Shinsekai & Tsutenkaku

通天閣（新世界）

A 1950s steel tower over retro alleys of kushikatsu joints

Hours

Tsutenkaku main deck 9am–9:45pm (last entry 9:15pm); shops vary

Tickets

Tsutenkaku main deck: adults (15+) ¥1,500, ages 5–14 ¥800; ¥1,800/¥900 from 30 Dec 2026 to 3 Jan 2027. Buy on site; Osaka Amazing Pass accepted

Address

1-18-6 Ebisu-higashi, Naniwa Ward (Tsutenkaku)

Kushikatsu signs jut out over every alley below the tower, with smart-ball parlours and shooting galleries wedged in between. Tsutenkaku itself is the second tower on the spot, 108 metres of steel rebuilt in 1956 with money raised by locals and designed by Naito Tachu, the man behind Tokyo Tower. Up on the deck the Billiken figure waits for you to rub his feet for luck. If Dotonbori is neon, Shinsekai is gloriously tacky, and it tends to win over people on their second trip to Osaka.