Shopping in Osaka, Japan

Osaka has a reputation for good quality merchandise for all kind of people who love to shop. From the quaint high street boutiques to the warrens of underground shopping malls, shopping in Osaka presents a wealth of diversity in terms of products and settings. Its antiquated downtown area is equipped with a variety of shopping opportunities and there are plenty of specialty stores stocking curious trinkets and antiques. Whenever you plan to grab cheap flights to Osaka for sightseeing the beauty and fascination, you must also plan a shopping-spree. With a number of clothing boutiques and enthralling art stores, it compels thousands of locals and foreigners alike.

Shinsaibashi Suji Street is one of its most charismatic shopping areas-a gigantic covered shopping arcade that covers the land area of 600 metres and has the history of more than 400 years (the Edo period of Japanese history). It features premier brands like Gucci, Chanel, and Prada and presents the most fashionable districts of Japan. These great varieties of stores sell various international goods, cosmetics and clothing items.

Tennoji is another exclusive spot that is steeped in history and endowed with a unique atmosphere that blends commercial present with its merchant past. With a special combination of newly built shopping malls and old specialty shops, you can have everything contemporary fashion to priceless antiques all over this district. The Apollo Building, Abeno-Suiji Street, Avetica Underground Mall and Kitetsu Abeno Department Store are the shining shopping venues that are housed in the beautiful green space of Tennoji Park. Den Den Town is a heaven for all those who are in search of electronic items- more than 150 shops supplying the latest , electronic gizmos and gadgets, hi-fi equipment, stereo, digital cameras, video game stations and computers, it attracts a number of people. Don’t miss the chance to head towards America Town that is also commonly called as Ame-Mura that specially attracts the hordes of contemporary youths. It was the 1^st place sell inexpensive imported American accessories and clothing and now it has flourished to incorporate over 3000 shops.

There is another modern entertaining arcade that houses a giant Ferris wheel, cinemas, dining and plenty of shopping opportunities. The HEP FIVE and HEP NAVIO buildings, edgy design, bright modern lighting and contemporary and over 280 stores offering popular Western brand name outlets, all attract the locals as well as foreigners. There is also an astonishing and distinguished myriad unique specialty shops.

Japan’s very first underground shopping mall is Nan Nan Town that was constructed in 1975 and soon similar shopping labyrinths, popped up all over the region. It is also linked with additional shopping avenues of Namba Walk and Namba City. You must also visit Crysta Nagahori (an enormous shopping arcade that runs from Yotsubashi Station, through Shinsaibashi to Nagahoribashi Station), Tempozan Marketplace, Umeda Shopping Arcade and Rinku Town. so get ready and plan up a trip for Osaka for not only hitting its beautiful sites but also to take advantage of an excellent shopping opportunity.