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Nankai Namba Station 南海なんば駅

Southern Osaka's grand terminal and home of the Rapi:t, the navy-blue "Iron Man" airport express to KIX, beneath the 1932 Takashimaya facade and next to the terraced Namba Parks.

About

Nankai's terminus is where most budget and Rapi:t passengers from KIX arrive in central Osaka. The 3F platforms host the Rapi:t, whose retro-futuristic navy body with oval windows looks like something from a 1960s sci-fi film, as well as trains to Koyasan and Wakayama. Its ground-level face is the stately Nankai Building, home to Takashimaya's flagship, and directly south is Namba Parks with its canyon-like terraced gardens. Dotonbori is a 5-minute walk north.

Highlights

• Rapi:t airport express with its sci-fi design
• Gateway for Koyasan and Wakayama
• Historic Nankai Building and Takashimaya facade
• Next to the terraced rooftop gardens of Namba Parks
• 5 minutes to Dotonbori

Tips

• Rapi:t needs a seat reservation (limited express charge)
• The airport express (no surcharge) takes only about 10 minutes longer
• Tourist Information Namba and the n.e.s.t baggage counter are inside the station
• Shoot the Rapi:t at the platform ends on 3F

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Nearby

• Airporter n.e.s.t Namba Counter (Nankai Namba Station)Luggage Storage · 10 m away
• Tourist Information Namba (Nankai Namba Station)Tourist Info · 80 m away
• Taito Station Osaka NambaArcade & Games · 120 m away
• Sakai Ichimonji MitsuhideUnique Store · 150 m away
• Don Quijote Namba SennichimaeUnique Store · 160 m away
• Coin Lockers · Nankai Namba StationLuggage Storage · 180 m away
• Jiyuken Namba HontenRestaurant · 190 m away
• Namba ParksMall & Department Store · 200 m away