Osaka/Kita

Buildings in Umeda - Buildings in Kita

The Kita (キタ) is the newest centre of Osaka city. The area around Umeda station, where major terminals for the Osaka subway, Japan Rail (JR), Hankyu and Hanshin railways can be found, boasts department stores, buildings full of fashionable shops and diverse points of interest. The southern edge of the ward is Nakanoshima, a sandbank in the middle of the river which is home to cultural institutions and government offices.

Travel as a Muslim to Osaka/Kita

Muslim Friendly Rail Holidays in Osaka/Kita

There are two main train stations in this area, namely Umeda Station, and Osaka Station. Both are very close.

Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen (新幹線） trains arrive at Osaka/North|Shin-Osaka station, to the north of the city center. From Shin-Osaka, you can connect to Umeda Station by using the Midosuji subway line, or connect to the local JR network for other destinations.

The best trains between Kansai Int'l Airport and Osaka station are "Kansai airport rapid service" which operates by JR-West. The journey takes approximately 65 minutes at a cost of ¥2160.

JR Limited express train "Haruka" stop at Osaka/Tennoji|Tennoji Station and Osaka/North|Shin-Osaka Station. But Haruka doesn't stop at Osaka Station. The train passes through Umeda Freight Line, which bypasses Osaka Station.

Umeda Station

Hankyu Railways

• Kobe Line - Offers services to the following cities: Nishinomiya and Kobe|Sannomiya(Kobe).
• Kyoto Line - Offers services to the following cities: Takatsuki, Settsu, Ibaraki, and Kyoto].
• Takarazuka Line - Offers services to the following cities: Toyonaka, Ikeda (Osaka) | Ikeda and Takarazuka.

Hanshin Electeric Railways

• Main Line - Offers services to the following cities: Amagasaki, Nishinomiya and Kobe|Sannomiya(Kobe).

Osaka Station

• JR-West

• Osaka Loop Line - Offers services to the following cities: Osaka/Bay Area|Universal City, Osaka/Tennoji|Tennoji, Kansai International Airport, Wakayama, and Nara.
• JR Kyoto Line - Offers services to the following cities: Osaka/North|Shin-Osaka, Suita, Takatsuki, Settsu, Ibaraki, and Kyoto].
• JR Kobe Line - Offers services to the following cities: Amagasaki, Nishinomiya and Kobe.

The JR Kyoto Line is the common name of a portion of the Tōkaidō Main Line, between Kyoto Station and Osaka Station.

Travel on a Bus in Osaka/Kita

There are several bus terminals around Osaka train station. Airport Limousine bus runs from Kansai International Airport to Hotel New Hankyu bus station, ¥2500 one way.

• Hotel New Hankyu Bus Station (Next to Hankyu Umeda Station)

Bus tickets is available at hotel counter.

• [https:// Kansai Airport Tansportation, Osaka Airport Transport, Hanshin Bus

Airport - Osaka|Osaka Airport, Kansai International Airport|Kansai Airport]]

• Hankyu Sanban-Gai Bus Terminal (Hankyu Umeda Station Terminal Building North 1st Floor)

Ticket office windows: 8AM Monday - 6:30PM

• Hankyu Bus(in Japanese only).]

Kansai - Amanohashidate, Arima Onsen, Awaji|Sumoto(Awaji-Island)]]

Kanto - Tokyo], Yokohama, Chiba, Tokyo Disney Resort|Tokyo Disney Land

Chubu - Shizuoka, Matsumoto], Nagano], Suwa, Kanazawa, Fukui, Toyama, Niigata

Shikoku - Takamatsu, Kochi (Shikoku) | Kochi, Tokushima, Awaikeda

Kyushu - Fukuoka, Kitakyushu, Nagasaki, Kagoshima

• Herbis Osaka Bus Terminal (5 minutes walk from JR Osaka station Central Gate, Herbis Plaza ent B1 Floor)'

Ticket office window: 8AM Monday - 8PM. Bus tickets to the airport can be purchased through any automatic ticket vending machine

• Osaka Airport Tansport, Hanshin Bus

Airport - Osaka|Osaka Airport, Kansai International Airport|Kansai Airport]]

• Hanshin Bus (Japanese website)] -

Kanto - Tokyo], Yokohama, Chiba, Tokyo Disney Resort|Tokyo Disney Land

Shikoku - Uwajima, Naruto (Tokushima) | Naruto], Tokushima, Awaikeda, Imabari

Chugoku - Tsuwano], Hamada, Masuda

• Osaka station - JR Express Bus Terminal (JR Osaka station North Gate Building 1st Floor)

Ticket office windows: 5:45AM Monday - 11:50PM

• West JR Bus(Japanese website)] +81 (0)6-6371-0111 - 9AM Monday - 7PM

Kansai - Shirahama, Awaji|Sumoto (Awaji-Island)]]

Kanto - Tokyo], Yokohama, Omiya, Tachikawa, Tokorozawa

Chubu - Kanazawa, Toyama, Fukui

Chugoku - Hiroshima, Okayama, Kurashiki, Tsuyama, Kure, Hamada, Masuda

Shikoku - Tokushima, Naruto (Tokushima) | Naruto], Takamatsu, Sakaide, Marugame, Zentsuji, Kochi (Shikoku) | Kochi, Matsuyama, Saijo], Suzaki

Kyushu - Fukuoka, Kitakyushu, Nagasaki, Kagoshima

• Willer Bus Terminal Osaka-Umeda (12 minutes walk from JR Osaka station North Central Gate, Umeda Sky Building Tower East 1st Floor)

• Willer Bus +81 (0)50-5805-0383 - English/Korean Monday to Friday 10AM Monday - 2PM

Tohoku - Sendai, Fukushima

Kanto - Tokyo], Yokohama, Tokyo Disney Resort|Tokyo Disney Land, Chiba|Makuhari

Chubu - Nagoya, Nagano], Niigata, Toyama, Kanazawa, Kofu, Shizuoka

Chugoku - Hiroshima, Fukuyama

Shikoku - Matsuyama, Kochi (Shikoku) | Kochi

Kyushu - Fukuoka, Nagasaki, Saga, Kurume, Kumamoto], Kagoshima

What to see in Osaka/Kita

SkyBuilding ViewUpClose - Umeda Sky Building in Shin-Umeda City, Kita.

• Osaka Science Museum - 大阪市立科学館 - 34.69124, 135.49152 walk from subway Higobashi Station or Yodoya-bashi Station, 500 m and 900 m to the west respectively Opening Hours: Tuesday - Sunday 9:30AM Monday - 5PM, closed Dec 28-Jan 4, closed on public holidays Adults ¥600, university and high school students ¥700, children free, additional charges for planetarium Osaka Science Museum - Big interactive activity center on several floors. Great for kids. Planetarium and cinema (with science films) downstairs.

• Osaka Museum of Housing and Living - 6-4-20 Tenjinbashi, Kita-ku walk from Tenjinbashisuji 6-chome Station; Housing Information Center, 8th floor ☎ +81 6-6242-1170 | Opening Hours: W-M 10AM Monday - 5PM Adults ¥600, free for junior-high students, kids, and seniors Step back in time as you walk through this life-sized reproduction of an Osaka neighborhood from the 1830s. The street contains re-creations of a public bath (you can borrow a yukata, or cotton kimono, to wear as you stroll around), as well as various shops and merchants' living quarters. There's also a section displaying detailed dioramas of Osaka after the Meiji Period. English-language audio guides are available.

• Umeda Sky Building - 梅田スカイビル - 1-1-20 Oyodonaka, Kita-ku 34.705278, 135.489722 10-min walk from JR Osaka or Hankyu Umeda - Adult ¥2500, children 4-12 ¥700, 50% reduction for those with a disability certificate Umeda Sky Building Umeda Sky building - Built in an attempt to upgrade Osaka's somewhat downbeat Kita neighborhood, the project wasn't quite the hoped-for commercial success but this bizarrely shaped 40-story, 173-m building is still a city landmark. Take the escalator through midair to the rooftop observatory for an open-air view of Osaka, which is particularly impressive on a clear night. There is a lover's seat, where if you hold your partner's hand, and each hold a metal button on the seat, the ground around you lights up into a heart. You can purchase an engraved heart lock (¥1000) and attached it to the padlock wall around the seat (padlocks only available after 7PM). Observatory admission ¥700, 10AM Monday - 10:30PM daily. The basement features a recreation of a Meiji-era street, with a few small restaurants in appropriate style. There is also a small store downstairs where you can purchase quality mochi on the cheap.

• Japan Mint and Mint Museum - 造幣局 - 1-1-79 Temma Kita-ku 34.696833, 135.521194 15 minutes walk from Temmabashi subway stop - Free It's not widely known even by people from elsewhere in the nation that Japan Mint is headquartered in Osaka. For Osakans, Sakura-no-tōrinuke (桜の通り抜け, Japan's Top 100 Cherry Blossoms Spots|cherry blossom tunnel road) is a synonym for this facility, attracting a large number of visitors (close to 1 million in just 7 days) during a limited, planned week in mid-Apr. A must-see if you are fond of nature and happen to drop into Osaka in-season. The museum is open 09:00-16:45, is free, and has two floors of coin displays with explanations in Japanese.

Top Muslim Travel Tips for Osaka/Kita

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• Osaka Siki Musical Theater - in the Herbis ENT, Umeda - Home of the Shiki Theatre Company.

• Billbordlive Osaka -
• The festival hall in Nakanoshima, near Umeda, and the symphony hall in Umeda host modern and classical recitals, while Umeda Koma in Umeda, and Shin-Kabukiza in Uehommachi host Enka performances. For more independent or underground music, try Banana Hall in Umeda or Big Cat in Amerika-mura.

Muslim Friendly Shopping in Osaka/Kita

• Daimaru Umeda - 大丸 梅田店 - direct access from JR Osaka Station - One of the largest department stores in Osaka.

• Hankyu San Bangai - 阪急三番街 - direct access from Hankyu Umeda Station - The large shopping areas filled with a variety of shops from cages to brandname boutiques.

• Herbis Plaza ENT - ハービスプラザ ENT - 3 minutes walk from Hanshin Umeda Station ☎ +81 6-6343-7500 Boutiques of famous brands inside and outside Japan, gourmet restaurants.

• For Japanese and foreign books, try Kinokuniya in Hankyu Umeda Station, or Junkudo south of Osaka Station.
• The Official Hanshin Tigers (baseball team) Shop is on 8th floor of Hanshin Department Store at Umeda.
• Tenjinbashi-suji Shopping Street (天神橋筋商店街 Tenjinbashi-suji Shōtengai) is said to be the longest straight and covered shopping arcade in Japan at approx. 2.6 km length. The arcade runs north-south along Tenjinbashi-suji street, and is accessible from multiple subway and/or JR stations, eg. Tenma, Minami-Morimachi, Tenjinbashi-suji 6-chome, etc. Nothing meant for sightseeing, the arcade is a live exhibition of Osaka's daily life, open since Edo period.

Halal Restaurants in Osaka/Kita

• Snack Park - スナックパーク - Hanshin department store (Umeda), B2 Floor Opening Hours: 10AM Monday - 8:30PM Offers okonomiyaki, takoyaki and a few surprises like doteyaki (どて焼き) — stewed beef sinew.

• Tsuruhashi Fūgetsu - 鶴橋風月 | Hankyu Grand Building 29F next to Hankyu Umeda Station ¥700-800 Good okonomiyaki as well yakisoba, with extra toppings (egg, cheese], etc.). The restaurant overlooks Umeda. There's an English menu.

• Hanadako - はなだこ - 34.703155, 135.497984 Umeda station Opening Hours: 10:00-23:00 every day 1000 yen or less - Standing or to-go takoyaki, very popular with the local residents.

• En (Umeda) - えん梅田店 - SWING umeda 2F 2-15-20 Sonezaki from Hankyu Umeda station, exit on the east; from the Hep 5 building (red ferris wheel), walk south in front of Hep Navio, and cross the road leading into the shopping street, walk 50 m into the shopping street, take the first right, walk 50 m, cross the road and walk into the shopping street, the entrance to En えん is on your left. ☎ +81 6-6361-9896 | Opening Hours: 5-11:30PM Food will cost ¥2000-2500 per person, drinks start from around ¥500 En is one of the most atmospheric and tastiest izakayas in Osaka, with branches in Umeda and Namba. The interior is beautiful and food is delicious and reasonably priced. En also has a large range of Japanese sake and has an English menu.

• Torikizoku - 鳥貴族 - Opening Hours: 5 or 6PM to late All food/drink ¥300 each Torikizoku is the most popular :WikiPedia:yakitori chain in Kansai, and can be found near most major stations in Osaka. The food is delicious, comes in generous serves and is very cheap. It's very popular with both local residents and expats, and is always busy. Try to come before 7:30PM to secure seats.

• Endo Sushi - 中央市場 ゑんどう - 1 Chome-1-86 Noda, Fukushima Ward 34.684195, 135.479544 ☎ +81 6-6469-7108 - Around ¥3000 - Sushi place in Osaka's fish market.

• Blarney Stone Umeda - Kita-ku, Sonezaki 2-10-15, Sonezaki Center Bldg. 6F ☎ +81 6-6364-0057
• Common Style - 1-2-2 Nakazaki-nishi, Kita-ku - A cafe where foreigners can exchange information with Japanese about what interests them.

• Lupu - 1F, Kansai-Chuo Bldg, 15-2 Doyama-cho ☎ +81 66-311-6700 - No cover A bar owned by a woke couple.

• Physique Pride - 8-23 Sanyo-Kaikan 1-F Doyama-cho ☎ +81 66-361-2430 One of Osaka's most popular bars among foreigners.

Nightclubs in Osaka/Kita

• Cafe de Jumpin' Jumpin' - ☎ +81 66-363-3367 | Opening Hours: 7PM Monday - morning No cover charge One of Osaka's bars.

• Explosion - Osaka's most popular and largest (albeit still not very big) club. They hold special events on Fridays and Saturdays, some of which are men-only and occasionally women-only, so check their website to make sure that you will be able to enter on the day you plan to visit. Foreign Muslims sometimes get discounts or extra free drink coupons, so bring identification (especially if you are of Asian descent).

• Jack in the Box - 12-12 Doyama-cho ☎ +81 66-361-3271 | Opening Hours: 9AM Monday - 5AM, closed Thursday A men-only nightclub.

• Sam and Dave - Popular international dance club with a meat-market vibe. Two locations in Osaka.

• Sam and Dave Umeda - 4-15-19 1F Nishi-tenma, Kita-ku ☎ +81 6 6365-1688

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Muslim Friendly hotels in Osaka/Kita

• J-Hoppers Osaka Central - Fukushima 7-4-22 3 minute walk from Fukushima Station on JR Loop. ☎ +81 6 6453-6669 - 8 or 6 bed dorm ¥2500, superior Muslim friendly rooms ¥3000 per person Check-in: 3PM Monday - 10PM / Check-out: 8AM Monday - 11AM A lively backpackers hostel located in the central Osaka. There are three kinds of superior Muslim friendly rooms (twin, double and triple room). All staff members speak English and can help guests making travel plans. There are also staff who speak French and German. Free WiFi with your laptop or ¥100 per 30 min. for hostel computers. Rental bikes (¥500 per day), with no curfew or lockout and held-luggage services.

Capsule hotels

• Capsule Inn Osaka - 9-5 Doyamamachi, Kita-ku in the Higashi-Hankyu shopping arcade off Umeda station ☎ +81 6-6314-2100 +81 6-6363-3014¥2700 for a night, ¥3300 including spa entry This is Japan's first capsule hotel, designed by noted architect Kisho Kurokawa and opened in 1979. Still open for business, happy to accommodate male foreigners with some semblance of a clue and a steal of a price. No women allowed.

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• Daitoyo - 2-1-9 Nakazaki-Nishi, Kita-ku Near Nakazaki-cho station, Tanimachi-Line subway ¥3200 Near Umeda, with branches at Namba and Juso. It has a hot spring spa, private secluded sauna, and a floor for women.

Budget apartments

• Sunplaza Rinkai - サンプラザ臨海 - 16-4-4 Toyosaki Kita-ku Subway Exit 1 from Nakatsu Station (中津駅) on the Midosuji line, 1 stop from Umeda Station and 2 stops away from Shinosaka Station ☎ +81 6-6377-9260 +81 6-6377-0650¥7500 per person per apartment inclusive of taxes, service charges and utilities Website is in Japanese. The English site can be obtained through an online booking via eHalal Hotels agent if you Google its full name and if vacancies are available an immediate confirmation will be given. Twins beds available. Each apartment has in-suite shower and toilet, A/C, TV, and a kitchenette complete with fridge, stove and cooking utensils.

• Hilton Osaka - 1-8-8, Umeda, Kita-ku ☎ +81 6-6347-7111 +81 6-6347-7001 Check-in: 2PM / Check-out: noon Across the street from JR Osaka station.

• Hotel Granvia Osaka - 3-1-1,Umeda Kita-ku Osaka ☎ +81 6-6347-1235 +81 6-6347-1230 Check-in: 3PM / Check-out: noon Next to the JR Osaka Train Station.

• Imperial Hotel - 8-50, Temmabashi 1-chome, Kita-ku ☎ +81 6-6881-1111 +81 6-6881-4111 At riverside.

• Rihga Royal Hotel - 5-3-68, Nakanoshima, Kita-ku Opened as the New Osaka Hotel in 1935, this landmark hotel proudly offers one of the best hotel services in town.

• Ritz-Carlton - 2-5-25 Umeda, Kita-ku just down the street from the Sakurabashi exit of Osaka Station, behind the Central Post Office ☎ +81 6-6343-7000 +81 6-6343-7001 Check-in: 3PM / Check-out: 11AM Japan's first. This particular outlet was voted the best hotel in Japan several times, and has become known as one of the city's swankiest dining and meeting points. Rates start around ¥70,000 a night and rise skyward from there.

• The Westin Osaka - Web: anguage=en_US @osaka.co.jp 1-1-20 Oyodo Naka, Kita-ku ☎ +81 6-6440-1111 +81 6-6440-1100 Next to the Umeda Sky Building.

Telecommunications in Osaka/Kita

• Osaka Visitors Information Center - Umeda - 3F JR Osaka Sta.1F North Central Gate 3-1-1 Umeda Kita-ku Central concourse north side at Osaka Sta. on the JR Osaka Loop Line ☎ +81 6-6345-2189 | Opening Hours: 9AM Monday - 8PM, Open: all year round, excluding Dec 31-Jan 3 Tourist information is offered in English and Japanese.

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