Itineraries

Marked by the pink banner with "Neon Chan", a painted Nippombashi original support character. From electrical shops, sub-culture and hobby shops to maid cafés, the talk of the town, Nippombashi Information Center is filled with Nippombashi information. Free guide maps available in English, Korean, and Chinese in simplified and traditional characters in addition to Japanese. Guides with full knowledge of Nippombashi will kindly take care of you. Please drop in there first when you go to Nippombashi.

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The famous Maid Cafe “at-home cafe” leapt out of Akihabara in its 15th anniversary year and has come to Osaka Nippombashi, the center of Otaku culture in western Japan. Its outside and the interior design appearance is basically in pink, the same as the Akihabara Main Shop, and the design is truly “moe – strong infatuation” worldview. In addition to the classic menu of Akihabara, the new menu includes “Akihabara ramen” catering to vegans and “ribbon cake” on a plate modeled after a cute hairband. Please come and experience “moe” culture at the “at-home cafe” when visiting Osaka Nippombashi.

Commonly called "Ota Road (meaning 'Road of Otaku')" it runs parallel on the west of "Sakaisuji", a main street running north to south in the center of Nippombashi. Unlike the Sakaisuji lined with big shops and buildings, it is filled with 'maniac' shops irresistible to pop culture fans and crowded with lots of people even on weekdays. Ota Road feels somewhat relaxed with light traffic for such a wide road. It will surely be fun just browsing as you walk along.

The whole building is filled with hobby shops! From model trains, beautiful girl figures, toys, mechanisms, robots, character plastic models to parts and tools for plastic models, scale models of airplanes, battleships and tanks, and even dolls! An overwhelming number of items from 1F to 7F, occupying a prominent place in Japan. From affordable priced products for occasional users to rare ones for hard-core users, lots of them are produced here, and are only available here. The bright and clean shop resembles a gallery, a space where hobby novices can forget about time in pursuit of pleasure.

A toy specialty store marked by an imposing statue of Masked Rider facing the intersection. New products and popular items such as "One Piece", "Masked Rider", etc, can be found on the 1F while the 2F is filled with used items, nostalgic antique toys, and collectors' items for manic enthusiasts wall to wall. The transforming figures "Transformers" are made in Japan, and here can be found one of the best line-ups in Japan. From its affordably priced toys to very rare items, the store resembles a toy box and is well worth a long looking over.

Official character goods fill the store facing Ota Road, suggesting "character + life". Well known animation character goods including "One Piece", "Dragon Ball" and "Gundam" and popular beautiful girl series "Keion!" and "Index" fill 1F while costume play goods and doll products are offered on 2F. New products are brought in every week, and the shop is crowded even on weekdays. Perfect gifts for animation fans.