Osaka Station

Written by Fabio Updated Dec. 30, 2024

Osaka Station (in Japanese: 大阪駅) is located in Umeda District, Osaka. As the largest station in Japan's Kansai region, Osaka Station was put into service on May 11th, 1874 and is mainly operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR-West Japan). The station is the hub for neighboring transportation networks, which puts Osaka in the leading position for politics and business.

Address: 〒530-0001 Umeda, Kita-ku 1-1-3, Osaka 3rd front 32F
Station hotline: + 81-663452189

Station Facilities

The whole station – Osaka Station City – has two entrances: the north entrance in the North Gate Building and the south entrance in the South Gate Building. The railway station itself only possesses three floors (from the first floor to the third floor). On other floors in the complex, visitors can find stores, markets, restaurants, and entertainment. The North Gate Building and the South Gate Building are connected on the first floor, third floor, and fifth floor.

Floor	Facility	Opening Times
First floor	Train and Tourist Information	08:00–20:00
	Foreign Currency Exchange	10:30–19:30 (weekdays) 10:30–19:00 (Saturdays) 10:30–18:30 (Sundays)
	The Central Ticket Office	05:30–23:00
	Lost and Found	08:00–20:00
Third floor	Osaka Station City Information	10:00–20:00
Third floor	Tourist Service Center	08:00–20:00

The Bus Terminal

Address: first floor, the North Gate Building

Bus availability: city buses, long-distance express buses

Transportation

As the largest station in western Japan, Osaka Station is the hub for many train lines. In the following table, you can see the list of JR lines in Osaka Station.

JR, namely the Japan Railway Group (Japan Railways), is Japan's major railway company group. Its predecessor was Japan National Railways (referred to as "National Railways", which commonly used its abbreviated name of "JNR"). Japan National Railway was divided into seven companies in 1987. The original state-owned operating rights were transferred to private enterprises (the national railway division was privatized) and the companies it separated into were collectively referred to as "Japan Railways".

Tips: Osaka Station doesn’t have any Shinkansen (bullet trains). If you want to experience a bullet train, then you should buy tickets and board the train at Shin-Osaka Station.

Platform	Name of JR Line	Main Stations/Cities Passed By
1	The Osaka Loop Line	Inner ring	Nishikujō, Shitennoji direction
	JR梦呹线ゆめさきせ	-	Universal Studios Japan, Sakurajima direction
	Yamato road express	-	Nara, Kamo direction
2	The Osaka Loop Line	Outer ring	Kyobashi, Tsuruhashi direction
3/4	JR Kobe Line		Itami, Fukuchiyama direction
3–6	JR Kobe Line		Sannomiya-eki, Kamiike direction
6	JR Takarazuka Line		Kobe, Mita direction
7–10	JR Kyoto Line		Shin-Osaka, Kyoto, Takatsuki
11	Urgent Platform

Neighborhood Around Osaka Station

Where to Stay Near Osaka Station

There are many hotels near Osaka Station. These include tourist hotels, business hotels, budget hotels, and traditional ryokans. Some of them are really close to Osaka Station.

The following one is right inside the station building:

Hotel Granvia Osaka (located inside the South Gate Building)

Shopping

Daimaru department store (inside the station building)

Lucua and Isetan department stores (inside the station building)

Hankyu Umeda Department Store

Hanshin Department Store Umeda

Dining

Finding a restaurant near Osaka Station is very easy. Here is a list of the top nine restaurants in 2019:

Wolfgang's Steakhouse Osaka

The Cosmopolitan Grill Bar Terrace

Barbacoa Churrascaria Umeda

Umeda ZIPANGU by Nadaman

Bulgari Il Café Osaka

BLT Steak Osaka

Hanano - The Westin Osaka

Kokyu - The Westin Osaka

Amadeus - The Westin Osaka

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