Super Potato Nipponbashi (Ota Road Store)
A single-floor retro video game specialty shop on Osaka's Otaroad, billed by the operator as having the largest retro-game selection in western Japan. Open every day, no closures.
Den Den Town (Osaka)
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Volks Osaka Showroom
Volks' flagship Osaka store in Den Den Town — a six-floor hobby complex renovated in 2025, with a dedicated garage-kit/plastic-model floor (3F) and the official Dollfie Dream boutique, Doll Point Osaka (5F).
- Tax-free
- Ships abroad
Hareruya2 Namba Store
Hareruya2's first branch outside Tokyo — a Pokémon TCG specialty store on the 5th floor of COCONAMBA, 2 minutes from Nankai Namba Station, with an 80-seat play space.
- English OK
Hareruya Nipponbashi Store
Osaka flagship of Japan's largest Magic: The Gathering chain — a 1-minute walk from Nankai Namba Station, with a free 50-seat play space and daily events.
- English OK
Yellow Submarine Namba Main Store
Hobby & TCG shop at the Namba/Otaroad edge of Den Den Town — trading cards, figures, plastic models, plus an in-store duel space.
Maidreamin Osaka Nipponbashi Otaroad
Branch of Japan's biggest maid-café chain on Den Den Town's Otaroad — songs, moe performances and a tourist-friendly maid-café experience.
- English OK
Surugaya Osaka Nipponbashi Main Store — Den Den Town, daily 10:00–21:00
Den Den Town's flagship Surugaya: figures, plastic models, retro & modern games, toys and collectibles, open daily 10:00–21:00, about 7 min on foot from Nankai Namba Station.
Mandarake Grand Chaos
Osaka's flagship Mandarake — a multi-floor treasure house of used manga, vintage toys, figures, doujinshi and collectibles in Den Den Town.
- Ships abroad
Joshin Super Kids Land Honten (Nipponbashi)
Joshin's model-shop head store in Den Den Town — radio-control, model railways, plastic models and Gunpla, with tax-free shopping.
- Tax-free
Animate Osaka Nipponbashi
Western Japan's flagship of the biggest anime-goods chain, on Den Den Town's Otaroad — two floors of manga, character merch and game goods.
Guides
One Day of Otaku Osaka: A Den Den Town & Otaroad Itinerary
Osaka's otaku district is a single walkable strip, so one day genuinely covers it. Open early at Joshin and Surugaya (10:00), hit Mandarake and Volks from 12:00, and finish on Otaroad — all between Ebisucho and Namba.
Anime Stores in Osaka: 13 Den Den Town (Nipponbashi) Shops for Anime Goods, Figures and Cards, with Opening Hours (Checked 2026-10-03)
Osaka's anime stores cluster in Den Den Town (Nipponbashi), just south-east of Nankai Namba Station. The 13 main shops for new anime goods, used and vintage finds, figures and model kits, and trading cards, with opening hours and addresses checked on each store's official page on 2026-10-03, plus walking times and which stores are tax-free.