If you are under 20, please refrain from entering.
Umeda is the centre of Kita, Osaka's northern downtown, where JR Osaka Station and the Osaka Metro, Hankyu and Hanshin Umeda stations meet. The night venues spread from the Hankyu Higashi-dori arcade to Doyama and south to Kitashinchi.
JR Osaka Station, Umeda on the Osaka Metro Midosuji line and Osaka-Umeda on Hankyu and Hanshin are linked by underground malls, so Kita is reachable from any direction. The Midosuji line runs to Shinsaibashi and Namba, Hankyu to Juso, Kobe and Kyoto, Hanshin to Kobe; from Shin-Osaka take the Midosuji line.
Kita's night splits into three. From the Hankyu Higashi-dori arcade to Doyama, girls bars, snack bars and concept cafes share multi-tenant buildings with cheap izakaya, bars and karaoke. South of JR Osaka Station is Kitashinchi, Osaka's upscale drinking quarter of lounges, clubs and hostess clubs (kyabakura). Ohatsu Tenjin-dori, around the Tsuyu-no-Tenjinja shrine, is another well-known evening street.
Chayamachi to the north-east, five or six minutes on foot from JR Osaka Station, is the younger district around Umeda Loft and NU chayamachi. Daytime shopping and the night venues all sit within one walkable area, which is what makes Kita easy.
Parts of Kita around Umeda have been a no-touting zone under Osaka City's ordinance since October 2014: street touting is banned outright. Kitashinchi has been a priority district with city patrol officers since November 2018. Do not follow anyone who approaches you; read the price board and choose your venue yourself.
Listed in Umeda right now: Concept Cafe (1 venue). You pay a set fee by the hour, with nomination (shimei) and drink charges on top, so confirm the total with each venue before you sit down.
Umeda 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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