/) |
| Diaper changing table | Yes | A changing table in the multi-purpose 'anyone' toilet on every floor. Changing is done there rather than in the nursing room. | 2026-08-15 (web) | [source](https://o-museum.or.jp/pages/1074/) |
| Nursing space | Yes (1) | Ask at the information desk on level B3 to use the nursing room. Nothing is stated about hot water for formula. | 2026-08-15 (web) | [source](https://o-museum.or.jp/pages/1074/) |
| Kids' toilet seat & step stool | Yes | Child toilet seats are only in two places, both on level B3. | 2026-08-15 (web) | [source](https://o-museum.or.jp/pages/1074/) |
| Family restroom | Yes | A multi-purpose 'anyone' toilet on every floor, open to all. The B3 one also has an ostomate fitting and an adult-size changing bed. At the front entrance, before you go in, the only toilet is a single multi-purpose room; each floor inside has two or three. | 2026-08-15 (web) | [source](https://o-museum.or.jp/pages/1074/) |
| Diaper disposal bin | Not checked yet |  |  |  |
| Elevator | Yes | Lifts serve the five exhibition floors, B3 up to level 2. There is no lift at the front entrance: the way in is a 41-metre escalator up to the galleries on B3. If that is hard — a wheelchair, a walking trolley, a walking aid — call ahead and they will give you another entrance and where to park. | 2026-08-15 (web) | [source](https://o-museum.or.jp/pages/1074/) |
| Steps & slope caution | Many steps | Getting in means the 41-metre escalator, and a stroller has to be folded and carried on the escalators inside. The route around the galleries is about 4 km. Wheelchairs can go round the galleries, and there is another entrance if you call first. | 2026-08-15 (web) | [source](https://o-museum.or.jp/pages/1074/) |
| Outside food allowed | Designated areas only | Food you bring can be eaten in the ground-floor garden, and only when it is fine — not in the rain, and take your rubbish with you. It cannot be brought into the restaurants and cafes, with one exception: a baby, or someone with a food allergy, may bring food in if the people with them order from the menu. Baby food follows the same rule. There is no allergy-free menu; allergen information is on the menu sheets. (The basic-information page says food may not be brought in at all — the Q&A is more specific and is what this line follows.) | 2026-08-15 (web) | [source](https://o-museum.or.jp/pages/31/) |
| Indoor / outdoor | Indoor | The galleries are all inside a building of five basement and three above-ground floors. The only outdoor part is the ground-floor garden, which is where food brought in may be eaten. | 2026-08-15 (web) | [source](https://o-museum.or.jp/pages/187/) |
| English support | English menu & signs | The audio guide comes in Japanese, English, Chinese and Korean, ¥500 a unit from the museum shop on B3, about two hours long. The website has Japanese, English, simplified and traditional Chinese and Korean versions. Nothing is stated about staff speaking English. | 2026-08-15 (web) | [source](https://o-museum.or.jp/pages/31/) |
| Best-fit ages (guide) | Yes | Up to six preschool children may come with one adult, and the museum asks that you stay with them because the building is large. The restaurants and cafes have wooden high chairs for children. Neither takes reservations. The fee table starts at primary school; nothing is stated about preschool admission prices. | 2026-08-15 (web) | [source](https://o-museum.or.jp/pages/31/) |
| Stroller access notes | Yes | In Naruto Park, Naruto city; the nearest interchange is Naruto-kita, about 10 minutes from Awajishima-minami IC and about two hours from Osaka station. Direct express coaches run from Kobe (about 1h30), Osaka (about 2h), Kyoto (about 2h35), Takamatsu (about 1h30) and Okayama (about 2h30). Taxis do not wait outside — you phone for one. Coin lockers at the front entrance and on B3 take a ¥100 coin and give it back. Seven charging poles are dotted around the building. The whole site, car park included, is non-smoking, heated and e-cigarettes too. Only guide, assistance and hearing dogs may come in. | 2026-08-15 (web) | [source](https://o-museum.or.jp/pages/31/) |
| Official family-friendly certification | Not checked yet |  |  |  |
| Crowding (guide) | Not checked yet |  |  |  |
| Quietness (guide) | Not checked yet |  |  |  |
| Lost-child support | Not checked yet |  |  |  |
| Child switch (rider swap) | Not checked yet |  |  |  |