You can find fashionable goods and cafés in this area. Some popular spots are "LOFT", which sells a wide range of stationary and supplies, and "MARUZEN and JUNKUDO", which are the biggest bookstores in the area.

There is Hankyu Department Store Main Store in the center of this area. You can find many delicious sweets and freshly prepared food in the basement of the big department stores. You can also ride the famous ferris wheel on the top of "HEP FIVE" mall or watch a movie at TOHO cinema.

It is the area in the north of JR Osaka station. You can chill out with your classmates at the green spaces by "Grand Front Osaka".

There are wide range of restaurants, cafés and shopping places at "LUCUA", a large shopping mall located in this area, which is walking distance from the campus. Why not sit back and relax and watch the trains come and go?

"Rice Carbonara" is a must-try menu at this fashinable New York-style restaurant, which is a combination of carbonara sauce and egg on turmeric rice! You can enjoy seeing the latest menu item on the restaurant's social media pages.
● Sun to Thu 11:30am～9:00pm（L.O. 8:00pm）
● Fri・Sat 11:30am～10:00pm（L.O. 9:00pm）
● Close Monday

At this store they offer handmade accessories that are made with buttons from all over the world. The store is located in a retro-style building. You can enjoy selected supplies and shop for retro dishware that the owner of the store imported from all around the world. You may also have a chance to find an one-of-a-kind product.
● Irregular holidays

This shaved ice store is located on the 2nd floor of a renovated old Japanese folk house. The shaved ice, which is decorated with handmade syrup and seasonal fruits, went viral on social media because of its beautiful presentation. It is a great place for people who are crazy about sweets.
● 12:00am～7:00pm　Irregular holidays

This is the second store in Japan of a popular restaurant that sells a kind of candied apple, which was a hit in Tokyo. You can enjoy tasting this tasty treat in a old Japanese folk house that was built 100 years ago.
● 1:00pm～7:00pm Wednesday closed

An understated and stylish café. The most popular drink is "black Sesame Latte", which has a rich flavor. The café is located on the 2nd floor above a secondhand clothes store on the 1st floor, so you can enjoy shopping as well.
● 2:00pm～10:00pm　Tuesday closed

A second-hand clothes store for ladies. You can find a wide range of chothes from vintage to trending fashions, so people of all ages can enjoy. You may find a real bargain that you can only find here. Visiting this store feels like you are hunting for treasure!
● 12:00pm～8:00pm　Open seven days a week