The Hankyu Umeda Main Store defines the skyline of the Umeda district with a massive structure that houses one of the largest floor spaces of any department store in Japan. It occupies the site of the original Hankyu Umeda Railway Station,…
Black Rain and Yakuza Osaka
Trace the cinematic grit of 1980s neo-noir and the digital streets of Sega's acclaimed franchise across Osaka's most dramatic urban locations. This tour connects the real backdrops of Black Rain and the Yakuza series, from towering steel concourses to neon-soaked canal paths.
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1. Hankyu Umeda Main Store
2. Osaka Municipal Central Wholesale Market
The Osaka Municipal Central Wholesale Market occupies a sprawling thirty-two-hectare site in the Fukushima Ward, recognizable by the intense, industrial activity of heavy trucks and logistics vehicles that crowd its perimeter long before…
3. Osaka Prefectural Government Office
The Osaka Prefectural Government Main Building stands out for its solemn, sturdy facade, defined by the geometric forms and vertical lines of the Secession style. Completed in nineteen twenty-six, it is the oldest prefectural government…
4. Osaka Castle
The massive gray stone walls of Osaka Castle rise from a deep, grass-lined moat, forming a sharp contrast to the sleek steel of the surrounding city skyline. In the nineteen eighty-nine Ridley Scott film Black Rain, these fortifications…
5. Ebisu Bridge
Ebisu Bridge is a twenty-six-meter-long pedestrian crossing that spans the Dotonbori River in the heart of Osaka. You can identify it by the circular public space at its center, which often serves as a primary viewing point for the neon…
6. Shinsekai
Shinsekai is defined by the steel skeleton of Tsutenkaku Tower, which rises above the district with an eight-sided profile inspired by the Eiffel Tower. Created in nineteen twelve, the name Shinsekai means New World, reflecting the…