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Amerikamura

Amerikamura, 'the American village', is a district of narrow streets west of the Shinsaibashi arcade. According to the district's merchants' association, it all began in 1969, when the designer Mariko Higiri opened the cafe LOOP facing the square at the center. In the 70s shops opened in empty warehouses selling jeans, used clothing and records imported from the west coast of the United States, and the media called the area 'Amerikamura'.

The center is Triangle Park, officially Mitsu Park, a triangular square built after the war on a plot left between the roads. People meet there and eat takoyaki from the surrounding stalls, and according to the Osaka tourism bureau, young comedians sometimes perform there for free. Around the square are vintage and secondhand clothing shops, streetwear shops and cafes.

Good to know

The district's big clothing shops, such as Kindal, KINJI and BIG STEP, open at 11:00.
The OPA mall and the BIG STEP building put many shops under one roof, and are handy on a rainy day.

What is nearby

Approximate walking minutes from the entrance of Amerikamura.

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Amerikamura
1 min
Kougaryu Amerikamura Honten Food
A takoyaki stand from 1974 facing Triangle Park, with a net of mayonnaise over the balls. You eat in the square across from the stand. The takoyaki contain octopus.
10:30-20:30, on Saturday and holiday eves until 21:30Maps Source
1 min
Kindal Shinsaibashi Amerikamura Clothes and crafts
Three floors of secondhand brand clothing for men and women, in the building facing Triangle Park.
11:00-20:00, every dayMaps Source
~3 min
Takoyaki Doraku Wanaka Amerikamura Food
A Wanaka branch in the district, which serves only here 'omu-tako': six takoyaki with a soft omelet on top. Cash or PayPay only. The takoyaki contain octopus.
Weekdays 11:00-20:00, Saturday 10:30-21:00, Sunday and holidays 10:30-20:00. Closed on WednesdayMaps Source
~3 min
Orange Street (Tachibana-dori), Minami-Horie Street
A street of about 800 meters in Minami-Horie, which was a furniture district from the late Edo period. Today it has cafes, boutiques, design shops and imported furniture, alongside long-established Japanese furniture shops.
Maps Source
~4 min
LiLo Coffee Roasters Cafe
LiLo's cafe and roastery, on a side street of Amerikamura.
11:00-23:00, every dayMaps Source
~5 min
Shinsaibashi BIG STEP Clothes and crafts
An Amerikamura shopping building from 1993, with fashion and sports shops, restaurants and a gym. Hours vary between the shops.
Shops 11:00-20:00, restaurants and cafes until 23:00Maps Source
~6 min
KINJI Osaka (Shinsaibashi OPA) Clothes and crafts
A secondhand clothing shop on the 5th floor of the Shinsaibashi OPA mall.
11:00-21:00Maps Source

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