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The Osaka Mint Bureau (造幣局, Zōheikyoku) is the head office of Japan Mint, a governmental agency responsible for the supply of coins and medals and the analysis, testing and certification of metals.
What's New. May 15, 2024 THE INTERNATIONAL COIN DESIGN COMPETITION 2024 ENTRY INFORMATION. Apr 24, 2024 Issuance of Commemorative Coins for the 100th Anniversary of the National Park System. Apr 24, 2024 Issuance of Commemorative Coin for Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan (Third Issue)
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Factory in-person tours are held at the Japan Mint in Osaka. You can learn how Japan Mint produce coins in a visitors’ passage with a guided tour of the Osaka factory.
2024 Cherry Blossom Viewing in Osaka. Period. April 5th – 11th, 2024. Time. 10:00a.m. through 7:30p.m. (weekdays) 9:00a.m. through 7:30p.m. (Saturday and Sunday) Place. 1-79, Temma 1-chome, kita-ku, Osaka.
Stop at the Mint Museum Osaka while enjoying a relaxing walk through Kema Sakuranomiya Park. If the cherry blossoms are blooming, the museum grounds are a must-visit destination, but please note that the area is very crowded during peak blossom-viewing times.
- 1-1-79 Tenma, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka-fu
The Japan Mint (独立行政法人造幣局, Dokuritsu Gyōsei Hōjin Zōheikyoku) is an Independent Administrative Institution of the Japanese government, responsible for producing and circulating the coins of Japan. The agency has its head office in Osaka with branches in Saitama and Hiroshima.
Every year, during cherry blossom (Sakura) time around the middle of April, the premises of Japan Mint along the entire Yodo Riverside Lane, a full length of 560m, is opened to the public for one week for cherry blossom-viewing (Sakura-no-toorinuke).
