6 Best Shopping in The Kansai Region, Japan

The department stores in Osaka are "gourmet palaces," each with several floors of restaurants. Daimaru, an Osaka landmark, has one of the best selections.

Headquartered in Osaka, Hankyu has 15 floors of shopping. Across the street is Hankyu Men's Osaka, which claims to have the country's largest selection of men's clothing.

The food hall in the basement of Hanshin department store is the city's best.

If you want to take a break from shopping, head to the roof of HEP Five, where you can take in great night views of the city from the enormous Ferris wheel for just ¥600.

Occupying 16 floors at the base of Abeno Harukas, Osaka's tallest building, this is one of the largest department stores in Japan. In addition to the usual shops and restaurants, there are numerous stores specializing in souvenirs of all kinds, and the useful Foreign Customer's Salon helps with tax-free shopping and overseas shipping.

One of the largest Japanese department store chains, Takashimaya has an impressive presence in Osaka.