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Shopping in Umeda in Kita-Ku, Osaka, Japan

As part of our list of resources for visitors to Osaka City, we have developed a guide to shopping in Osaka. In this article, we will specifically show the best shopping in Umeda only – in and around Osaka-Umeda Station, in Kita Ku, Osaka.

(We have a separate article with more information about shopping in the Shinsaibashi/Namba area.)

The area in Osaka Station (also called Umeda Station, it is one big, sprawling station and shopping area) is one of the largest shopping areas in Osaka. It is a very big, interconnected series of stores, shopping areas, and different train lines – finding what you want is not easy.

For this article, we separate the Umeda shopping district into two areas:

— Shopping INSIDE Osaka/Umeda Station (Daimaru department store, Hankyu department store, and more)
— Other shopping that is OUTSIDE the station (HEP 5, etc)

== Umeda Shopping that is INSIDE Umeda/Osaka Station

Umeda/Osaka is a very big area, everything is connected and it’s a combination of many train systems, multiple train stations, and all of these interconnected buildings, malls, and department stores. The station itself is also called by many names; The JR line refers to it as “Osaka station“, Osaka Metro Subway calls it “Umeda station“, Hankyu line and Hanshin line called “Osaka Umeda station“.

— Daimaru Department Umeda

Neighborhood Profile: Kita-ku, Osaka
Address: 3-1-1, Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka
Station: JR Osaka station and Kita-Shinchi station, Osaka Metro Umeda station, Higashiumeda station and Nishiumeda station, Hanshin and Hankyu Osaka Umeda station
Website: https://www.daimaru.co.jp/umedamise/
Shops: Prada, Gucci, Mui Mui, Jimmy Choo

— Hankyu Department Umeda

Neighborhood Profile: Kita-ku, Osaka
Address: 8-7 Kakuda-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka
Station: Hankyu Umeda station, JR Osaka station, Osaka Metro Umeda station
Website: https://global.hankyu-hanshin-dept.co.jp/ja/store/hankyuhonten/
Shops: Chanel, Celine, Dior, Dolce&Gabbana, Fendi, Gucci, Armani, Hermes, Louis Vitton, Miu Miu, Prada, Saint Laurent, Tiffany Co, Nike, Patagonia

— Hanshin Department Umeda

Neighborhood Profile: Kita-ku, Osaka
Address: 1-13-13 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka
Station: Hanshin and Hankyu Osaka Umeda station, JR Osaka station, Osaka Metro Umeda station, Osaka Metro Higashiumeda station, JR Kita-Shinchi station
Website: https://global.hankyu-hanshin-dept.co.jp/store/hanshinhonten/

— Hankyu Sanbangai

Neighborhood Profile: Kita-ku, Osaka
Address: 1-1-3 Shibata, Kita-ku, Osaka
Station: JR Osaka station and Kita-Shinchi station, Osaka Metro Umeda station, Higashiumeda station and Nishiumeda station, Hanshin and Hankyu Osaka Umeda station
Website: https://www.h-sanbangai.com

— Lucua

Neighborhood Profile: Kita-ku, Osaka
Address: 3-1-3 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka
Station: JR Osaka station and Kita-Shinchi station, Osaka Metro Umeda station, Higashiumeda station and Nishiumeda station, Hanshin and Hankyu Osaka Umeda station
Website: https://www.lucua.jp/en/
Shops: Uniqlo, GU, Lululemon, Ameri, Polo, Diesel, Calvin Klein, UGG, Mujirushi

— Grand Front Osaka

Neighborhood Profile: Kita-ku, Osaka
Address: 4-20 Ofukacho, Kita-ku, Osaka
Station: JR Osaka station and Kita-Shinchi station, Osaka Metro Umeda station, Higashiumeda station and Nishiumeda station, Hanshin and Hankyu Osaka Umeda station
Website: https://www.grandfront-osaka.jp
Shops: Apple store Umeda

— Grand Green Osaka

Neighborhood Profile: Kita-ku, Osaka
Address: 6-38 Ofukacho, Kita-ku, Osaka
Station: JR Osaka station and Kita-Shinchi station, Osaka Metro Umeda station, Higashiumeda station and Nishiumeda station, Hanshin and Hankyu Osaka Umeda station
Website: https://umekita.com

— Hilton Plaza

Neighborhood Profile: Kita-ku, Osaka
Address: 1-8-16 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka
Station: JR Osaka station and Kita-Shinchi station, Osaka Metro Umeda station, Higashiumeda station and Nishiumeda station, Hanshin and Hankyu Osaka Umeda station
Website: http://www.hiltonplaza.com.e.aap.hp.transer.com
Shops: Bvlgari, Hermes, Louis Vuitton, Rolex

— LINKS Umeda

Neighborhood Profile: Kita-ku, Osaka
Address: 1-1 Ofukacho, Kita-ku, Osaka
Station: JR Osaka station and Kita-Shinchi station, Osaka Metro Umeda station, Higashiumeda station and Nishiumeda station, Hanshin and Hankyu Osaka Umeda station
Website: https://links-umeda.jp

== Shopping in Umeda that is OUTSIDE Osaka Station

There is a lot of good shopping that is in the area called Umeda, but is not inside Osaka Station. Here are a list of important shopping in Umeda/Kita-ku that is outside of the main station.

— HEP FIVE

Neighborhood Profile: Kira-ku, Osaka
Address: 5-15 Kakudacho, Kira-ku, Osaka
Station: JR Osaka station, Shinosaka station and Kita-Shinchi station, Osaka Metro Umeda station, Higashiumeda station and Nishiumeda station, Hanshin and Hankyu Osaka Umeda station
Website: https://umeda-sc.jp/en/hep-five/