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Osaka


A big selection of stylish Japanese and international brands, on the northern side of JR Osaka Station.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Osaka attractions

1. Umeda Sky Building

0.35 MILES

Osaka's landmark Sky Building (1993) resembles a 40-storey, space-age Arc de Triomphe. Twin towers are connected at the top by a 'floating garden' (really…

2. O-hatsu Ten-jin

0.4 MILES

Hiding in plain sight amid the skyscrapers of Umeda, this 1300-year-old shrine owes its fame to one of Japan's best-known tragic plays (based on true…

3. Osaka City Hall

0.74 MILES

A mid-1980s building incorporating some elements from the 1921 City Hall.

4. National Museum of Art, Osaka

0.81 MILES

Originally built for Expo '70, this underground construction by architect Cesar Pelli now houses Japan's fourth national museum. The building – like a…

5. Osaka Central Public Hall

0.82 MILES

Built in 1911, this dramatic, red-brick neo-Renaissance building is an important cultural property.

6. Tenjinbashi-suji Shōtengai

0.89 MILES

Japan's largest covered shopping arcade, which began as a wet market during the Edo period (1604–1868), stretches 2.6km over six blocks. The majority of…

7. Museum of Oriental Ceramics

0.89 MILES

This museum has one of the world's finest collections of Chinese and Korean ceramics, with smaller galleries of Japanese ceramics and Chinese snuff…

8. Osaka Museum of Housing & Living

1.03 MILES

Two subway stops from Umeda, this museum contains a life-sized reproduction of an 1830s Osaka neighbourhood with shophouses, drug stores, an old-style…