Minami Travel Guide
Tourist Guide
Popular places to visit
Dotonbori
Experience the colorful neon heart of Osaka along this canal, where travelers, couples and entertainment seekers throng the streets.
Nipponbashi
You can browse for souvenirs when you visit Nipponbashi, a favourite shopping spot in Osaka. While in this walkable area, you can savour the restaurants and cafes.
Kuromon Ichiba Market
Follow scents of spices and smoked goods into the covered alleyway of this bustling food market. Its popularity with chefs has earned it the nickname Osaka’s Kitchen.
Namba Grand Kagetsu Theater
This theatre in the heart of Osaka’s entertainment district is a great place to watch Japanese comedies, live music and acrobatic performances.
Namba Parks
Find some respite in a leafy oasis terraced across eight levels of an inner-city shopping mall, where parks and gardens blend with contemporary architecture.
Amerikamura
Once a warehouse district selling imported goods, this “American Village” is now a fashionable retail and entertainment area popular with young locals.
Activities
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Osaka/Kyoto: Arashiyama, Nara & Fushimi Inari Shrine w/Lunch
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Arashiyama Sagano Romantic Train,Fushimi Inari Taisha & Nara Park
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Other neighbourhoods around Minami
Sennichimae
If you're spending time in Sennichimae, you might enjoy attractions like Dotonbori and Namba Walk Shopping Mall. You might also enjoy the neighbourhood's ample dining options before hopping on the metro at Nippombashi Station to see more of the city.
Nishishinsaibashi
Gourmet restaurants interesting history and top sights from Dotonbori to Amerikamura – discover Nishishinsaibashi, a destination also famous for its shopping.
Shinsaibashi
Travellers to Shinsaibashi praise its popular shops. If you've got some more time to explore, be sure to stop by Shinsaibashi-suji Shopping Street and Mitsutera Temple.
Namba
Visitors to Namba love its popular shops, and you can check out Dotonbori and Namba Parks. If you want to see more in the area, you can get around town on the metro at Namba Station (Nankai).
Minamisenba
While you're in Minamisenba, take in top sights like Shinsaibashi-suji Shopping Street and jump on the metro at Shinsaibashi Station to see more of the city.
Chuo
Chuo is highly notable for its popular shops, and you might want to visit top sights like Dotonbori and Osaka Castle. See more of Osaka by jumping on the metro at Sakaisuji-hommachi Station or Matsuyamachi Station.
- Dotonbori
- Nipponbashi
- Kuromon Ichiba Market
- Dotonbori Glico Sign
- Namba Grand Kagetsu Theater
- Namba Parks
- Shinsaibashi-suji Shopping Street
- Amerikamura
- EDION Arena Osaka
- Namba Walk Shopping Mall
- Tombori River Walk
- Hozenji-Yokocho Alley
- Sennichimae Doguyasuji Shopping Street
- Amerika-Mura Triangle Park
- National Bunraku Theater
- Ebisu Bridge
What kind of hotels are in Minami?
Are there hotels near Minami?
- Namba Hotels
- Shinsaibashi Hotels
- Chuo Hotels
- Naniwa Hotels
- Nishi Hotels
- Nishishinsaibashi Hotels
- Minamisenba Hotels
- Sennichimae Hotels
- Higashishinsaibashi Hotels
- Kyutaromachi Hotels
- Nanbasennichimae Hotels
- Motomatchi Hotels
- Shinsekai Hotels
- Soemon-cho Hotels
- Shinmachi Hotels
- Kitahorie Hotels
- Shikitsuhigashi Hotels