The shopping district with over 250 years of history, and consists of roads with a length of 580m from north to south.
Lining the sides of the streets you can find department, brand, fashion, general, drug, sweet and souvenir stores and restaurants – approximately 180 stores altogether.
On the average weekday around 60,000 people go shopping here and that number doubles on weekends/public holidays, truly representing the bustling city life of Osaka.
As it is a shopping arcade and covered by a roof, it is a good location for shopping in the event of bad weather.