Coms Garden

Coms Garden (コムズガーデン) is an underground shopping street located in Higashinoda-cho, Miyakojima-ku, Osaka, Japan. It opened on March 20, 1990, in conjunction with the first-phase opening of the Osaka Municipal Subway Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line between Kyobashi and Tsurumi-ryokuchi. The facility is directly connected to Kyobashi Station, which serves both the Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line and the Keihan Electric Railway; exiting the subway ticket gates places visitors immediately on the basement second floor (B2) of the shopping street. The complex is operated and managed by Osaka Chikagai Co., Ltd. (大阪地下街株式会社), a company that was originally a third-sector entity of the City of Osaka and became a subsidiary of Osaka Metro (Osaka Municipal High-Speed Electric Tramway) on April 1, 2018, through privatization. Osaka Chikagai also operates other well-known Osaka underground districts such as Whity Umeda, NAMBA Nannan, and Namba Walk. Coms Garden's tenant mix has historically centered on dining, including restaurants such as Ganko and Mister Donut, alongside hair salons and insurance agencies. The hair salon and insurance agency closed as part of renovation work. A major renewal reopened the shopping street on April 18, 2025, introducing a brown-toned interior and new features such as benches and a lawn plaza. Structurally, Coms Garden is unusual among underground shopping streets in that it is an open structure extending down to the basement second floor, allowing sunlight and rain to reach the lowest level. Stores are arranged around an atrium, which is considered highly advantageous for disaster prevention and safety. In the early 1990s, Television Osaka broadcast a weather program sponsored by Coms Garden. Today Coms Garden continues to operate as a dining and service destination within the Kyobashi Station area, with opening hours generally from 11:00 to 22:00 for dining and cafes and 11:00 to 21:00 for food and other services, though individual stores may vary and some open early or operate shortened hours.

Coms Garden opened on March 20, 1990, coinciding with the start of operations on the first-phase section of the Osaka Municipal Subway Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line between Kyobashi and Tsurumi-ryokuchi. It was established as an underground shopping street directly connected to Kyobashi Station, which is served by both the Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line and the Keihan Electric Railway. The layout places the basement second floor immediately in front of the subway ticket gates. From its early years, the tenant mix focused on dining and services. Restaurants such as Ganko and Mister Donut were among the tenants, along with a hair salon and an insurance agency. In the early 1990s, Television Osaka broadcast a weather forecast program sponsored by Coms Garden, reflecting the shopping street's local promotional presence at the time. The operator, Osaka Chikagai Co., Ltd., was originally a third-sector company of the City of Osaka. On April 1, 2018, it was privatized and became a subsidiary of Osaka Metro (Osaka Municipal High-Speed Electric Tramway). Osaka Chikagai also manages other major Osaka underground districts, including Whity Umeda, NAMBA Nannan, and Namba Walk. As part of a renewal project, the hair salon and insurance agency ceased operations. Coms Garden underwent renovation and reopened on April 18, 2025. The renewed interior features a brown color scheme and added amenities such as benches and a lawn plaza. The shopping street continues to operate as a dining and service hub connected to Kyobashi Station.

• Coms Garden opened in conjunction with the first-phase opening of the Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line between Kyobashi and Tsurumi-ryokuchi.

• Osaka Chikagai Co., Ltd., the operator, was privatized and became a subsidiary of Osaka Metro.

• Coms Garden reopened after renovation with a brown-toned interior and new facilities including benches and a lawn plaza.

A directly connected underground shopping street at Kyobashi Station offering dining, cafes, and everyday services, operated within the Osaka Metro Group.

• Dining and restaurants

  Restaurants and dining tenants such as Ganko and Mister Donut have operated in the shopping street.

• Cafes

  Cafe tenants operate within the shopping street.

• Goods and cosmetics

  Goods and cosmetics shops are among the tenant categories.

• Services

  Service tenants such as a hair salon and an insurance agency operated before the renovation.

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