The National Museum of Ethnology, also known as the Minpaku, is the largest ethnographic museum in Japan. It is Japan's largest research institute in the academic disciplines of humanities and social sciences. It is located within the Expo Commemoration Park, which is on the former grounds of Expo '70, in Suita, Osaka Prefecture.
Established: 1977
Location: Suita, Osaka
Founder: Umesao Tadao
Director: Kenji Yoshida
Public transit access: Bampaku-kinen-kōen Station (Osaka Monorail)