Commonly called Osaka High by many of the city's denizens, Osaka International is home to both Japanese citizens as well as those who come to study from abroad.

Midōsuji Boulevard is one of the primary main streets in central Osaka, Japan. It runs north-south, passing through Umeda, Dōtonbori, Nipponbashi and Shinsekai districts. Underneath the street is the Midōsuji Line subway. The boulevard also doubles as an ultra high-class shopping street. Housing clothing stores of major brands, major hotels, and high class living arrangements. Although there are a multitude of streets for use of cars and other vehicles, most citizens prefer to walk in regards to travel. This allows them to take in the wonderful lights during the busy night life as well as possibly catch the occasional firework and street performer shows.

Usually referred to by locals as "Ame-mura." It is a sizable retail and entertainment area located in Shinsaibashi. Identifiable by a small-scale reproduction of the Statue of Liberty, it is a well-known concrete rest area surrounded by retail outlets of Western fashions, bars and nightclubs, some of which are run by Westerners. Locally, Amerika-Mura is known for being a place for observing some of the more "fashion intense" manifestations of Japanese pop culture. Alongside having the live music venue dubbed, "Big Cat" for upcoming and established musicians to perform and be heard.

Said to be Osaka's longest underground shopping street, about one third of the mall has a roof-top window to admit outside daylight. Crysta Nagahori features four areas: casual town, fashion town, variation town and gourmet town; and approximately 100 shops of lady's and men's clothing, daily goods, and restaurants. The mega underground shopping complex is accessible from Umeda, Shinsaibashi, and Nipponbashi Stations of the Subway.