If you come to visit Osaka, Japan with your girls, you can't miss out on some shopping, can you? You'll find plenty of stylish shopping in Osaka, Umeda, one of Japan's largeset shopping areas. With plenty of access options, hotels, restaurants, cafés and more, Umeda is full of unique ways to have fun. We also post money-saving coupons!

First, head to HANKYU SANBAN GAI, near the station

HANKYU SANBAN GAI is directly connected to Hankyu Osaka-Umeda Station.
The mall has a great line-up of fashion items.
It opens at 10:00 a.m., so it's perfect for taking advantage of the morning to start out your shopping.

NATURAL BEAUTY BASIC

This brand offers comfortable, basic items.
NATURAL BEAUTY BASIC has an elegant lineup, with just a bit of trendiness, and a variety of pieces are available, for a style you can enjoy both at work and on your days off.

REN

REN carries items that are surprisingly light, despite being made from leather, including beige, pastel, and brightly-colored items. Bags, wallets and other small leathers items are available in a variety of sizes. Come find yourself a new leather piece.

Mil Lily

Mil Lily has a wide range of items that range from casual to party dresses. Find cute bags and shoes at reasonable prices.

DIANA WELL FIT

DIANA is a well-known shoe brand in Japan, and this specialty shop offers DIANA shoes and bags. Many shoes are available in the shop, from delicate heeled pumps to the "WELL FIT" line of amazingly comfortable shoes. We'd especially like you to take a look at their elegant sneakers. These sneakers are specially designed to go well with your clothes, and come in animal print and glitter designs for a more feminine look than your typical sneaker.

Next, let's head to the shopping malls of the relaxed Chayamachi area, NU chayamachi and NU chayamachi +

Chayamachi is a part of busy Umeda that's just a little bit more relaxed, and full of stylish people. NU chayamachi and NU chayamachi + are shopping centers located in the middle of Chayamachi. Both of these open at 11:00 a.m. We recommend checking them out for lunch or tea.
The facilities are stylish in this area, too, and you'll likely want to snap some photos!

KBF

KBF's interior makes use of white to make its simple-with-a-big-city-twist fashion shine. The designs of this brand are minimal and practical, but the perfect sizing will also make wearers feel feminine.

URBAN RESEARCH

This ladies' wear only URBAN RESEARCH store offers a selection of casual daily wear, dresses, and lifestyle goods from around the world, based on research of a variety of cities. In addition to high quality apparel, there are also accessories and cosmetics.

OLD BETTY’S

OLD BETTY’S brand puts out new products based on an "old American" style, with an emphasis on vintage feeling. There are always a lot of items from their Snoopy collaboration collection, too.

KELLER KELLER vita

When you arrive at this shop, the first thing you'll see is the authentic pizza oven.
There are semi-private booths in the spacious shop interior, so you're sure to be comfortable even if you're traveling with your luggage.
Free extra helpings of oven-baked Napoli pizza are available with all lunches (until 3:00 p.m.).
The menu includes popular fresh fish dishes and colorful salad plates, with different fish every day, a bunch of vegetables, and potage for large, healthy servings.
KELLER KELLER vita is open until closing time without breaks, so even if you enter during the late afternoon, you'll be able to take your time enjoying your meal. There are also a number of different drinks available, including Belgian beers.

To GRAND FRONT OSAKA SHOPS & RESTAURANTS, where you'll find a collection of high quality items

GRAND FRONT OSAKA SHOPS & RESTAURANTS is a collection of different shopping facilities, opened in 2013. There are some 260 shops gathered in its interior of about 44,000 square meters of store space. The mall offers quality items you can enjoy for a long time, and you can also enjoy the relaxing space of the attached "Umekita Hiroba Plaza" with its greenery and fountains.

SHIPS

SHIPS is a brand that expresses traditional style elements in a modern way.
Their colorful items are popular amongst ladies. SHIPS also offers specialty high quality, smooth sweaters made in Japan.
Customers are also drawn to items that can only be found in SHIPS, including made-to-order items from famous brands.
Amongst the men's winter items, SHIPS' down jackets are extremely popular.

mont-bell

mont-bell is an outdoor brand with a focus on mountain climbing gear, founded in Japan in 1975. The shop has high-performance products that have received recognition worldwide, and there are also a great many items you can use around the city. One of its popular items is the U.L. trekking umbrella. Though it's light, weighing in at only 128g, it's sturdy with the strength of 8 umbrella spokes. You'll find a lot of variety, with colors available in shades ranging from chic to cute and colorful!
During colder months, mont-bell's specialty down parka is also popular. It's an item that combines the warmth of high-quality down feathers with compact storability. It comes with a bag for storage, making it a handy item to have with you when you travel.

BEAUTY&YOUTH UNITED ARROWS

BEAUTY&YOUTH is one of the principal lines produced by UNITED ARROWS, a brand that offers elegant and sophisticated fashion. In GRAND FRONT OSAKA SHOPS & RESTAURANTS, the mens and ladies sections branch across a hallway, and there are a great many products on display in this large space.
In the ladies section, there is a display of casual clothing in one corner, and more feminine clothing in another.
This shop offers items with a combination of the trendy and the universally beautiful.

DEAN&DELUCA

DEAN&DELUCA is a select food shop based in New York, gathering together delicious foods from across the world. We especially recommend the American-sized cinnamon roll! (Available for take-out only)
The GRAND FRONT OSAKA SHOPS & RESTAURANTS location also features a restaurant. The menu includes many dishes using fresh ingredients and items on sale within the store, and visitors can enjoy these dishes with wine or DEAN&DELUCA original drinks from lunch time to dinner time. There are also a number of items perfect for gifting, from Japanese seasoning to cheeses from around the world, and a variety of other original items.

AUX BACCHANALES

AUX BACCHANALES is a café and bakery leaning towards a French style. Diners can enjoy its best dishes in its spacious terrace, with red chairs and a wall of mirrors.
The tomato pork stew is a popular item on the daily lunch menu.
The pork has absorbed all of the flavors of the dish, and is almost meltingly soft. Our seasonal vegetables cooked in tomato sauce are also a special dish. Weekday lunch sets come with bread and salad. (On weekends, lunch sets are available with bread, salad, and drinks) (Lunch: 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.)
AUX BACCHANALES also has impressive sweets and drinks, so we recommend using it is a café as well.

Leave your luggage at your hotel and relax!

The Osaka Umeda area is home to many hotels close to the station.
Umeda is a convenient location, because you can easily drop by your hotel, drop off your bags, and head out again!
Here are a few of our suggestions for nearby hotels.

HOTEL HANKYU RESPIRE OSAKA

This brand-new hotel opened in November, 2019, and has a total of 1,030 rooms. It's a 3 minute walk from JR Osaka Station.
It's also just adjacent to GRAND FRONT OSAKA SHOPS & RESTAURANTS, making it convenient for both shopping and sightseeing.
With a front lobby that looks out on a Japanese-style garden, rooms in one of the three different color schemes of "ume" (plum), "den-en" (countryside), or "Osaka-jo" (Osaka Castle), the hotel is full of both Japanese and Osaka charm.
Guest rooms are located above the 12th floor, making it easy to forget the hustle and bustle of the city outside.

HOTEL HANKYU INTERNATIONAL

This luxury hotel is located three minutes' walk from Osaka Umeda Station.
Enjoy the view from the 25th floor and above while relaxing in the European styling.

HOTEL NEW HANKYU OSAKA

This hotel has the best location, just in front of Osaka Umeda Station. With a limousine bus that goes to the airport, it has great access all around.

HOTEL HANSHIN OSAKA

HOTEL HANSHIN OSAKA is located in front of Fukushima Station on the Hanshin and JR lines, just one station away from Osaka Umeda, and easy to access.
All guest rooms feature natural hot springs, and the guest rooms above the 14th floor have beautiful views.

If you want to relax a bit more, try a foot massage

Queensway

After walking around so much while shopping, why not have a foot massage? At Queensway, you can have a massage that pinpoints the reflexology points on the bottom of your foot. All you need to do is take off your socks, so this is the perfect option for those who want a little refreshment in a brief break on their trip.
The "neck and shoulders course" available at the Diamor Mall location is also popular.

Enjoy the best of the night in Osaka with a concert!

Billboard Live OSAKA

Once you've finished your shopping, how about heading out to a concert? Changing into your new clothes and heading out for an extraordinary night can be lovely.
Osaka's Nishi-Umeda brand, HERBIS PLAZA ENT's 2nd underground floor hallway connects directly to one of the Umeda area's famous live music spots, Billboard Live OSAKA. Here you'll find high quality entertainment in Umeda, in the center of Osaka.

*Information in this article is accurate as of the date of posting. There is a possibility that details regarding these products and services have changed, or that some shops have since closed.