Anime & Otaku · Nipponbashi

Den Den Town (Nipponbashi) でんでんタウン (日本橋)

Osaka's answer to Akihabara: a strip of Sakaisuji and the side street 'Otaroad' packed with anime goods, retro games, figures, trading cards, maid cafes and electronics.

HoursShops ~11:00-20:00

ClosedVaries by shop

PriceFree

Getting thereEbisucho Station (Osaka Metro Sakaisuji Line), 1 min; Namba/Nipponbashi, 7 min

Time needed2-3 hours

Best timeLate morning

AddressNipponbashi 3-5 chome, Naniwa-ku, Osaka

About

Den Den Town began as an electronics district and turned into western Japan's otaku capital. Along Sakaisuji and especially Otaroad, multi-storey shops sell anime and manga merchandise, figures, used games and consoles, model kits, cosplay and trading cards, with maid cafes and gacha machine halls in between. Highlights include Mandarake Grand Chaos, Super Potato and several large card and figure shops. In March, the Nipponbashi Street Festa cosplay parade takes over the streets.

Highlights

Otaroad: the core street of anime and figure shops
Retro game stores including Super Potato
Mandarake Grand Chaos
Trading card and gacha halls
Nipponbashi Street Festa cosplay parade in March

Tips

Most shops open around 11:00; arrive late morning
Compare figure prices across shops: they vary a lot
Walk from Namba or from Ebisucho Station

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Den Den Town (Nipponbashi) でんでんタウン (日本橋)

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