Tendon Ramen Hageten Ginza Branch
This restaurant features a collaboration between “Ginza Hageten,” the long-established tempura restaurant, and “Ippudo,” the famous ramen restaurant from Fukuoka. The “Tendon and Ramen” is the basic menu item, but you can order them separately or choose from many other options.
The portions here are huge! The tempura is piled up like a mountain, and the shrimp is massive—so juicy when you bite into it.
Dotonbori
Crab, octopus, cow, crane….these are just a few of the oversized 3D signboards that make up the look and feel of the bustling Dotonbori Area. Its packed with a number of eateries along the northern Dotonbori River and main street along its southern side.
There are tons of drugstores along the whole street, plus lots of food options too.
Dotonbori Kukuru Konamon Museum
The big red octopus sign is the landmark. It is a museum full of Takoyaki (octopus dumplings) under the theme of "Making, Knowing, and Eating," focusing on "KONAMON"(Flour-based foods), a familiar Osaka gourmet food.
Watching the pros flip takoyaki looks so easy, but when you try it yourself, it's a whole different story! 🤣
Tenjinbashi-suji Shopping Street
Osaka's representative shopping arcade. It is said to be "the longest shopping arcade in Japan" with a total length of about 2.6 km from Tenjinbashi 1-chome to 7-chome. It takes about 40 minutes to walk from one end of the arcade to the other. The arcade began to flourish when it became the main approach to Osaka Tenmangu Shrine, which is located in 2-chome and is dedicated to Sugawara Michizane, the god of learning.
This shopping street is super long—I spent the whole afternoon exploring it.
Osaka Tenmangu Shrine
This shrine is dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane, known as the god of learning. The shrine has been known as "Tenjin-san of Tenma" by the people of Osaka since ancient times, and since its establishment in 949, people have entrusted it with all kinds of wishes, including those for plague, learning, and entertainment. During the exam season, the shrine is crowded with students preparing for exams.
There are lots of tasty food stalls and souvenir shops near Tenmangu Shrine too.
Hozenji Yokocho
“Hozenji Yokocho” is two stone-paved alleys in the grounds of Tenryuzan Hozenji Temple of the Jodo sect of Buddhism, and has been one of Japan’s most popular tourist attractions since the Meiji period (1868-1912).
A lot of locals come here to pray, but most tourists usually don't visit this spot.
Aeon Mall Ota
This shopping mall is located near the Kita-Kanto Expressway's Ota-Kiryu Interchange. Along with the core store Aeon Supermarket, the mall consists of about 160 specialty stores, including fashion and general merchandise stores, restaurants, movie theaters, and other entertainment facilities.
There’s so much to buy here! Shopping is awesome!