Editing Osaka (section)

=== Shopping and food ===
Osaka has a large number of wholesalers and retail shops: 25,228 and 34,707 respectively in 2004, according to the city statistics.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.city.osaka.jp/keikakuchousei/toukei/G000/Gyh17/Ga00/Ga00.html |title=大阪市データネット 1 主要指標 |access-date=February 24, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070510223307/http://www.city.osaka.jp/keikakuchousei/toukei/G000/Gyh17/Ga00/Ga00.html |archive-date=May 10, 2007 }}</ref> Many of them are concentrated in the wards of Chuō (10,468 shops) and Kita (6,335 shops). Types of shops vary from malls to conventional [[shōtengai]] shopping arcades, built both above- and underground.<ref>{{cite book | last = Reiber | first = Beth |author2=Janie Spencer | title = Frommer's Japan | publisher = Frommer's | year = 2008 | page = 388 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=CtVJf_gocJUC&q=Osaka+shopping+malls&pg=PA388 | isbn = 978-0-470-18100-3 }}</ref> Shōtengai are seen across Japan, and Osaka has the longest one in the country.<ref>[http://www.kansai.gr.jp/KansaiWindowhtml/Collection/English/000232.html] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081222175100/http://www.kansai.gr.jp/KansaiWindowhtml/Collection/English/000232.html|date=December 22, 2008}}</ref> The Tenjinbashi-suji arcade stretches from the road approaching the [[Ōsaka Tenman-gū|Tenmangū shrine]] and continues for {{convert|2.6|km|1|abbr=in}} going north to south. The stores along the arcade include commodities, clothing, and catering outlets.

Other shopping areas include [[Nipponbashi|Den Den Town]], the electronic and manga/anime district, which is comparable to Akihabara; the [[Umeda]] district, which has the Hankyu Sanbangai shopping mall and [[Yodobashi Camera]], a huge electrical appliance store that offers a vast range of fashion stores, restaurants, and a Shonen Jump store.
Osaka is known for its food, in Japan and abroad. Author [[Michael Booth (writer)|Michael Booth]] and food critic [[François Simon (food critic)|François Simon]] of {{Lang|fr|[[Le Figaro]]}} have suggested that Osaka is the food capital of the world.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2009/jul/13/osaka-japan-best-food-city | work=The Guardian | first=Michael | last=Booth | title=Osaka - the world's greatest food city | date=July 13, 2009}}</ref> Osakans' love for the culinary is made apparent in the old saying "Kyotoites are financially ruined by overspending on clothing, Osakans are ruined by spending on food."<ref>{{cite book|title=Japan Quarterly, ''Asahi Shinbunsha'' 1954 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gBgVAAAAMAAJ&q=kyoto+kidaore|access-date = March 25, 2007|author1=Shinbunsha, Asahi|year=1979}}</ref> Regional cuisine includes {{Nihongo4||お好み焼き|''[[okonomiyaki]]''|pan-fried batter cake}}, {{Nihongo4||たこ焼き|''[[takoyaki]]''|[[Octopus as food|octopus]] in fried batter}}, {{Nihongo4||うどん|''[[udon]]''|a noodle dish}}, as well as the traditional {{nihongo4||押し寿司|''[[oshizushi]]''|pressed sushi}}, particularly {{nihongo4||バッテラ|battera|pressed mackerel sushi}}.
Osaka is known for its fine sake, which is made with fresh water from the prefecture's mountains.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kuidaore-osaka.com/en/taste/sake/|title=Superior brand sake: Food Library - Kuidaore Osaka|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150327011119/http://www.kuidaore-osaka.com/en/taste/sake/|archive-date=March 27, 2015|access-date=July 18, 2014}}</ref> Osaka's culinary prevalence is the result of a location that has provided access to high-quality ingredients, a high population of merchants, and proximity to the ocean and waterway trade.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kuidaore-osaka.com/en/roots/|title=The Roots: Food Library - Kuidaore Osaka|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150327011053/http://www.kuidaore-osaka.com/en/roots/|archive-date=March 27, 2015|access-date=July 18, 2014}}</ref> In recent years, Osaka has started to garner more attention from foreigners with the increased popularity of cooking and dining in popular culture.<ref>[http://thecitylane.com/osaka-food-guide/ Osaka Food Guide] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020054652/http://thecitylane.com/osaka-food-guide/|date=October 20, 2014}}, The City Lane</ref>

Other shopping districts include:
* [[Amerikamura|American Village (Amerika-mura or "Ame-mura")]] – fashion for young people
* [[Dōtonbori]] – part of Namba district and considered heart of the city
* [[Namba]] – main shopping, sightseeing, and restaurant area
* [[Shinsaibashi]] – luxury goods and department stores
*[[File:Osaka market.jpg|thumb|Osaka market]] [[Umeda]] – theaters, boutiques, and department stores near the train station