Osaka

Stations worth a stop

• Umeda 梅田

  Midosuji Line

  Umeda is the subway's main northern hub, linked underground to JR Osaka Station and the Hankyu and Hanshin terminals through a large network of shopping passages. The twin towers of the Umeda Sky Building, with an open-air rooftop observatory, stand about ten minutes' walk north-west beyond Grand Front Osaka.

• Shin-Osaka 新大阪

  Midosuji Line

  Shin-Osaka is where the Midosuji Line meets the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen, so many visitors arriving from Tokyo or Hiroshima change here. The subway runs on an elevated viaduct at this point, crossing the JR tracks above the street.

• Yodoyabashi 淀屋橋

  Midosuji Line

  Yodoyabashi lies at the southern end of the bridge of the same name, in the old banking and business district along Midosuji boulevard. Directly north is Nakanoshima, a river island with the red-brick Osaka City Central Public Hall and the domed Nakanoshima Library.

• Hommachi 本町

  Midosuji LineYotsubashi LineChuo Line

  Hommachi is a three-line interchange where the Midosuji, Yotsubashi and Chuo lines cross under the Semba business district. Utsubo Park, a long tree-lined park with a rose garden, is about ten minutes' walk to the west.

• Shinsaibashi 心斎橋

  Midosuji LineNagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line

  Shinsaibashi sits under Midosuji boulevard, lined here with flagship fashion stores. The covered Shinsaibashi-suji shopping arcade runs south from the station to Dotonbori, and the youth-oriented America-mura district lies a few blocks west.

• Namba なんば

  Midosuji LineYotsubashi LineSennichimae Line

  Namba is the centre of Minami, Osaka's southern downtown, served by three subway lines and the Nankai terminal for trains to Kansai Airport. The Dotonbori canal, with its large illuminated signs, is about five minutes' walk north, and Namba Parks, a shopping complex with terraced roof gardens, is to the south.

• Nippombashi 日本橋

  Sennichimae LineSakaisuji Line

  Nippombashi is a short walk from Kuromon Market, a covered street of fish, produce and food stalls. Den Den Town, Osaka's electronics and anime shopping area, stretches south along Sakaisuji, and the National Bunraku Theatre is next to one of the station exits.

• Ebisucho 恵美須町

  Sakaisuji Line

  Ebisucho is the closest station to the northern side of Shinsekai, the retro entertainment district built around the Tsutenkaku tower. The southern end of Den Den Town begins just north of the station along Sakaisuji.

• Dobutsuen-mae 動物園前

  Midosuji LineSakaisuji Line

  Dobutsuen-mae, meaning 'in front of the zoo', is named after Tennoji Zoo, whose entrance is a few minutes' walk east. Shinsekai and its kushikatsu restaurants lie just to the north, and JR Shin-Imamiya Station is next to the station.

• Tennoji 天王寺

  Midosuji LineTanimachi Line

  Tennoji is a major southern hub shared with JR and Kintetsu's Osaka-Abenobashi terminal. Abeno Harukas, a 300-metre tower with an observation floor at the top, stands across the street, and Tennoji Park with the Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts is a short walk north-west.

• Shitennoji-mae Yuhigaoka 四天王寺前夕陽ヶ丘

  Tanimachi Line

  Shitennoji-mae Yuhigaoka is the nearest station to Shitennoji, one of Japan's oldest Buddhist temples, traditionally said to have been founded by Prince Shotoku in 593. The temple's main precinct with its five-storey pagoda is about five minutes' walk east.

• Tanimachi 4-chome 谷町四丁目

  Tanimachi LineChuo Line

  Tanimachi 4-chome, where the Tanimachi and Chuo lines cross, is the closest station to the south-western side of Osaka Castle Park. The Osaka Museum of History, whose upper floors look over the remains of the ancient Naniwa Palace, stands beside the station.

• Morinomiya 森ノ宮

  Chuo LineNagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line

  Morinomiya, an interchange of the Chuo and Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi lines with the JR Osaka Loop Line, faces the south-eastern corner of Osaka Castle Park. The castle's main keep is roughly fifteen minutes' walk through the park.

• Osaka Business Park 大阪ビジネスパーク

  Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line

  Osaka Business Park is a cluster of office towers built on former industrial land north-east of Osaka Castle. Osaka-jo Hall, a large indoor arena, is nearby, and the castle grounds can be reached across the bridges over the Neya River.

• Tenjimbashisuji 6-chome 天神橋筋六丁目

  Tanimachi LineSakaisuji Line

  Tenjimbashisuji 6-chome is the northern end of the Tenjinbashi-suji shopping street, a covered arcade of about 2.6 kilometres that is often described as the longest in Japan. The Osaka Museum of Housing and Living, with a life-size reconstruction of an Edo-period street, is in a building connected to the station.

• Minami-morimachi 南森町

  Tanimachi LineSakaisuji Line

  Minami-morimachi is a few minutes' walk from Osaka Tenmangu, the shrine dedicated to the scholar Sugawara no Michizane and home of the Tenjin Matsuri, one of Japan's best-known summer festivals. The southern part of the Tenjinbashi-suji arcade starts beside the shrine.

• Kitahama 北浜

  Sakaisuji Line

  Kitahama is Osaka's traditional financial quarter, where the Osaka Exchange building stands on the corner above the station. The Tosabori River runs just to the north, with Nakanoshima Park and its rose garden on the island beyond.

• Higashi-Umeda 東梅田

  Tanimachi Line

  Higashi-Umeda is the Tanimachi Line's station for the Umeda area, linked by underground passages to Umeda and Nishi-Umeda. Ohatsu Tenjin, a small shrine associated with Chikamatsu Monzaemon's puppet play The Love Suicides at Sonezaki, is a short walk away.

• Nakazakicho 中崎町

  Tanimachi Line

  Nakazakicho is a quiet neighbourhood just east of Umeda where many old wooden row houses escaped wartime bombing. Many of them now hold small cafes, galleries and second-hand shops along narrow lanes.

• Higobashi 肥後橋

  Yotsubashi Line

  Higobashi is on the southern bank of the Tosabori River, facing the western part of Nakanoshima. The National Museum of Art, Osaka, the Nakanoshima Museum of Art and the Osaka Science Museum are grouped together on the island, about ten minutes' walk away.

• Osakako 大阪港

  Chuo Line

  Osakako serves the Tempozan harbour area on Osaka Bay. Kaiyukan, a large aquarium built around a central tank representing the Pacific Ocean, and the Tempozan Ferris wheel are about five minutes' walk from the station.

• Cosmosquare コスモスクエア

  Chuo LineNew Tram Nanko Port Town Line

  Cosmosquare is on the reclaimed Sakishima area in Osaka Bay, where the Chuo Line meets the automated New Tram Nanko Port Town Line. Since 2025 the Chuo Line continues from here under the sea to Yumeshima.

• Yumeshima 夢洲

  Chuo Line

  Yumeshima station opened in January 2025 on the artificial island of the same name, mainly to serve Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, which was held there from April to October 2025. It is the western terminus of the Chuo Line.

• Trade Center-mae トレードセンター前

  New Tram Nanko Port Town Line

  Trade Center-mae, on the New Tram, sits between the Asia and Pacific Trade Center and the Sakishima Cosmo Tower. The tower, about 256 metres tall, has an observation deck on its top floor looking over Osaka Bay.

• Dome-mae Chiyozaki ドーム前千代崎

  Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line

  Dome-mae Chiyozaki stands beside Kyocera Dome Osaka, the covered stadium used for professional baseball and large concerts. On event days the station and nearby Taisho area see large crowds.

• Nagai 長居

  Midosuji Line

  Nagai is the station for Nagai Park, a large park in southern Osaka with a stadium, a botanical garden and the Osaka Museum of Natural History. The park entrance is a few minutes' walk from the station.

• Tsurumi-ryokuchi 鶴見緑地

  Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line

  Tsurumi-ryokuchi serves Tsurumi Ryokuchi Park, the site of the 1990 International Garden and Greenery Exposition. The park keeps wide lawns, gardens and the Sakuya Konohana Kan greenhouse from that event.

• Tsuruhashi 鶴橋

  Sennichimae Line

  Tsuruhashi, where the Sennichimae Line meets the JR Loop Line and Kintetsu, is known for the maze of market lanes beside the station selling Korean food, fabrics and groceries, and for its many yakiniku restaurants. Osaka's Korea Town in Ikuno lies further to the south-east.

• Tengachaya 天下茶屋

  Sakaisuji Line

  Tengachaya is the southern terminus of the Sakaisuji Line and a transfer to the Nankai Main and Koya lines. From here, trains run toward Kansai Airport and toward Mount Koya.