Shopping in Osaka
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Dōgusuji-ya Arcade
If you desperately need a tako-yaki (octopus ball) fryer (who doesn't?), a red lantern to hang outside your shop or plastic food models to lure the customers in, this shopping arcade is the place to go. You'll also find endless knives, pots, pans and just about anything else that the ironest of chefs could desire.
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Amerika-Mura
Amerika-Mura, which means 'American Village', is a compact enclave of trendy shops and restaurants, with a few discreet love hotels thrown in for good measure. The best reason to come here is to view the hoards of colourful Japanese teens living out the myth of America.
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Junkudō
This giant bookshop has the best selection of foreign and Japanese-language books in Osaka. It's inside the Dōjima Avanza Building in Kita, about 10 minutes' walk from Osaka Station. Most English-language books are on the 3rd floor along with a cafe. English travel guides, including a good selection of Lonely Planet guides, are on the 2nd floor.
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Kōjitsu Sansō
If you need a new backpack or any other kind of outdoor gear, head to this excellent shop on the ground floor at the northwest corner of the Ekimae Daisan building.
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TempŸzan Marketplace
Next to the Giant Ferris Wheel, you'll find TempŸzan Marketplace, a shopping and dining arcade.
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Village Vanguard
Officially, this place is a bookshop, but books are only half the story: between the cluttered racks of books and magazines are all sorts of odd curios – probably the stuff that Tokyu Hands deemed too arcane for its shelves. Some of these novelty items would make great 'only available in Japan' gifts for the folks back home.
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Tokyu Hands
If you love gadgets, don't miss Tokyu Hands. From tools for jobs you didn't know existed to curios to please people with everything, this place is stocked to the rafters with things that you probably don't need but may very well want. Even if you don't buy anything, it's fun to browse.
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Namba Parks Mall
They call it 'Namba Parks' because of all the trees in flower pots around the upper levels of this new shopping complex in Namba. It consists of floor after floor of shops, interspersed with a wide variety of restaurants, both international and Japanese. It's a good place to go for a break from the Minami mayhem.
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Maruzen & Junkudō Shoten Umeda Branch
While this place wasn't open when we were researching this guide, it should be open by the time you read this. It is slated to be the largest bookshop in the city.
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Kinokuniya
Inside Hankyū Umeda Station, this shop has a decent selection of foreign books and magazines.
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Bic Camera
Bic Camera is a one-stop shop for everything related to cameras, electronics and computers (but note that many computer-related items are designed for operation with a Japanese system). You are likely to find some of the best prices in the city at this vast shop.
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Athens
This Minami bookshop has a good selection of English books and magazines on its 4th floor.
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