Osaka shopping corridors

Shinsaibashi / Namba

The south shopping base. The arcade is covered; Amerikamura is not.

やる · Pick the arcade or Parks. Enter at the north end from Shinsaibashi Station and stop at Dotonbori.

やらない · Do not also shop Umeda department stores the same day. In rain, cancel Amerikamura — do not switch district.

Shinsaibashi shopping

Umeda

Station department stores. North exit, in-station and Hankyu are three buildings.

やる · Enter one of the three stores. In rain use the north link.

やらない · Do not continue to Shinsaibashi after. For Kyoto, go to the Hankyu platform first.

Umeda shopping

Nipponbashi

Models and anime. A different lane from Kuromon.

やる · A half-day in Den Den Town, entering Sakaisuji from Nipponbashi.

やらない · Do not turn Kuromon into dinner on the way. Stalls have closed by afternoon.

Den Den Town

Tenjinbashisuji

A local arcade. Covered. Keep the middle.

やる · Walk from the shrine to 3-chome. Enter at 6-chome or Minami-Morimachi.

やらない · Do not walk the full length from 1-chome and then add Namba.

Tenjinbashisuji

Shinsekai

Souvenirs under the tower. Buy one.

やる · From Dobutsuen-mae or Ebisucho, face the tower and enter the main street.

やらない · Do not treat it as a drugstore run, and do not add Shinsaibashi.

Shinsekai souvenirs

Tennoji

A rain tower. You can go up inside the station.

やる · Pick Harukas or Mio. Observatory tickets follow that day's notice.

やらない · Do not add Umeda, and do not share the dusk with Tsutenkaku.

Abeno Harukas shopping

Universal City

Supplies after the park. Not a city shopping run.

やる · Enter CityWalk only after the park. One meal, then stop.

やらない · Do not treat it as city shopping, and do not ride on to Kaiyukan.

CityWalk

Shinsaibashi arcade

Leave Shinsaibashi Station into Daimaru at the north end of the arcade. Keep the middle. Stop where it meets Dotonbori. The whole stretch is covered in rain. Cancel open-air Amerikamura — do not switch to Umeda. Leave by the exit you came in. Do not transfer to a second corridor.

Shinsaibashi arcade

Amerikamura and Horie

West of Shinsaibashi Station is Amerikamura; Triangle Park is the midpoint. Horie is the other side of Yotsubashi Station — pick one. Both are open-air in rain; switch to the covered arcade. Do not finish both and then add a department store. Leave by the exit you came in. Do not transfer to a second corridor.

Amerikamura and Horie

Umeda department stores

The north exit enters Grand Front, LUCUA is inside the station, and Hankyu is a separate block to the east. Enter one of the three. In rain use the station links. For Kyoto, go to the Hankyu platform first — do not shop and then hunt for the gate. Leave by the exit you came in. Do not transfer to a second corridor.

Umeda department stores

Yodobashi

Enter Yodobashi straight from the JR Osaka west exit. Cameras and electronics: buy, then leave. Do not turn the floors into the theme. It works in rain, and it is not the next stop after Namba or a substitute for Shinsaibashi. Leave by the exit you came in. Do not transfer to a second corridor.

Yodobashi

Den Den Town

From Nipponbashi enter Den Den Town on Sakaisuji — models and anime are this stretch. Kuromon is another lane; do not turn it into dinner on the way. The arcade works in rain. Buy, then return to the station. Leave by the exit you came in. Do not transfer to a second corridor.

Den Den Town

Kuromon

From Nipponbashi follow Kuromon-suji, about 5 minutes. Keep the morning food stalls. Most close in the afternoon — check that day's notice. There is a roof in rain, but the floor is wet. Do not save it for evening. Leave by the exit you came in. Do not transfer to a second corridor.

Kuromon

Tenjinbashisuji

Enter the north stretch at Tenjinbashisuji 6-chome, or walk north from the shrine at Minami-Morimachi. Keep the run from the shrine to 3-chome. It is covered in rain. Do not walk to 1-chome and then double back to Namba. Leave by the exit you came in. Do not transfer to a second corridor.

Tenjinbashisuji

Namba Parks

Go straight up into Parks from Nankai Namba. Keep the lower floors for supplies, and the roof. Takashimaya is next door — pick one. In rain you need not leave the station. Do not stack this with the Shinsaibashi arcade. Leave by the exit you came in. Do not transfer to a second corridor.

Namba Parks

Shinsekai souvenirs

From Dobutsuen-mae or Ebisucho, face Tsutenkaku before you enter the main street. Souvenirs are a short stretch under the tower — buy one. Kushikatsu counters work in rain. Do not add Shinsaibashi drugstores. Leave by the exit you came in. Do not transfer to a second corridor.

Shinsekai souvenirs

Harukas

Harukas is straight up from Tennoji Station; Mio is the other side of the concourse. Keep the floors you came to buy, or the dusk observatory — tickets follow that day's notice. In rain the tower can replace Tsutenkaku. Do not climb both. Leave by the exit you came in. Do not transfer to a second corridor.

Harukas