If you are under 20, please refrain from entering.
Also known as kita-shinchi
Kita Shinchi is a compact quarter in Osaka's Kita area, a near-rectangle framed by Route 2, the Dojima River, Midosuji and Yotsubashi. The Osaka tourism bureau presents it as a refined entertainment district.
The tourism bureau names the JR Tozai Line's Kitashinchi Station as the closest railway access, with the district right outside the exit. Further along the same line, platform 1 at Osakatemmangu Station serves trains bound for Kitashinchi and Amagasaki.
According to the tourism bureau, today's Kita Shinchi took shape when river reclamation in 1912 brought together the former Sonezaki Shinchi and Dojima Shinchi districts. It measures about 500 meters east to west and 250 meters north to south, and after the war it was nicknamed the nighttime Chamber of Commerce.
No venue in Kita Shinchi is on this site yet; once one is added it will show on this page. Current listings for the city sit on the Osaka City page, and the nearby areas with listings are Fukushima, Umeda, Namba/Shinsaibashi, Hommachi and Juso.
Since 22 November 2018 the city has treated Sonezaki Shinchi 1-2, Dojima 1-3 and Dojimahama 1-2 (above ground) as the Kita Shinchi priority district for touting, with patrols and guidance. A city leaflet lists pressing people who have already said no and standing in someone's way as prohibited acts.
The prohibited zone, where fines apply, lies outside Kita Shinchi, on roads in Sonezaki 1-2, Toganocho, Doyamacho and nearby blocks of Kita Ward. There, touting by any business is banned in principle, and ignoring an order can mean a non-criminal fine of up to 50,000 yen. Separately, the prefectural ordinance names parts of Kita and Chuo wards, set by Public Safety Commission rules, as places where business may continue after midnight.
Kita Shinchi is generally fine for a night out. The main risk is bottakuri, a padded bill at the end. Stick to venues that post their prices, skip street touts steering you into ‘free’ bars, and confirm the set fee plus any nomination or bottle charges before you order.
Payment methods vary by venue. Check the listing and confirm with the venue before booking.
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