{"id":1014,"date":"2024-03-28T10:00:43","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T01:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/osaka-info.jp\/local_journey\/en\/?p=1014"},"modified":"2024-03-28T10:56:37","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T01:56:37","slug":"kitakagaya-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/osaka-info.jp\/local_journey\/en\/oneday-tour\/kitakagaya-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Let’s have fun in a town dotted with art! A tour of Kitakagaya with the owner of Chidori Bunka."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What are some secret spots in Kitakagaya that locals love? Ms. Kotori Eguchi, our guide for today’s 1-Day Local Tour, will introduce you to Kitakagaya, a neighborhood transforming into a town where you can enjoy art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kitakagaya flourished as a shipbuilding town in the Taisho era (1912-1926), when it was an industrial area dotted with factories and warehouses. Although the town still retains some vestiges of that past, it\u2019s rapidly turning into an arts and cultural hub through projects using vacant houses and the former Namura Shipbuilding Osaka facility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here in Kitakagaya, you will find as many as 40 works of art scattered throughout the street, many of which are murals and three-dimensional works. About 100 artists and creators are based here. In addition, as more restaurants and clubs pop up managed by young people, the area is becoming more and more lively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although Kitakagaya is undergoing this amazing transformation, the interesting thing is that not all of it has been repainted anew. Rather, some of the old buildings and stores remain, creating a place where the old town and modernity coexist. Some call it a “chaotic town” in the best sense of the word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The small alleys and row houses that remain as part of of the original landscape of Kitakagaya.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Public Bar Oku is a must if you want a drink in Kitakagaya!  This popular bar is crowded with locals from noon on weekdays.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In 2017, the complex Chidori Bunka was born. A group of Kitakagaya-based architects called dot architects renovated the 60 year-old semi-European-style residence with “regeneration” and “circulation” as the project keywords. It was reborn as a creative hub that includes a restaurant, bars, stores, and galleries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For this tour, we welcomed Ms. Kotori Eguchi, the owner of Chidori Bunka Shokudo, to tell us how to enjoy the arts town Kitakagaya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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