Liberty Osaka
Liberty Osaka was a museum dedicated to human rights situated in Naniwa-ku, a ward in south Osaka City. As the first general museum dedicated to human rights in Japan, the focus of its permanent exhibits was the history of the struggle against discrimination experienced by the nation's minority ethnic groups; the Burakumin, the Ainu of Hokkaidō, the Ryukyuans of Okinawa and Japan's communities of Korean and Chinese descent. There were also exhibits dedicated to discrimination issues affecting women, lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgender people, the physically challenged, and the survivors of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Founded in December 1985 to document the history of the Osaka human rights movement, it was relaunched in December 1995 as the Osaka Jinken Hakubutsu-kan.
Admission
Entrance was ¥250 and ¥150 for college and high school students and ¥500 and ¥300 respectively for special exhibits. Entrance was free for elementary and middle school students, senior citizens aged 65 and over, and physically challenged individuals, also from 4 to 10 December. Audio guides were available in both Japanese and English.The museum was open from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.; last entrance was at 4:30 p.m. It was closed every Monday, days following a public holiday, the 4th Friday of the month and New Year's Day. The nearest train stations were Ashiharabashi and Imamiya.