A 1-day Osaka Amazing Pass (about ¥3,500), which covers Osaka transport and the Tsutenkaku deck, the Anpanman museum (about ¥2,000–2,500 by date) and the Tezuka museum (about ¥700). Every shop on day 1 is free to enter. JR, Hankyu and Hanshin publish Osaka–Kobe fares only through their own search tools, so those are not included.
Best time to go
Spring and autumn. If you want the Tezuka museum in Takarazuka, avoid December 1, 2026 to March 4, 2027, when it is closed for renovation.
Closing days
Daimaru Shinsaibashi closes only on January 1 and 2. The Anpanman museum closes on October 22, November 12 and December 31, 2026 and sells timed tickets from 28 days ahead. Shinsaibashi PARCO has irregular closing days.
Walking (our estimate)
Heavy: roughly 8–11 km on day 1 between Umeda, Shinsaibashi, Den-Den Town and Shinsekai. Day 2 is lighter.
Osaka is where the publishers and the game makers put their own shops, and almost all of them sit on two subway stops of one line. This route does the Osaka stores and Shinsekai on day 1 and crosses to Kobe on day 2, with the option of ending at Osamu Tezuka's museum in Takarazuka.
Four official stores on one floor at Umeda, three more at Shinsaibashi, then the hobby streets and the tower.
1
Morning
LUCUA SOUTH 13F, Umeda
Start at Osaka/Umeda Station, about five minutes on foot from the central exit. The 13th floor of LUCUA SOUTH is a floor of manufacturer-run shops: the ONE PIECE Mugiwara Store, Pokémon Center Osaka, Nintendo OSAKA, a Capcom store and café and a Tomica & Plarail shop, each listed with hours of 10:00–20:00. LUCUA's floor guide marks several of them, including the Mugiwara Store, “NEW OPEN” with a date but no year, so confirm each shop's opening status before you go. On busy days Nintendo OSAKA hands out numbered entry tickets, at the 1F South Gate Plaza before opening and outside the shop after.
Shueisha's official Jump Shop is on the 6th floor of HEP FIVE, open roughly 11:00–21:00 on the building's hours. There are more Jump Shops in Osaka, including at Daimaru Shinsaibashi, Tennoji Mio and LUCUA SOUTH.
Midday
Umeda → Shinsaibashi
One straight ride south on the Osaka Metro Midosuji Line. Exit 4 at Shinsaibashi connects to Daimaru by an underground passage, which is worth knowing on a wet day.
2
Early afternoon
Pokémon Center Osaka DX and the 9th floor
The 9th floor of the Daimaru Shinsaibashi main building holds three official shops side by side: Pokémon Center Osaka DX, the reservation-only Pokémon Café and a Jump Shop, all roughly 10:00–20:00. The store closes only on January 1 and 2. Capcom Store Osaka is on the 6th floor of Shinsaibashi PARCO.
Osaka's tourism bureau describes this as the city's hobby quarter, with anime shops and maid cafés concentrated on Ota Road on the west side. animate Nipponbashi is open 11:00–20:00 on weekdays and 10:00–20:00 at weekends, year-round. The shopping streets themselves are public and free.
Evening
Tsutenkaku and Shinsekai
The tower's basement, Tsutenkaku Waku Waku Land, is free and open 9:00–21:30, with maker-run character shops. The observation deck runs 9:00–21:45 with last entry at 21:15 and costs about ¥1,500 for adults and ¥800 for children aged 5–14; entry is by timed reservation, and it is included in the Osaka Amazing Pass. Tsutenkaku is currently a stop on two licensed anime stamp rallies: Blue Archive's fifth-anniversary rally (September 11 to October 12, 2026) and the Osaka tourism bureau's Nippon Sangoku rally, which is free to join and runs to December 31, 2026.
The Tetsujin 28-go monument in the morning, Harborland after lunch, Takarazuka if you have the evening.
Morning
Osaka → Shin-Nagata
JR Osaka to JR Kobe takes about 25 min on the JR Kobe Line, per Kobe Harborland's own access page; from Osaka-Umeda the Hankyu line takes about 32 min and the Hanshin line about 36 min to Kosoku-Kobe Station. We could not find published fares for these legs on an official page: check the operator's fare search before you go.
3
Late morning
Tetsujin 28-go Monument, Wakamatsu Park
South of JR Shin-Nagata Station, in Wakamatsu Park. The City of Kobe gives the figure as about 18 m if it stood upright, 15.3 m as posed, and about 50 tons, completed in October 2009. It is outdoors in the public park.
Kobe Harborland is reached from JR Kobe Station (central exit) or by the Kaigan Line to Harborland Station; see the Harborland access page.
4
Afternoon
KOBE Anpanman Children's Museum & Mall
The 1st-floor mall is free; the 2nd-floor museum is ticketed, and tickets are for a set date and time, on sale from 10:00 twenty-eight days ahead. Admission runs about ¥2,000–2,500 depending on the date, and everyone aged one and over pays. It is aimed at small children: treat it as a family stop, not a fan pilgrimage.
The museum is run by Takarazuka City, which Tezuka called home, and is open 9:30–17:00 with last entry at 16:30, closed on Mondays outside school holidays. Adults are about ¥700 now, rising to about ¥900 on March 1, 2027. It closes completely from December 1, 2026 to March 4, 2027 for lift replacement and renovation, so check the date before you plan around it.
About ¥3,500 (1 day) or ¥5,000 (2 days); an Itami Airport version costs a little more
Unlimited trains and buses inside Osaka plus free entry to about forty facilities, including the Tsutenkaku observation deck. It does not reach Kobe, so it fits day 1 only.
Sales of this pass ended on September 30, 2026. Passes bought by that date stay valid for their validity period. Check JR-WEST's page for a successor product.
One day on every Hankyu line, which covers Osaka-Umeda, Kobe-Sannomiya and Takarazuka: exactly the shape of day 2 if you add the Tezuka museum. Hankyu's English page did not state a price when we checked, so confirm it before you buy.
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Please note
Visiting with respect
The shops on these floors are busy and the aisles are narrow. Wear a backpack on your front, and leave big luggage in a station locker.
Most of the stores limit photography inside. Look for the signs, or ask staff first.
The Tetsujin monument stands in a neighborhood park that local people use every day. Keep the paths clear, don't climb the base, and don't photograph residents.
Don't photograph people in costume on Ota Road, or staff outside the maid cafés, without asking.
Good to know
FAQ
Is there anything anime at Universal Studios Japan?
USJ lists its current attractions and events in its news releases, and prices tickets by date through an app, so check the official site for your dates.
Where exactly is Pokémon Center Osaka?
There are two. Pokémon Center Osaka is on the 13th floor of LUCUA SOUTH at Umeda; Pokémon Center Osaka DX, the larger deluxe format with the café next door, is on the 9th floor of Daimaru Shinsaibashi.
Can I see the Nipponbashi Street Festa?
Only in spring. The 19th Street Festa was held on May 17, 2026, and no 2027 date had been announced when we checked. The shopping streets themselves are there all year.
Which pass should I buy?
An Osaka Amazing Pass for day 1 if you want the Tsutenkaku deck included, and a Hankyu 1day Pass for day 2. The JR-WEST Kansai Area Pass is no longer on sale.
Is the Kansai Railway Pass an option?
Sales of the 2026 edition ended on September 30, 2026; passes bought by then stay valid for their validity period. Check for a successor product before you count on it.
Transfer
Combine with nearby routes
Have more days? These routes start or end close to this one.
