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Kuromon Ichiba Market

4.0

3256 Reviews

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Osaka Osakashi Chuou-ku Nippombashi 2-4-1

Kuromon Ichiba Market, located not far off from Namba, helps keep Osaka, “the Kitchen of the Nation” functioning. The market where professionals from a number of famous restaurants do their shopping, shops here stock the highest quality seafoods as well as the freshest vegetables. In recent years, the market has also come to be a popular tourist destination, and one can frequently catch sight of visitors sampling the various wares on offer. Come here when you’re looking for “honmamon” (the genuine article).

The live seafood stalls. There were quite a few of these stalls selling live seafood. You can select your choice and they will cook for you. There were also a variety of beef to select from
Dotonbori

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Osaka Osakashi Chuou-ku Doutombori

Dotonbori’s famous Glico sign seems to be peering into the Dotonbori River; meanwhile, a giant crab sign moves in a perpetual dance. Crowded with restaurants and lined with giant signs, Dotonbori is a bustling entertainment district where visitors can truly experience Osaka—the city of kuidaore (extravagant eating). Have a bite at a shop selling kushiage (fried vegetable and meat skewers) or okonomiyaki (savory pancakes filled with meat and vegetables), Osaka specialties. Or spend a day visiting the various takoyaki (octopus dumplings) or butaman (steamed pork bun) restaurants. Day and night, this lively thoroughfare is frequented by great numbers of tourists.
Hozen-ji Temple

4.0

434 Reviews

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Osaka Osakashi Chuou-ku Namba 1-2-16

Hozen-ji Temple is a Jodo (Pure Land) Buddhist temple in Osaka City that is famous for the moss-covered statue of the deity Fudo that worshippers pour water over. The Temple is said to have originally been located in Kitayama Village, Uji District, before being moved to its present site in 1637. Within the Temple, there is a statue of Nishimuki Fudo-son (Aryacanalatha) and a hall dedicated to Konpira (Kumbhira, the guardian deity of seafarers); the Temple is often filled with the scent of the incense sticks offered by worshippers. It is believed that pouring water over the moss-covered statue of Nishimuki Fudo-son can bring a wide range of benefits for the worshippers, including success in business or in love, and as a result the Temple is visited by many local shopkeepers, and by many tourists.

Had I not been with a local, I would never have found this. Located in a back alley around the Dotonbori area. We went early in the day, when it was quiet. Small and peaceful. You need maybe 5...
Tombori River Cruise

4.0

186 Reviews

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Osaka Osakashi Chuou-ku Souemonchou 7-13 Taehwaemon Bridge Pier

Tonbori River Cruise is a sightseeing cruise boat which tours the Dotonbori River, one of the famous attractions in Osaka. It departs from Tazaemonbashi Wharf in front of the Don Quijote Dotonbori branch and goes under nine bridges while you see the sights of the Minami area of Osaka. During the tour, there are many good places for commemorative photos such as a gigantic octopus sign as well as a Glico man sign. The light-hearted talk by the guide is also one of the enjoyments. As the short trip requires only about 20 minutes, you can easily board when you have time to spare while sightseeing or on a date. The closest station is Namba Station.

While walking around Osaka, I came across this river cruise. I came booked a ticket and got on the boat. There was a commentator on the boat, but it was only in Japanese, so I didnt understand...
Namba Walk

4.0

249 Reviews

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Osaka Osaka-shi Chuo-ku Sennichimae 2-1-15

An underground shopping mall located in Sennichimae, Chuo Ward, Osaka City. Centering on Nipponbashi Station on the Midosuji Line subway, the mall stretches 715 meters east to west, from subway Nipponbashi Station to JR Namba Station. The malls north and south corridors are lined with fashionable apparel shops, restaurants, food shops, and other establishments. There are also five squares used to host a variety of seasonal events.

This is an underground shopping street common in Japan. Namba Walk offers convenient connection between major railway and subway stations in the Namba area. It also includes a collection of...
6th generation Dotonbori Glico Sign

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Osaka Osakashi Chuou-ku Doutombori

The Ezaki Glico signboard is easily visible from Ebisubashi Bridge on the Dotonbori River in Chuo Ward, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture. The sign is known nationwide as a symbol of Osaka and is a popular spot to take a photo. The first sign was established in 1935 and the current sign is the sixth one, renewed in October 2014. It lights up 30 minutes after sunset until mid-night altering the background and uses 140 thousand LED lights.
Americamura

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Osaka Osakashi Chuou-ku Nishishinsaibashi

This is the nick name for the area near Nishi Shinsaibashi, Chuo Ward in Osaka. It is also said to be a center of youth culture, and also known as “Amemura”. This is an area for young people which has about 2,500 shops lined up which have developed into selling unique merchandise such as many second hand clothes shops, fashion shops and record stores. Sankaku Koen (Triangle Park) where young people get together has become a symbol of Americamura (America Village). In addition to being a place to meet up or have a rest, there are also events occasionally held here and it is always busy with young people who are aiming at being musicians or dancers. And one of the highlights is also the creative items of artwork.
Nipponbashi Denden Town

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Osaka Osakashi Naniwa-ku Nippombashi 3

Sprawling from 3 to 5-chome in Nipponbashi, Naniwa Ward, Osaka City, Denden Town is one of Japan’s most famous “Electric Towns.” After the end of World War II, a succession of electronics stores opened up shop here, turning the area into a center for electronics and nerd culture. Today, many of the shops sell dojinshi (self-published zines), cosplay (costume) items, and action figures, and a portion of the neighborhood has affectionately come to be called the “Otaku (Nerd) Road.” As more and more shops start offering duty free shopping, the number of international tourists coming here has also been increasing.
Dotonbori Konamon-Museum

4.0

50 Reviews

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Osaka Osakashi Chuou-ku Doutombori 1-6-12

Dotonbori Konamon-Museum in downtown Dotonbori is a food theme park and a hands-on facility where you can experience the history and culture of konamon (flour) including takoyaki (octopus dumpling). On the first floor, Takoya dotonbori Kukuru, a well-known takoyaki restaurant which is famous with long queues, shows the cooking procedure and sells them. On the second floor, there is a historical museum about flour with an eating area. The third floor is a studio where you can make your own food samples for a unique takoyaki (a booking is required in advance). On the first basement, there is a takoyaki dojo (training area) where you fry your takoyaki with your own choice of ingredients. The closest station is Namba Station.

This is a famous takoyaki shop in Dotombori area. There is always a queue here. The takoyaki is delicious and the sauce is good too.
OSTEC Exhibition Hall

3.5

49 Reviews

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Osaka Osaka-shi Nishi-ku Utsubohonmachi 1-8-4

A science and technology exhibition facility located in Utsubohonmachi 1-Chome, Nishi Ward, Osaka City. Here you will find exhibitions on cutting-edge technologies by some 30 Japanese companies and organizations. The facility is divided into five technological categories: new materials, new lifestyles, the environment, communication and images, and energy. Visitors can experience the technologies on display through games and other exhibits. In addition, the facility holds events such as experiment and crafting classes on Sunday's and during the summer school holidays.

ホテルから近かったのでちょっと寄ってみました。入場は無料です。科学技術の紹介ということで気軽に見学できます。ただ、わざわざ大人の一人旅で立ち寄るような魅力は感じなかったので、なにかのついでなどでない限りはお勧めしません。
Ebisu Bridge

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Osaka Osakashi Chuou-ku Doutombori

This is a bridge over the Dotonbori River in Chuo Ward, Osaka City, Osaka, located connecting the center of the downtown areas of Shinsaibashi-suji and Ebisubashi-suji. The bridge is also often called “Hikkake-bashi” (pick-up bridge) locally. On the southwest side is the Glico signboard, a popular spot for taking commemorative photos. The bridge is also famous as the spot where many young people jumped into the Dotonbori River when the Hanshin Tigers won the championship or when the Japanese national team won the soccer World Cup. There is a circular area on the current bridge where tourists can easily stop.
Kamigata Ukiyoe Painting

3.5

46 Reviews

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Osaka Osaka-shi Chuo-ku Nanba 1-6-4

This is a small museum of woodblock prints based on kabuki theatre. Entry is 500 yen per person. It is set over 3 floors and there are explanations in English. If you have the time then, at extra...
Tachibana-dori (Orange Street)

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Osaka Osakashi Nishi-ku Minamihorie

This street represents what is fashionable in Osaka, and is located approx. three minutes from the Osaka Metro Yotsubashi Line's Yotsubashi Station. It runs westward one street south of Amerika-mura Triangle Park. The 800-meter long street is lined with photogenic stores popular with young people such as cafes, boutiques, accessory shops, imported furniture stores and interior design shops. The neighborhood flourished as a furniture district from around the last days of the Tokugawa shogunate (1853-1867), and since there are traditional Japanese furniture dealers that have continued to operate since before World War II even now, it is a charming area with a mixture of old and new.
Hozenji Yokocho Alley

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Osaka Osakashi Chuou-ku Namba Near 1

Despite its location in the bustling Minami area of Osaka, a still and ancient air hangs about Hozenji Yokocho Alley reminiscent of old Naniwa (Osaka). This stone-paved alley, famous in part through Sakunosuke Oda’s novel Meoto Zenzai, is crowded with some 60 tiny restaurants and bars. In total, the alley is around 80 meters long. Throughout the day, the alley is visited by an unending stream of people. In the afternoon, you can visit the Hozen-ji Temple, nicknamed the “Mizukake Fudo,” or enjoy a bowl of sweet red bean zenzai soup; at night, partake in a dinner or a cup of sake.
Midosuji Street

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Osaka Osakashi Kita-ku Umeda - Chuo-ku Namba

Midosuji Boulevard is one of Osaka’s best-known and most bustling roads; it is a major road artery that extends for four kilometers, linking Umeda in the north with Naniwa in the south. Midosuji Boulevard was selected for inclusion in the “Top 100 Best Roads in Japan.” The name “Midosuji” (“Temple Street”) derives from the two temples along the route: the Kita-mido Temple and Minami-mido Temple. The Boulevard is lined with prestigious department stores and other large shops, banks, the headquarters of major companies, etc., making this area the commercial, shopping and tourist center of Osaka. The pedestrian footpaths at the side of the Boulevard are lined with rows of Gingko trees, creating a very beautiful sight; in winter, the trees are illuminated.
Sennichimae Doguyasuji Shotengai

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Osaka Osakashi Chuou-ku Nambasennichimae

This is a shopping street with many stores specializing in kitchen utensils and supplies for professional chefs and restaurants located near “Namba Grand Kagetsu” in Chuo Ward, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture. Shops in the area stock various kinds of items such as commercial cooking pots, frying pans for home use, fine quality knives that are sought after by world chefs, tableware, signs, food samples, and containers for takeout food and wrapping. There are also stores where visitors can experience making food samples etc., and it is a popular spot for students on school excursions and tourists as well.
Design Pocket (Osaka Main Store)

4.5

27 Reviews

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Osaka Osakashi Chuou-ku Nambasennichimae 10-11

Food sample factory where you can experience making them yourself. Located just five-minutes from Namba station on the Midosuji line near the Namba Grand Kagetsu Theater. In just an hour you can make food samples such as keychain takoyaki (fried octopus dumplings) or keychain or magnet sushi. Other courses are available such as glass art or chalkboard sign art and even making real takoyaki over a gas fire.

Signed up for both the seasonal dessert (It was a Halloween themed dessert when I went!) making activity and the Takoyaki making activity and I had so much fun! You can book a slot online & they’ll...
Tsunami and Storm Surge Disaster Prevention Station

4.5

26 Reviews

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Osaka Osakashi Nishi-ku Enokojima 2-1-64

This facility is approximately a two-minute walk from Osaka City's Underground Chuo Line / Sennichimae Line's Awaza Station Exit 7, or a one-minute walk from Exit 10. This station was built upon the expectation of a tsunami or high tide as a result of a large earthquake in the Nankai Trough, which could occur in the near-future, as an educational facility to teach people what to do during an emergency. In the tsunami disaster experience theater (Dyna Cube), a video is played in front, on either side and beneath viewers. Enveloped by the sounds and images, visitors to the facility can experience the terrible force that a tsunami brings to bear.

A must for everyone who wants to better understand how to stay safe from Tsunami. They have video, signs, and an audio guide in English and other languages.
Naniwa Meibutsu Ichibirian Main Store

4.5

12 Reviews

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Osaka Osaka-shi Chuo-ku Nanba 1-7-2

This souvenir chain of souvenir stores, founded in the Tensho period (1573-1592), shares the charms of Osaka through people, things, and events. The main store, located on the Ebisubashi-suji Shopping Street starting at the famous Dotonbori Glico sign, is crammed with everything from today's popular Osaka souvenirs to products like old-fashioned millet brittle. The store also offers services such as cellphone charging and temporary hand baggage checking.

キーホルダー等のたこ焼きグッズ、大阪デザインラベルのコーラ、その他沢山大阪にまつわる商品・お菓子があって、見るだけでも楽しいです。店内は、やや狭いです。キャッシュレス還元５%は嬉しいです♪
Naniwa Famous Products Ichibirian Dotonbori Branch

4.5

8 Reviews

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Osaka Osakashi Chuou-ku Doutombori 1-7-21 Kudaira Building 1F

A souvenir shop situated on the first floor of the Nakaza Kuidaore Building in Osaka City's Chuo Ward next to Kuidaore Taro, the mascot of the Dotonbori area. The shop carries over 4,000 unique Osaka souvenirs, including Kuidaore Taro goods, snacks, knickknacks, and lifestyle goods. A popular destination for students on school trips and tourists from throughout the country and world, the shop bustles constantly with shoppers in search of distinctive items.

23時頃まで営業している（但し時期による）ので、観光や飲みに行った帰りなどにふらっと立ち寄れるのがいいですね！クラッカー（あたり前田のクラッカー）や大阪デザインのコーラ、その他沢山大阪にまつわるグッズがあって、見るだけでも楽しいです。

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While Osaka prefecture is the country's second smallest prefecture, its capital, Osaka City, is the country’s third-largest and arguably one of the most popular in the Kansai region thanks to its vibrant nightlife, the Osaka people’s openness, and its much-loved cuisine, which has earned it the nickname "the nation’s kitchen."