Osaka Food Markets and Nightlife

Dotonbori, Kuromon Market, Shinsekai kushikatsu, Tenjinbashisuji and Tsuruhashi yakiniku: a food-focused tour of Osaka's north and south shopping streets.

A four-day itinerary built around eating. In the south, explore Dotonbori, Kuromon Market and Nipponbashi, then head to Shinsekai for kushikatsu with a night view of Abeno Harukas. In the north, stroll the long shopping arcade of Tenjinbashisuji and take in the night views from the Umeda high-rises. End at Tsuruhashi Korea Town with yakiniku. The plan also includes a Yoshimoto comedy show at Namba Grand Kagetsu. Stay in Namba so you can walk back to the hotel at night. Ideal for friends or couples.

Kuromon Market caters largely to visitors and prices run high, so choose stalls with good reviews.

Day by day

Day 1 · Namba Comedy Theatre and Dotonbori

Osaka（Namba Grand Kagetsu、Dotonbori & Shinsaibashi）

Take the Nankai Electric Railway from Kansai Airport to Namba, about 40 minutes, then walk.

Shows at Namba Grand Kagetsu are performed in the Kansai dialect. Book tickets online in advance.

Stay: Namba

Day 2 · Kuromon Market to Shinsekai Kushikatsu

Osaka（Kuromon Ichiba Market、Den Den Town (Nipponbashi)、Shinsekai & Tsutenkaku、Abeno Harukas）

Kuromon Market and Nipponbashi are within walking distance. Walk or take a one-stop subway ride to Shinsekai and Tennoji, then return to Namba by subway in the evening.

Kuromon is busiest in the morning, and some stalls close early in the afternoon.

Stay: Namba

Day 3 · Tenjinbashisuji and Umeda at Night

Osaka（Osaka Museum of Housing and Living、Tenjinbashisuji Shopping Street、Osaka Tenmangu、HEP FIVE Ferris Wheel、Umeda Sky Building）

Take the Sakaisuji Line subway to Tenjinbashisuji 6-chome, walk south along the shopping street, then head to Umeda for the night view before returning to Namba.

Osaka Living Museum is closed on Tuesdays.

Stay: Namba

Day 4 · American Village and Tsuruhashi Yakiniku

Osaka（Amerikamura、Tsuruhashi & Osaka Koreatown）

Walk around American Village in the morning, take the subway to Tsuruhashi for lunch, then take a JR limited express from Tennoji to the airport.

Yakiniku restaurants in Tsuruhashi produce a lot of smoke. Keep your luggage and jacket from absorbing the smell.

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