Den Den Town (Nipponbashi)
でんでんタウン
Osaka’s “Akihabara,” where anime merchandise, figures, used games and electronics shops line Sakaisuji and the Otaku Road, a 10-minute walk from Dotonbori.
Nipponbashi Den Den Town runs along Sakaisuji southeast of Namba and is Kansai’s largest electronics and anime district. Along the main road are electronics stores such as Joshin and Bic Camera. The parallel “Otaku Road” on the west side is packed with Animate, Melonbooks, Surugaya, figure and secondhand shops, capsule toy halls and maid cafés, and prices are sometimes lower than in Akihabara. Every March, the Nipponbashi street festival features a large cosplay parade. Most shops open at 10:00 or 11:00 and close at 20:00. It is accessible on foot from Ebisucho or Nipponbashi stations on the Sakaisuji subway line. It is very close to Kuromon Market and Shinsekai, so the three can be combined into a half-day itinerary.
Opening hours
Shops approx. 11:00–20:00
Nearby sights
- Namba Grand Kagetsu
- Kuromon Ichiba Market
- Tennoji Park & Tennoji Zoo
- Shinsekai & Tsutenkaku
- Namba Yasaka Shrine
- Dotonbori & Shinsaibashi
- Shitennō-ji
- Amerikamura