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Osaka Municipal Natural Historical Museum
  Nagai Park , Higashi Sumiyoshi -ku
[ Nagai ] by subway Midosuji Line about 500m to the east
 The museum is a natural historical museum that displays and explains on investigation by excavation , interesting history of Osaka and the connection with nature of those who live in the Jomon and Yayoi era and so on It has skeletal specimens of dinosaurus and other precious collections and is the next largest museum to the National Science Museum . There is a big botanical garden out of its building , in which we are able to see the plant growing in Osaka two million years ago and restoration is tried of a thick, bright , dark blue leaves forest growing on flatlands in the Jomon era . Such field activities as an observation class of nature or others are often opened .
 The construction work of the Nagai Park was begun in the 3 rd year of Showa . It was stopped by the War for some time and the ground was used for bicycle or horse racing after the War .It was completed in the 39 th year of Showa . It covers an area of 70.5 hectares, where it is provided for athletics, a baseball game, other ball games and there is a sports -center building of the physically handicapped.
   
  

 

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