Namba Parks

Perfect escape into greenery right in the middle of the bustling city. It was so quiet and calming to be surrounded by various plants. At the Green Desk you can have an ideal outdoor workplace to use your laptop (sockets and wifi available for free) or read a book. And higher you climb the stairs - the more breeze of fresh air you can get. I think I found a perfect place to hide in the shadows during hot summer weather.

A sight to behold for architectural-inspired visitors. The main outdoor passageway resembles the antelope canyon in the US. Go at night to savour the lighting effects, especially the roof top garden - walk along the main thoroughfare at 2F.

Bravo 👏🏼👏🏼✨ this is a gorgeous mall, it has a little bit of everything. Beautiful architecture, design, green areas, comfortable spaces, delicious food, drinks, a fabric store, and kids’ spaces like ‘Dadway’ play place, etc. anything you can possibly need you can find here. My family and I were going to visit for a bit and ended up staying all day! But my favorite part of all is the powder room located on the 3rd floor. It’s a perfect restroom for women and their kids. There are changing tables for diapers, toilet stalls big enough to go in with a stroller, hangers to place your bags or purses, mirrors, chairs, tiny toilet for kids, tiny wash area for kids, dress room, and beautiful design with plants and wooden decor that you will just love! I don’t think I’ve ever made a review for a restroom but this was over the top convenient, beautiful and purposeful. Congratulations to the designer you must be a woman with kids or a man who loves his family too much to give them this beautiful much needed space.

You know it’s hot when the pavement feels like it’s trying to high-five your face. So we ducked into this mall, and honestly—it was a revelation. This isn’t your grandma’s mall. There’s a Marimekko. There’s a tent store that made me question if I should take up camping. There’s a rooftop park—yes, an actual green rooftop—with soft rolling hills that look like Teletubby turf engineered by an architecture student on shrooms (compliment). You can stretch out, snack, and people-watch while enjoying some skyline views of Osaka. Inside, the retail vibe is way more curated and indie than cookie-cutter. Think well-designed home goods, skincare, cool outdoor gear, and fashion that won’t bankrupt you. There’s even a lush walkway several floors up—almost meditative if not for the occasional kid screaming about takoyaki. Namba Parks is where smart design meets summer survival. It’s part mall, part hangout spot, part green sanctuary in a sea of concrete. If you need to beat the heat, spend money in air-con bliss, or just zen out on a fake hill while eating a FamilyMart sandwich—this is your place. Would I return? In a heartbeat. Would I camp on the rooftop if allowed? Also yes.

It's very busy at the front of the park. But if you walk a bit further, in the direction of the shrines/temples. You can enjoy nature as well as the animals more.

Most of people know Namba Parks for its shopping mall but I have visited it at night time on last level and what a beautiful and romantic place!!! The design of this garden has been designed to think and looks like a canyon. At night it's so much quieter and more relaxing and not many people seem to know about this place so I recommand the walk at nigth especially if you've had a busy day and if you've visited lively places with people. If you have a moment and you are not too tired from your day, I think you will be pleasantly surprised.

For a shopping mall, its design was interesting and beautiful. There were many nice things for sale, we bought some foodstuff and had a drink there. The rooftop gardens on terraces were well done and maintained, there were plants from the Australian or African continents such as banksia, protea and kangaroo paws.

Giant park with an amazing amount of stores and fun activities. I recommend going to the 8th floor since its open to the public and free, to see the view and scenery. The whole building is very futuristic.

Namba Park is a large public park right on top of Nankai Station in Osaka Metro. The park grounds was once originally a baseball stadium, which then turned into an urban oasis used for the people of Osaka and visitors alike. At one end of the park is a brand new Cinema, to another end is a residential tower, multi levels of park space, also connected to retail shopping complex and linked to Nankai JR Station. Today, Namba Park is also known for being very eco-friendly as it recycles water from nearby restaurants irrigated for its mini ponds, shrubs and plants. Additionally, Namba Park has an Amphitheater set up for outdoor concert performances and special events attracting large numbers of parties.

The main reason we went here was to find an anime Cafe. But since gathering the information and traveling to Osaka within one month it was closed down. But one thing stood out was the lovely architecture. There were no right angles. The entire building was curved. It was quite lovely. They did have awesome clothing shops too more on the upscale end. I recommend going here when you have some time to walk around. Just don't get lost because the curve building is not in a circle so you might have to backtrack if you go the wrong way.

An 9 -story shopping mall located at the south of Osaka, Nanba. My favorite part of the mall is the top area where you can enjoy the garden and sometimes watch events for free. The mall also has it's own cinema, restaurants and of course shopping area. It's a great place to window shop or enjoy a day with friends and family.

If you're into Japanese styles and need a wardrobe refresh, this is a mall worth checking out. There are levels and levels, so if you're really into shopping I recommend spending half a day. I was a fan of the "T-Terrace" section, which had a group of shops with styles that I felt appealed to millennials. I especially loved a shop called "Design Tshirts Store graniph". It is spelled out exactly like that. If you're into fun graphic tees, it's the store for you. I bought a shirt that has a sushi train, and each sushi piece has a cute face on it. Seriously. I also enjoyed looking at the toy coin vending machines on the 5th floor. I ended up buying a figurine of a cat dressed up as sushi for 300 yen. You just can't make this shit up. There are lots of restaurants on the upper levels, and retail stores ranging from furniture to clothing to sporting goods. As good as it gets!

Beautiful Festival of Lights for the Christmas holidays! Since Japanese culture doesn't really celebrate Christmas, this is a great tribute to the changing times in the Japanese culture.

It's a large shopping centre with a gorgeous view up at the top. There are multiple levels of terraces and open scenery, which is phenomenal when the weather's nice. There's also a restaurant up top with gorgeous views, but otherwise, the general open seating area will suffice just fine. Very clean and organized space and sometimes there are different food fairs or stalls on the upper floor outdoor areas (similar to a western style market).

This is a relatively new shopping center in downtown Osaka/Namba area adjacent to Namba station on the Nankai Line. It's very American style but an out door shopping mall with many levels. During the winter/holiday season there are beautiful illuminations there which I highly recommend! Also it's close to Takashimaya.

A huge shopping mall , but not the largest of Osaka ! Not like the shopping centers in which we are accustomed in Italy : airy , not at all overwhelming , full of a lot of things useful or interesting . Like all Japanese shopping centers , there is an entire floor dedicated to the catering ! So the whole story , because we talk about various buildings !! Definitely a place to make a detour when going from Osaka ! --------------------------------------------------- Un enorme centro commerciale, ma non il più grande di Osaka! Non come i centri commerciali a cui siamo abituati in Italia: arioso, per niente opprimente, pieno di un sacco di cose utili o interessanti. Come tutti i centri commerciali giapponesi, c'è un intero piano dedicato alla ristorazione! Quindi degli interi piani, perchè si parla di varie palazzine!! Decisamente un posto in cui fare una capatina quando si passa da Osaka!

I wanted to check out Namba Parks, which is known for its rooftop garden topping about 8 floors of shopping. Walking through this building, I have to say it is quite unimpressive shopping wise. The clothes seem more suitable for older people with a certain style. There are a good number of restaurants as well offering many different styles of cuisines as well as quite a few number of buffets, which isn't that common. I do think a lot of the food is overpriced, but that's to be expected in a shopping mall I guess. On to the most important part: the park! Well, you can reach the rooftop park on the 8th floor and there's even a 9th floor with a garden. Aside from the view of the metropolitan area, I'd say this was a little over hyped. While there are water gardens and many plants, it just wasn't as impressive as everyone made it out to be. Yes, this would be a nice place to take a nap or just enjoy your lunch at during your break. Is it worth going out of your way for? No. But if you're in the area, it doesn't hurt to check it out.

A large-scale complex. In it restaurants, theaters, cafes, boutiques, and other shops gather. In Namba there is only one department store, Takashimaya unlike Umeda or Osaka. If you hesitate to buy something in a department store and you are particular about fashion, you had better come to this complex. I usually buy my clothes in the department store because it provides various size of the clothes. I always look for a lunch place. When I go out alone, I usually have a lunch box. I search for an oasis and eat the lunch box even in a cozy city. In Namba this complex is the best place to have a lunch box. On the top floor there is a large garden. I enjoyed eating lunch surrounded by fresh greenery. But it was a very windy day. So my sheet and chopsticks were almost blown by strong wind. Be careful to eat something when it is a windy day!!

I had a great time wandering Namba Parks and eating delicious food! It was very difficult to choose, but I had a very nice date with my boyfriend. The staff of each store were very kind and understood our poor Japanese! The smoking room was also a nice place to stop by and relax away from the hustle and bustle. I really want to go back and try more places to eat and shop at! I do wish the clothing was a little cheaper, but it's great style and quality so I understand. I was incredibly surprised to see a Lush store! I immediately bought some face scrub and lip balm to use while I'm here. Wonderful and amazing; definitely trying the chocolate brownie parfait next time!

Namba Parks is a very large, upscale mall with lots of designer and name brand stores. It looks nice and all, but a mall is a just a mall at the end of the day. Most of these name brand stores you can find in your own country.

Big shopping mall with a lot of high end stores. ..I would say a must stop, only because it's in Cool Japan.. lol. So, if you in Japan, visit Namba Parks. They also have a Toys R Us store on the bottom floor with neat Japanese toy you don't see in Hawaii. ....

Our hotel was next to the Namba Station which was very convenient, Adjacent to the Namba Rail Station is Namba Parks which basically are a large number of department stores, shops and restaurants. You can continue to walk through the Namba Station and reach Domibori District which is another shopping district with both high end stores as well as local stores and restaurants. Great site to people watch. Very crowded especially on the weekends.