Cluster · Osaka
Shinsekai / Tennōji
Half-day of old-style Osaka: Tsūtenkaku tower, kushikatsu counters, Tennōji park; flat; go at lunch, not late at night.
Rules in force · 5
- Japan ↗IC cards (ICOCA/Suica) are topped up with cash at station machines.
- Japan ↗Smoking while walking is banned in most city centres; use designated areas.
- Japan ↗Shinkansen bags 160–250 cm (L+W+H) need a seat reserved with the oversized-baggage area.
- Kansai ↗ICOCA is the default IC card; Suica works too.
- Osaka ↗Osaka stands on the right side of escalators (Tokyo stands left).
Bound and physics
Shinsekai streets around Tsūtenkaku to Tennōji station.
- Slope
- flat
- Stairs
- Few
- Shade
- low
- Surface
- paved
- Sleep here or visit
- visit
Rescue anchors
A — Tsūtenkaku base (WC)
toilet · seated_rest · valid: always
B — Tennōji station / Abeno department store (AC)
ac · toilet · food · shelter · valid: always
C — Tennōji park entrance
seated_rest · toilet · valid: always
D — Dōbutsuen-mae station
shelter · toilet · valid: always
E — Shinsekai north arcade
shelter · food · valid: always
F — Shin-Imamiya side convenience store (field-verify)
food · toilet · valid: always
G — Keitakuen / Tennōji museum lobby (field-verify)
ac · seated_rest · toilet · valid: always
H — Tennōji park south lawn (field-verify)
seated_rest · valid: always
always: 98% covered, max p90 7′, worst cell 7.8′ · heat: 98%
Nodes in this cluster
- Tsūtenkaku — Optional: the tower is the landmark, the streets below are the visit; go up only if the queue is short.
- Shitennō-ji — One of Japan's oldest temple foundations, 15 minutes north of Tennōji: an open precinct worth 40 minutes before the Shinsekai lunch.
Edges out (directed)
- Namba / Dōtonbori
- Walk north or subway · ~20 min
Sleep within reach
- Namba / Shinsaibashi — 20–26 min
Red lines here
- Late night: some bars tout aggressively; walk on.