Food

Jiyuken Namba Honten

Namba, Osaka

Address
3-1-34 Namba, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Osaka 〒542-0076 大阪市中央区難波3-1-34
Hours
Tue to Sun
11:00 to 20:00
Mon
Closed

Last order 19:45. If Monday is a public holiday, the shop closes the next day instead.

Source: jiyuken.co.jp, checked 13 Oct 2026.

Narrow entrance of Jiyuken curry restaurant with a blue noren curtain in Namba
Photo: Dick Thomas Johnson / Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

A long-running Osaka yoshoku restaurant whose signature curry has the sauce mixed into the rice. The Namba main shop makes the curry by hand each day and seats 38.

Nearest station Namba (Osaka Metro, Nankai, Kintetsu)
Time needed 45 min
Best time Lunch

Insider tip

Order the meibutsu curry. It closes Mondays, and Tuesday if Monday is a holiday. The shop is across from Bic Camera, a 2-minute walk from exit 11.

Tap to open the interactive map
View on the interactive map Google Maps directions

What's on near Jiyuken Namba Honten

Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Jiyuken Namba Honten, from the weekly Osaka events calendar.

Festival On now

Miiruka Stamp Rally (Greater Namba Festival)

10 Oct to 15 Nov Osaka Takashimaya, Namba and Nipponbashi

Stamp rally across Namba Square, Namba Parks, OMO7 Osaka, Tsutenkaku Tower and the Nihonbashi Tourist Information Center, with exclusive wallpapers as prizes and 100 winners of a 2,000 yen dining voucher drawn.

See on the map Hotels nearby
Add to calendar
Google Calendar Outlook
Official site
Takashimaya Osaka department store beside Namba Station nakashi, CC BY-SA 2.0
Festival On now

Takashimaya Happy Halloween 2026

17 to 31 Oct Osaka Takashimaya, 6F Rose Patio and 8F Rooftop, Namba and Nipponbashi

Halloween workshops and visits: clicker keychain decorating on 17 October (880 yen), Halloween lantern making on 18 October (1,320 yen), a baby Triceratops character on the rooftop on 24 and 25 October, and a cardboard mask workshop on 31 October (3,300 yen). Workshops need online reservation.

See on the map Hotels nearby
Add to calendar
Google Calendar Outlook
Official site
Takashimaya Osaka department store beside Namba Station nakashi, CC BY-SA 2.0
Market On now

Super Miiruka Mart: Kumi's Sparkling and Fluffy Home

21 Oct to 3 Nov Osaka Takashimaya, 7F Event Hall, Namba and Nipponbashi

Pop-up store by creator Miiruka with limited-quantity items and novelty gifts, part of the Greater Namba Festival. Closes at 19:00, and 18:00 on the last day.

See on the map Hotels nearby
Add to calendar
Google Calendar Outlook
Official site
Takashimaya Osaka department store beside Namba Station nakashi, CC BY-SA 2.0
Festival Starts in 4 days

Hyakki Yagyo (Night Parade of One Hundred Demons)

27 to 31 Oct Osaka Takashimaya, 1F Main Entrance, Namba and Nipponbashi

Halloween display of yokai-themed masks, fashion, art lanterns and plants at the main entrance, with sales events and workshops. Lantern workshop is 2,750 yen on 25 and 31 October and 3 November.

See on the map Hotels nearby
Add to calendar
Google Calendar Outlook
Official site
Takashimaya Osaka department store beside Namba Station nakashi, CC BY-SA 2.0
Performance ¥¥¥

Regular Shows at Namba Grand Kagetsu

なんばグランド花月 本公演

Every day, several shows Namba Grand Kagetsu, Namba

Time Weekdays 11:00 and 14:30, Saturdays and Sundays 10:00, 13:00, 16:00 and 19:00 Station Namba (Midosuji line), exit 3

Daily comedy shows with manzai, rakugo and the Yoshimoto Shinkigeki slapstick play, in an 858-seat theatre. Seats are reserved, ¥5,000 on the first floor and ¥4,500 on the second in December 2026, and ¥6,000 in November.

See on the map Hotels nearby Official site
Namba Grand Kagetsu theatre building on the busy Sennichimae street in Osaka Dick Thomas Johnson, CC BY 2.0

Smaller local events nearby

  • Bon dance and stage dance by Toen Minyo Club Performance

    Sat 24 Oct · Dotonbori Yatai Village, in front of GALA on the Dotonbori side, Chuo

    A short bon dance and stage dance performance by Toen Minyo Club beside the Dotonbori yatai village.

    15:30 to 16:00 · Map · Source: Dotonbori Yatai Village · 桃園民踊クラブによる盆踊り・舞台踊りパフォーマンス

  • Minami Fes 2026 Festival

    31 Oct to 1 Nov · Namba Hiroba and Nansan-dori

    Stage acts and booths at Namba Hiroba with a kitchen car zone on Nansan-dori.

    Free · 10:00 to 19:00 · Map · Source: Minami Fes organising committee · みなみフェス2026

See every upcoming event in Osaka

Nearby

551 Horai Honten Food · 1 min walk The main shop of the pork-bun chain, with a takeout counter on the ground floor and a sit-down restaurant. Takoyaki Wanaka Sennichimae Honten Food · 2 min walk The Sennichimae shop of a takoyaki maker, in Namba Sennichimae. Hozenji Temple (Mizukake Fudo) Temple · 2 min walk A Jodo temple tucked behind Dotonbori, known for a moss-covered Fudo Myoo statue that visitors splash with water. Kamigata Ukiyo-e Museum Museum · 2 min walk A museum of Kamigata ukiyo-e, the woodblock prints of Osaka and Kyoto kabuki actors, in front of Hozenji and its Mizukake Fudo. Arabiya Coffee Namba Cafe · 2 min walk A coffee shop near Hozenji. Museum of Kamigata Performing Arts (Wacha Kamigata) Museum · 2 min walk An Osaka Prefecture archive of Kamigata comedy and storytelling on the seventh floor of the YES NAMBA building.

Around Namba

Curry, pork buns and a comedy theatre around the big station

Namba is the transport hub of Osaka's Minami side, and most of the area's sights sit within a few minutes of its exits. Hozenji Yokocho, a stone alley about 80 metres long, runs beside a temple with a moss-covered statue that people splash with water. The kitchen-tool street, the comedy theatre and a rooftop garden are all close by.

Namba has 16 places on the Roam Osaka map: 3 restaurants, 2 shrines and temples, 2 shops, 2 bars, 2 cafes, 2 museums, 1 neighbourhood, 1 landmark and 1 park or garden. Read the Namba guide.

Good to know

What is the address of Jiyuken Namba Honten?
3-1-34 Namba, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Osaka (in Japanese: 大阪市中央区難波3-1-34).
What are the opening hours of Jiyuken Namba Honten?
Tue to Sun 11:00 to 20:00; Closed Mon. Last order 19:45. If Monday is a public holiday, the shop closes the next day instead.
How do I get to Jiyuken Namba Honten?
The nearest station is Namba (Osaka Metro, Nankai, Kintetsu). Jiyuken Namba Honten is in Namba, Osaka.
How long do you need at Jiyuken Namba Honten?
Plan for 45 min.
When is the best time to visit Jiyuken Namba Honten?
Lunch.

Stay near Jiyuken Namba Honten

Browse live availability and compare prices around Namba.

See hotels near Jiyuken Namba Honten on Booking.comPrices are for the night of Saturday 24 October. You can change the dates on Booking.com. If you book, Roam Osaka earns a small commission from Stay22 at no extra cost to you.