It looks like the Open Museum Free Admission Days, an event offering free admission to art galleries and museums in the Hanshin Minami area, will be held from Friday, October 3 to Sunday, October 5!
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Open Museum Free Admission Days
When is it?
Friday, October 3–Sunday, October 5, 2025
Where is it taking place?
※Free admission dates vary by facility. Facilities in Ashiya are shown in bold.
■ Free admission on all three days (10/3–10/5)
- Nishinomiya City Local History Museum (Nishinomiya)
- Nigawa-Yurino-cho Landslide Museum (Nishinomiya)
- Najio Japanese Paper Learning Center, Nishinomiya City Local History Museum Annex (Nishinomiya)
- Agape Otsuru Art Museum / Agape Chagall Art Museum (Nishinomiya)
- Teppei Sasakura Museum of Art (Nishinomiya)
- Amagasaki Shinkin Bank World Piggy Bank Museum (Amagasaki)
- Tano Museum, Amagasaki City Museum of History (Amagasaki)
- Amashin Kaikan, Amagasaki Shinkin Bank (Amagasaki)
- Chikamatsu Memorial Museum (Amagasaki)
- Amagasaki City Museum of History (Amagasaki)
- Kazuo Shiraga Memorial Room, Amagasaki Cultural Center (Amagasaki)
- Amagasaki Castle ※Free admission for elementary, junior high, and high school students only (Amagasaki)
- Tawara Museum of Art (Ashiya)
■ Friday, 10/3 only
- Mukogawa Women’s University Koshien Hall (Former Koshien Hotel) (Nishinomiya)
- Nishinomiya Shell Museum (Nishinomiya)
- Yamaguchi-cho Local History Museum (Nishinomiya)
- KH Gallery Ashiya (Ashiya)
■ Saturday, 10/4 only
- Edelweiss Museum (Amagasaki)
- Former Amagasaki Spinning Company Head Office (Former Unitika Memorial Hall) (Amagasaki)
■ Sunday, 10/5 only
- Nishinomiya Noh Theater (Nishinomiya)
- Former Residence of Tomita Saika (Ashiya)
- Kyoshi Memorial Museum of Literature (Ashiya)
- Tekisui Museum of Art (Ashiya)
Please refer to each facility’s official information page for its address.
What can you do there?
- Enjoy free admission to art galleries and museums that normally charge an entrance fee
- Visit Western-style houses and literature museums that are not usually open to the public
- Receive an original mirror by completing a questionnaire at each facility (while supplies last)
- Enter for a chance to win prizes through the stamp rally or by posting on Instagram!
How much does it cost?
Free
Can anyone participate?
Everyone is welcome!
How to apply
Some facilities require advance reservations or use a lottery system.
Click here for detailed event information (special event page on the official あにあん倶楽部 website)
In closing
Not only will paid facilities be free, but some rarely accessible sites will also be specially opened to the public. It’s an event that art, history, literature, and architecture lovers won’t want to miss! Why not venture beyond Ashiya and visit some of the participating facilities in Nishinomiya and Amagasaki too?
