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Our guide
Shinsekai, “New World”, is a neighbourhood beside Osaka's southern downtown, Minami, laid out in 1912 with New York's Coney Island as the model for its southern half and Paris for its northern half. A Luna Park amusement park ran here from 1912 until 1923, and the centrepiece of the whole area was Tsūtenkaku, the “tower reaching to heaven”.
Ebisuchō Station on the Hankai Line is about 200 m away in a straight line. Shitenno-ji is about 0.9 km away, Kuromon Market 1.4 km and Dotonbori 1.8 km.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- Tsutenkaku and Shinsekai at night 20110122 — Shift · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Shinsekai Kokusai Gekijo DSCN6752 20090514 — Ogiyoshisan · Public domain · source · resized
- Shinsekai Nikkatsu 2 - HIBIKIFL — Scarper Montgomery · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source · resized
- Mega Don Quijote Shinsekai Shop and Tsūtenkaku - Aug 29, 2018 — – FelixM – · CC0 · source · resized
- Shinsekai downtown cathykid — cathykid from Osaka · CC BY 2.0 · source · resized
- 通天閣03 — Kansai explorer at ja.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Tsutenkaku at dusk 2 — そらみみ · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Tsutenkaku at dusk 1 — そらみみ · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Tsutenkaku at dusk 3 — そらみみ · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Shinsekai (新世界, lit. "New World") is a neighbourhood located next to south Osaka City's downtown "Minami" area. The neighbourhood was created in 1912 with New York (specifically, Coney Island) as a model for its southern half and Paris for its northern half. At this location, a Luna Park amusement park operated from 1912 until it closed in 1923. The centrepiece of the neighbourhood was Tsutenkaku Tower (the "tower reaching to heaven"). It is located on the northern border of Nishinari, one of Japan's poorest areas.
Visitor information checked: 2026-10-04 · Official visiting information
Background text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
What to expect at this type of place: Landmark
Nearby station
Nearby station: Ebisuchō (Hankai Line), about 200 m from the spot in a straight line.
Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.
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