Yoshimoto Kogyo Co. said Monday it will create a museum showcasing comic entertainers' costumes and other items in the basement of the Namba Grand Kagetsu theater in central Osaka.
Scheduled to open March 20, the museum, Yoshimoto Shoten Gai, will house a restaurant and a small theater.
Yoshimoto Kogyo, a major entertainment company engaging mainly in the management of vaudeville theaters, hopes to attract 360,000 visitors to the museum in the first year.