Orange Street, Osaka (cafe and shopping) (Part 2)

After a short walk and delightful lunch at Timeless Comfort Cafe, let’s continue to explore the rest of Orange Street!

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After Timeless Comfort, you will see a relatively industrial looking shop with an interesting signage of multiple faces. That is ASOKO. ASOKO sells miscellaneous affordable lifestyle goods. The concept reminds me of Three Coins and Diaso, but ASOKO’s products are more quirky and colourful. I bought some cute bicycle and home accessories from ASOKO, which have earned much compliments!

Address: 3 Chome-3-15 Minamihorie, Nishi Ward, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture 550-0015, Japan
Telephone: +81-6-6533-1600
Opening hours: 11:00 – 20:00
Website: http://www.asoko-jpn.com/

Well, Orange Street was previously well-known as the “furniture area” during post-war era and till date, there are still some furniture shops operating for decades. One of them is cubic style Furniture, which was established in 1955. In year 2000, cubic style expanded the shop space and remains as a company that believes in constructing functional furniture with great designs.

Address: 1 Chome-24-7 Minamihorie, Nishi-ku, Ōsaka-shi, Ōsaka-fu 550-0015, Japan
Telephone: +81-6-6531-3146
Opening hours: 11:00 – 20:00
Website: http://www.cubicstyle.com/

Horie Craft is another interesting furniture shop along Orange Street, which specialises in custom-made furniture. They are committed to fulfilling customer’s dream of creating a “uniquely yours” piece of furniture at home. Do explore their website and be amazed by their creativity!

Address: 1 Chome-25-16 Minamihorie, Nishi-ku, Ōsaka-shi, Ōsaka-fu 550-0015, Japan
Telephone: +81-6-6531-5816
Opening hours: 10:00 – 18:00
Website: http://horiecraft.o.oo7.jp/index.html

BAG LIFE STORE by Fellows is another shop that sells lifestyle goods but they focus more on bags. I spent a long time here as there are simply too many cute and pretty products in this shop!

Address: Japan, 〒550-0014 Ōsaka-fu, Ōsaka-shi, Nishi-ku, Kitahorie, 1 Chome−13−11
Telephone: +81 6-6563-9417
Opening hours: 11:00 – 20:00
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fellows2012

At a corner further down lies a very cheerful looking cafe – oh! ouioui coffee. Despite the small size, it is a popular cafe that has been visited by artistes and filming crew for its aromatic dripped and roasted coffee. 

Address: 1 Chome-15-17 Minamihorie, Nishi Ward, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Telephone: +81 6-7506-8056
Opening hours: 10:00 – 23:00
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ohouioui.2015/
Website: http://mamadesmax11.wixsite.com/mysite

PALSTOCK is a relatively big resale shop that sells preloved clothes and accessories. They carry a huge variety of brands and products and market themselves as a resale fashion paradise for individualistic fashion.

Address: 1 Chome-19-29 Minamihorie, Nishi-ku, Ōsaka-shi, Ōsaka-fu 550-0015, Japan
Telephone: +81-6-6535-8650
Opening hours: 12:00 – 20:30
Website: http://www.palstock.jp/

 

BAGGY PORT brand was founded in 1991 and the name literally pays tribute to its origin city: “Baggy” (big bag), “Port” (Port of Kobe). Baggy Port specializes in handmade bags from canvas and leather, with simple and functional designs. Over the years, they have reinvented their designs from a durable tool-bag to stylish looking business bags and ladies bags. Their bags may be a little on the upper price range but are definitely worth an investment if you are after a quality bag.

Address: 1 Chome-19-30 Minamihorie, Nishi-ku, Ōsaka-shi, Ōsaka-fu 550-0015, Japan
Telephone: +81-6-6531-1114
Opening hours: 11:00 – 19:30
Website: http://www.baggyport.com

With that, we have completed the walk of Orange Street. I was pleasantly surprised to see my favourite hotel chain signage afar – Hotel Dormy Inn Shinsaibashi. Highly recommended to stay in this hotel with complimentary use of hot spring public bath and ramen supper.

I hope you have enjoyed the walk! Have a beautiful evening!

Love, Miwa