Market

Tsuruhashi Market

Tsuruhashi, Osaka

Address
3-20-31 Higashi-Kobashi, Higashinari-ku, Osaka 〒537-0024 大阪市東成区東小橋3-20-31

Source: osaka-info.jp, checked 13 Oct 2026.

Covered Tsuruhashi market lane with a main-street sign above fresh fish and produce stalls
Photo: gorian21 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)

A cluster of six markets and shopping streets with about 800 shops beside Tsuruhashi station, spread across Tennoji, Higashinari and Ikuno wards. It grew out of a postwar black market and has a wholesale fish market that cooks buy from early in the morning.

Nearest station Tsuruhashi (JR, Kintetsu, Sennichimae Line)
Cost Free
Time needed 1-2 hours
Best time Morning
FreeEarly morning

Insider tip

Hours and closing days differ by shop. The market has its own website with a shop list. It's right outside Tsuruhashi Station.

What the guides say about Tsuruhashi Market

Kuromon Market is a covered market of about 150 shops, and Tsuruhashi Market is a cluster of six markets with about 800 shops by Tsuruhashi Station. Osaka Korea Town (Miyuki-dori) has more than 20 kimchi shops. For shopping, Shinsaibashi-suji Shopping Street is roofed for about 600 m, and Tenjinbashisuji Shopping Street runs about 2.6 km under cover.

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Nearby

Hakuundai Tsuruhashi Ekimae Food · 4 min walk A yakiniku and Korean court cuisine restaurant about 1 minute from Tsuruhashi Station. Yakiniku Tsuruichi Tsuruhashi Honten Food · 5 min walk A yakiniku restaurant a minute from JR Tsuruhashi, with box seats for up to six and smokeless roasters on every floor. Higashijo Onsen Sento · 6 min walk A small neighbourhood sento five minutes from Tsuruhashi station. Miyukimori Tenjingu Shrine · 8 min walk The shrine for the Ikaino area, dedicated to Emperor Nintoku, Sukunahikona and Osakahiko. Osaka Korea Town History Museum Museum · 8 min walk A small museum on the history of Korea Town, from the early Chosen Market to the present, 50 m north of Ichijo-dori at the main Korea Town street. Osaka Korea Town (Miyuki-dori) Neighbourhood · 9 min walk A shopping street in Ikuno-ku with more than 20 kimchi specialty shops and Korean groceries, near Tsuruhashi.

Around Tsuruhashi

Charcoal smoke, kimchi shops and a market that began as a black market

Tsuruhashi is where Osaka's Korea Town and a run of yakiniku restaurants sit. The station is the starting point for a market of about 800 shops and a shopping street of kimchi sellers. It's a small area with a short list of places, so treat it as a half-day or an evening.

Tsuruhashi has 9 places on the Roam Osaka map: 4 restaurants, 1 neighbourhood, 1 market, 1 museum, 1 shrine or temple and 1 bathhouse. Read the Tsuruhashi guide.

Good to know

What is the address of Tsuruhashi Market?
3-20-31 Higashi-Kobashi, Higashinari-ku, Osaka (in Japanese: 大阪市東成区東小橋3-20-31).
How do I get to Tsuruhashi Market?
The nearest station is Tsuruhashi (JR, Kintetsu, Sennichimae Line). Tsuruhashi Market is in Tsuruhashi, Osaka.
How much does Tsuruhashi Market cost?
Nothing. Tsuruhashi Market is free to visit.
How long do you need at Tsuruhashi Market?
Plan for 1-2 hours.
When is the best time to visit Tsuruhashi Market?
Morning.

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