{"id":21565,"date":"2018-12-05T12:03:18","date_gmt":"2018-12-05T12:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/?p=21565"},"modified":"2020-02-01T03:28:13","modified_gmt":"2020-02-01T03:28:13","slug":"japan-den-den-town-osaka-the-animate-kingdom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/2018\/12\/japan-den-den-town-osaka-the-animate-kingdom\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan : Den Den Town Osaka &#8211; The Animate Kingdom!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_155004.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21569 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_155004.jpg\" alt=\"Japan : Den Den Town Osaka - The Animate Kingdom!\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_155004.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_155004-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_155004-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>&#8220;Anime&#8221; &#8211; refer to Japanese animation<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Anime&#8221; is a borrowed word from &#8220;animation&#8221; in English. Japanese has a lot of borrowed word from the west &amp; China but I am not going to talk about it here. This post is about Anime Kingdom in Osaka &#8211; The Denden Town.\u00a0 Let&#8217;s explore Japanese anime culture!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_155201.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21570 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_155201.jpg\" alt=\"Japan : Den Den Town Osaka - The Animate Kingdom!\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_155201.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_155201-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_155201-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Anime Fans&#8217; Paradise<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Den Den town is a popular shopping destination for fans of Japanese anime and manga. I was doing a city tour in Osaka so included Den Den Town as well, since it is within walking distance from Nippombashi &amp; Kuromon market.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_160214.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21577 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_160214.jpg\" alt=\"Japan : Den Den Town Osaka - The Animate Kingdom!\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_160214.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_160214-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_160214-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Retro Gems<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Over here in Den Den Town, you also find small electronic stores that selling home-ware, camera and white goods. Plenty of video games stores\/vintage games, toy shops and second-hand shops here. You may find some retro gems here.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_160012.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21574 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_160012.jpg\" alt=\"Japan : Den Den Town Osaka - The Animate Kingdom!\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_160012.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_160012-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_160012-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Second Hand Shop<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>I was exploring one of the toy stores and find many of the toys are second-hand and retro.\u00a0 If you have lost some old toys in your childhood days and missed them badly, then this is the place to dig and very likely you can find them here.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_160058.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21576 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_160058.jpg\" alt=\"Japan : Den Den Town Osaka - The Animate Kingdom!\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_160058.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_160058-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_160058-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This store (below) sells anime and manga figures and toys and most figures are being locked up behind the glass wardrobe. I heard you can also sell your old toy here.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_160224.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21578 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_160224.jpg\" alt=\"Japan : Den Den Town Osaka - The Animate Kingdom!\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_160224.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_160224-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_160224-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>A big fly sculpture at the top of the building in Den Den town<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_160354.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21579 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_160354.jpg\" alt=\"Japan : Den Den Town Osaka - The Animate Kingdom!\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_160354.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_160354-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_160354-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>DVD &amp; CD &amp; Game Shops<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_160414.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21580 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_160414.jpg\" alt=\"Japan : Den Den Town Osaka - The Animate Kingdom!\" width=\"1024\" height=\"806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_160414.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_160414-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_160414-768x605.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pombashi Hobbyist Village<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_160504.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21581 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_160504.jpg\" alt=\"Japan : Den Den Town Osaka - The Animate Kingdom!\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_160504.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_160504-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_160504-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Animate (Nippombashi Branch)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>This is one of the biggest stores in Den Den town, it has 4 levels to see from various ranges of animate related stuff, such as comics, manga, CD &amp; DVDs and cosplay costumes.\u00a0 Animate is the chain store which can be found in all over Japan.\u00a0 This place also hold events regularly so I would strongly recommend\u00a0to check this store out.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_160550.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21583 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_160550.jpg\" alt=\"Japan : Den Den Town Osaka - The Animate Kingdom!\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_160550.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_160550-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_160550-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Guru of Anime &#8211; Hayao Miyazaki<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>My favorite anime films would be some of the famous collections from director Hayao Miyazaki such as &#8220;Spirited Away&#8221; , &#8220;My neighbor Totoro&#8221; and the more recent masterpiece &#8211; &#8220;Ponyo&#8221;.\u00a0 Have you watched any of Hayao Miyazaki&#8217;s anime?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_160630.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21584 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_160630.jpg\" alt=\"Japan : Den Den Town Osaka - The Animate Kingdom!\" width=\"1024\" height=\"831\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_160630.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_160630-300x243.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_160630-768x623.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_160752.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21586\" src=\"http:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_160752.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_160752.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_160752-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_160752-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Anime merchandise aren&#8217;t cheap<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Anime merchandise aren&#8217;t cheap at all, especially those popular characters or figures.\u00a0 Anime fan is willing to spend on their\u00a0collectable.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_160805.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21587 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_160805.jpg\" alt=\"Japan : Den Den Town Osaka - The Animate Kingdom!\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_160805.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_160805-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_160805-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Otaku&#8217;s Playground<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Den Den town is favorite place for &#8220;Otaku&#8221;.\u00a0 Otaku mean young Japanese single man who is\u00a0obsessed with\u00a0anime, manga, cosplay, collectibles, role-playing and computer games.\u00a0 In English, the closer word I could think of is &#8220;geek&#8221;. Otaku usually stay hours at home and never come out to socialise with others.\u00a0 Have you met any &#8220;otaku&#8221; in your country?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_160847.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21588 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_160847.jpg\" alt=\"Japan : Den Den Town Osaka - The Animate Kingdom!\" width=\"1024\" height=\"820\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_160847.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_160847-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_160847-768x615.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Taito Station Osaka Den Den Town<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Taito Station is another huge store for anime stuff, in total there are 4 levels.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_163854.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21589 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_163854.jpg\" alt=\"Japan : Den Den Town Osaka - The Animate Kingdom!\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_163854.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_163854-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_163854-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Final thoughts:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>If you are a fan of Japanese anime, you should include Den Den town when you are in Osaka.\u00a0 Wear your cosplay costume and walk around in Den Den town;\u00a0 or visit the maid cafe and get serve by young Japanese maids with over-the-top French maid outfits. These are the few things you may want to experience the anime culture while in Den Den Town.<\/p>\n<p>Have you watched any animation?\u00a0 Which are your favorite animation and when did you watch it?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_155715.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21572\" src=\"http:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_155715.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_155715.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_155715-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181030_155715-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>How to get there :<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>I was here by train as we parked our car in the hotel and took JR and subway.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nearest train station &#8211; Nippombashi Station or Namba Station<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Anime&#8221; &#8211; refer to Japanese animation &#8220;Anime&#8221; is a borrowed word from &#8220;animation&#8221; in English. 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