Shopping in Osaka is awesome!!

11.02.2008

In the afternoon of the first day in Osaka, we spent our time for entertainment and shopping.
Here is the map. Maybe easier to understand where we went.

Minami ("South") is one of Osaka's two major city centers. It is the city's most famous shopping and entertainment district, and is located around Namba Station. The other major city center is Kita ("North") which is located around Osaka and Umeda Stations.

Umeda, centered around Umeda Sta., has a number of modern underground arcades which are always teaming with visitors and shoppers. The three of the city's largest department stores are located there, as well as several shopping malls.

Namba offers something for everyone and includes such attractions as the fashionable Amerikamura (American Village), the Shinsaibashi Shopping Arcade, Nipponbashi Den Den Town for electronics and manga, and the colorful Dotonbori entertainment district.