stores
� Umeda � theaters, boutiques, and department stores near the train station
Entertainment and performing arts
� Osaka is home to the National Bunraku Theatre, where traditional puppet plays, bunraku, are performed.
� At Osaka Shouchiku-za, close to Namba station, kabuki can be enjoyed as well as manzai. Nearby is the Shin-kabuki-za, where enka concerts and Japanese dramas are performed.
� Yoshimoto, a Japanese entertainment conglomarate operates two halls in the city for manzai and other comedy shows: the Namba Grand Kagetsu and the Ky?bashi Kagetsu halls.
� The Hanj?-tei opened in 2006, dedicated to rakugo. The theatre is in the Temmang? area.
� Umeda Arts Theater opened in 2005 after relocating from its former 46-year-old Umeda Koma Theater. The theater has a main hall with 1,905 seats and a smaller theater-drama hall with 898 seats. Umeda Arts Theatre stages various type of performances including musicals, music concerts, dramas, rakugo, and others.
� The Symphony Hall, built in 1982, is the first hall in Japan designed specially for classical music concerts. The Hall was opened with a concert by the Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra, which is based in the city. Orchestras such as the Berlin Philharmonic and Vienna Philharmonic have played here during their world tours as well.
� Osaka-j? Hall is a multi-purpose arena in Osaka-j? park with a capacity for up to 16,000 people. The hall has hosted numerous events and concerts including both Japanese and international artists.
� Near City Hall in Nakanoshima, is Osaka Central Public Hall, a Neo-Renaissance-style building first opened in 1918. Re-opened in 2002 after major restoration, it serves as a multi-purpose rental facility for citizen events.
� The Osaka
