Tsutenkaku Hondori Shopping Street
Shinsekai, Osaka
Source: tsutenkaku-hondori.com, checked 13 Oct 2026.
The wide main street running up to Tsutenkaku, with the tower in view along its length. The association lists old-style coffee shops, okonomiyaki, udon and soba shops, a shooting gallery and souvenir stores.
Insider tip
Each shop sets its own hours and closing day, and Wednesday is a common one. The association page gives the details for each shop.
What's on near Tsutenkaku Hondori Shopping Street
Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Tsutenkaku Hondori Shopping Street, from the weekly Osaka events calendar.
Toka Ebisu
今宮戎神社 十日戎
Time From 0:00 on 9 Jan to 24:00 on 11 Jan Station Imamiya-ebisu (Nankai Koya Line), a short walk. Ebisucho (Sakaisuji Line), 8 min
A three-day business luck festival at Imamiya Ebisu Shrine. The Hoekago parade walks from Tobori River Park to the shrine on 10 Jan. The shrine says details will be announced around 1 Nov.
Yanajin33, CC BY-SA 3.0 Kodomo Ebisu
今宮戎神社 子供戎
Time Evenings Station Imamiya-ebisu (Nankai Koya Line)
A summer festival on the evenings of 22 and 23 July. The main hall's roof is being replaced from about February to June 2027, so check the shrine's site first.
Yanajin33, CC BY-SA 3.0 Tennoji Zoo Night ZOO 2026
天王寺動物園 2026ナイトZOO
Time 9:30 to 20:00 (last entry 19:30) Station Dobutsuen-mae (Osaka Metro), Tennoji (JR, Osaka Metro), 5 to 10 min walk
The zoo opens in the evening until 20:00 with lights from about 17:00. Remaining dates are 17, 18, 24 and 25 Oct, and bingo with LED animals runs on 17 and 18 Oct. Some animal areas close at 18:00.
yoppy, CC BY 2.0 Isshinji Monzen Rokyoku Yose
一心寺門前浪曲寄席
Time 13:00 (doors 12:00)
A rokyoku (naniwabushi storytelling) show at the Isshinji Minami Kaisho hall, run by the Rokyoku Shinyu Kyokai since 1994. Four performers appear each day for three days from the second Saturday of the month. Programmes change daily.
Ryohei Noda, CC BY 4.0 Calligraphy of the Ming Dynasty: Treasures of the He Chuangshi Collection, Taipei
躍動する明代の書－台北・何創時（かそうじ）コレクションの至宝
Time 9:30 to 17:00 (last entry 16:30). Closed Mondays (open 23 Nov) and 24 Nov Station Tennoji (JR, Osaka Metro Midosuji and Tanimachi lines), Osaka Abenobashi (Kintetsu)
82 Ming dynasty calligraphy works from a Taipei collection, 72 of them shown in Japan for the first time. Wen Zhengming, Wang Yangming, Dong Qichang and Wang Duo are among the calligraphers.
Nearby
Around Shinsekai
Fried skewers under Tsutenkaku and a bath open all night
Shinsekai is a downtown district around Tsutenkaku whose origins go back to 1903 and the Fifth Domestic Industrial Exposition. The streets below the tower are loud with signs, including a giant pufferfish lantern, and the area is built around fried skewers. Late afternoon is when most shops are open.
Shinsekai has 11 places on the Roam Osaka map: 3 bathhouses, 3 neighbourhoods, 2 restaurants, 1 landmark, 1 park or garden and 1 shrine or temple. Read the Shinsekai guide.
Good to know
- What is the address of Tsutenkaku Hondori Shopping Street?
- 1-22-4 Ebisuhigashi, Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Osaka (in Japanese: 大阪市浪速区恵美須東1-22-4).
- How do I get to Tsutenkaku Hondori Shopping Street?
- The nearest station is Ebisucho. Tsutenkaku Hondori Shopping Street is in Shinsekai, Osaka.
- How much does Tsutenkaku Hondori Shopping Street cost?
- Nothing. Tsutenkaku Hondori Shopping Street is free to visit.
- How long do you need at Tsutenkaku Hondori Shopping Street?
- Plan for 45 min.
- When is the best time to visit Tsutenkaku Hondori Shopping Street?
- Daytime.
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