Places to meet in Osaka

A large park on the former Expo '70 site in Suita, with gardens, lawns and the Tower of the Sun.

The famous running-man advertising sign beside the Dōtonbori canal.

A riverside park along the Ōkawa known for its cherry trees.

A riverside park along both banks of the Okawa River with a walking path and thousands of cherry trees.

A Japanese soufflé pancake café in the Umeda shopping district.

The first Blue Bottle Coffee cafe in Osaka, in a glass building in the Chayamachi area of Umeda.

A riverside coffee roastery cafe in Kitahama with a terrace overlooking the Tosabori River.

A basement cafe and bar in Amerikamura with chalk-drawable walls, coffee, cocktails and board games.

A specialty coffee shop and roastery on the ground floor of Nakanoshima Festival Tower West, serving hand-drip and espresso.

A cafe on Tenjinbashisuji serving matcha, green teas and sweets in a choice of Japanese ceramic cups.

A Western-style restaurant in Shinsaibashi opened in 1922, widely credited as the birthplace of omurice.

A tonkotsu ramen branch with individual counter booths near the Dōtonbori canal.

A udon restaurant on Dotonbori known for its kitsune udon, in business since 1946.

A crab restaurant on Dōtonbori with a large moving crab sign.

A skyscraper with a department store, museum and observation deck in Tennōji.

A shopping mall under the Abeno elevated railway in Tennōji.

A youth-culture shopping and café neighbourhood in Minami.

A historic department store at the southern end of Shinsaibashi-suji.

The neon-lit canal-side entertainment and dining street in Namba.

A large shopping and dining complex next to Osaka Station.

A flagship department store above Hankyu Umeda Station.

A cinema on the Shinsaibashi-suji shopping street.

A Big Echo karaoke branch in the Umeda entertainment district.

A karaoke box branch of the Jankara chain in the Dotonbori area, spread over several floors.

A karaoke-kan branch beside Hōzenji Yokochō in Namba.

A hotel bar and lounge on the 40th floor of Conrad Osaka with river and city views and cocktails.

A hidden cocktail bar on the fifth floor of a building near Triangle Park in Amerikamura.

A table-seating live music club in Umeda hosting jazz, soul and pop acts.

A craft beer bar in Kitahorie with about 23 draft taps, mostly from Japanese breweries.

A coworking space on the 26th floor of the Hankyu Grand Building in Umeda with open desks, meeting rooms and a cafe.