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Tsutenkaku
The Shinsekai tower. Billiken is on the fifth floor. Dusk is this or Harukas — not both.
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Shinsekai / Tennoji
Pick Tsutenkaku or Harukas for dusk. Shitennoji stays in the morning.
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Shinsekai
The retro quarter under the tower. Kushikatsu, signs and the tower are one axis.
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Janjan Yokocho
Shinsekai’s food lane. Kushikatsu shops are dense — sit at one.
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Daruma Kushikatsu
Shinsekai kushikatsu. No double-dipping the sauce — that is the house rule.
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Tennoji Zoo
The zoo beside Tsutenkaku. Fine on a family Shinsekai day — do not add Kaiyukan.
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Imamiya Ebisu
Toka Ebisu falls around 10 January. On ordinary days it is a short visit, not a required stop under the tower.
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Tsutenkaku Hondori
The shopping street under the tower. Souvenirs and kushikatsu mix — one purchase is enough.
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Dobutsuen-mae
The Midosuji and Sakaisuji interchange. The edge between Shinsekai and Tennoji Park — lock the exit.
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Tennoji Park
Chausuyama and Keitakuen sit in the park. One road from Shinsekai — still do not take both dusk towers.
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Shitennoji
One of Japan’s oldest official temples, with a five-storey pagoda. Morning worship — not a Tsutenkaku night.
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Abeno Harukas
One of Japan’s tallest towers; the deck is at 300 metres. Dusk is this or Tsutenkaku.
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Tennoji Mio
The in-station mall. Supplies while you change trains — do not make Harukas and Mio two themes.
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Abe no Seimei Shrine
The Seimei shrine on Seimei-dori. Walkable with Shitennoji — do not jump to Umeda.
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Ikukunitama Shrine
One of Osaka’s guardian shrines. Stone stage and trees — a short morning visit.
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Tsuruhashi
Yakiniku and Korean groceries. Strong smells — do not schedule it in the same hour as a temple.
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Keitakuen
The stroll garden inside Tennoji Park. Same rhythm as Chausuyama — do not exit for Shinsekai kushikatsu right after.
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Shinsekai
Walk · 6min
Follow in front of Tsutenkaku to the Shinsekai main street, about 5–10 minutes. No train. Exit: Sakaisuji Ebisucho or Midosuji Dobutsuen-mae. The tower is about 5 minutes, and the two exits are not the same side.
After the tower, finish in Shinsekai. Do not continue to Tennoji. Next is Shinsekai.
Janjan Yokocho
Walk · 6min
Follow in front of Tsutenkaku to Janjan Yokocho, about 5–10 minutes. No train. Exit: Sakaisuji Ebisucho or Midosuji Dobutsuen-mae. The tower is about 5 minutes, and the two exits are not the same side.
After the tower, finish in Shinsekai. Do not continue to Tennoji. Next is Janjan Yokocho.
Tennoji Park
Osaka Metro · 25min
Another day — do not treat this as a same-day walk. Sakaisuji Line to Ebisucho toward Tennoji Park (Midosuji Tennoji, park exit), about about 20–30 minutes. ICOCA or PiTaPa taps the gate. An Osaka Metro day pass is Metro only — not JR.
After the tower, finish in Shinsekai. Do not continue to Tennoji. Next is Tennoji Park.