Enter from Dobutsuen-mae or Ebisucho
Midosuji to Dobutsuen-mae, or Sakaisuji to Ebisucho. The tower is about 5 minutes from the exit. The two exits are not the same side — read the signs. Tower tickets follow that day's notice.
One kushikatsu counter
The east meal: Daruma kushikatsu for dinner (or late afternoon) — one dip only. Janjan Yokocho is packed; sit here and stop. One souvenir on the main street under the tower is enough. Do not turn this into a drugstore strip.
Not two towers at dusk
The zoo can sit in the daytime; closures follow that day's notice. Keep dusk for Tsutenkaku, or give Harukas another day. Tennoji Station is one more stop — do not walk both towers.