Osaka City's "negative heritage" that seemed to have been resolved is actually still a problem. In 2000, the "Naniwa-no-Umi no Jikoukan" opened in Osaka Nanko at a cost of 17.6 billion yen. The museum, which teaches the history of Osaka, a maritime city, featured a wooden ship that was a replica of a "higaki-kaisen" from the Edo period. However, the number of visitors has been sluggish. It has been losing hundreds of millions of yen every year... (Osaka City Mayor Toru Hashimoto *As of 2012) "Please consider removing (the Jikoukan)." The decision to close the museum was made in 2013 during the term of Mayor Toru Hashimoto. Even after it closed (2013), no use could be found, and it was mocked as a "negative heritage" because it cost a total of 70 million yen in maintenance costs over 10 years, but finally, in November last year, an Osaka tourism consulting company was selected as the developer of the redevelopment. It was said that an experiential museum using the higaki-kaisen would be opened. (Osaka City Mayor Yokoyama Hideyuki *November last year) "Now that it has been decided, I want it to become a truly wonderful spot and a new base. I have nothing but high expectations." However, according to the city, the contract was originally expected to be concluded by December last year, but there is still no prospect of a contract. The city plans to bill the proposed developer for at least several million yen in losses for electricity and other costs over the past six months due to facility management. In an interview with MBS in late June, the proposed developer (a tourism consulting company) said, "We have had difficulty raising funds," and "We would like to conclude the contract in early July." In this situation, Mayor Yokoyama... (Osaka City Mayor Yokoyama Hideyuki July 11) "I think there will be some difficult aspects, but I would like to continue the discussions so that we can conclude the contract while listening to the proposed developer's ideas and efforts and discussing thoroughly whether we can solve the problems." This is a "negative legacy" that Osaka citizens have borne the burden for many years. Attention is focused on whether it can be reborn. ▼MBS NEWS HP https://www.mbs.jp/news/ ▼The latest news and special features are delivered every day. Please subscribe to our channel! https://www.youtube.com/c/MBSnewsCH?s... #MBSNews #MainichiBroadcasting #NaniwaUmiNoTokiKan #Nanko #HideyukiYokoyama #HigakiKaisen #RedInk #NegativeLegacy