Osaka Chikagai Co., Ltd.
Osaka Chikagai Co., Ltd. is a Japanese company that builds, manages and operates underground shopping centers in major terminal districts of Osaka.
Last updated September 16, 2026
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Overview
Osaka Chikagai Co., Ltd. is a company that, for more than 60 years, has managed and operated underground shopping centers in major terminal districts within Osaka. Its business includes construction, management and operation of underground shopping centers, leasing and management of advertising billboards, lottery ticket sales, coworking space operation and pop-up shop operation. The company's underground shopping centers include Whity Umeda, Dotica, Coms Garden, Namba Walk, NAMBA Nannan and Abecika. Its head office is located in the Namba Walk Building in Chuo-ku, Osaka, and the company was established on June 13, 1956.
History
The company's underground shopping street business began with 'Namba Underground Center' (now NAMBA Nannan), which opened in Namba in 1957, during the formative period of full-scale underground shopping streets in Japan. It was talked about at the time as an enjoyable shopping zone that renewed the conventional image of dark underground passages. Following the great success of 'Namba Underground Center', momentum for underground construction grew, and subsequently 'Umeda Underground Center' (now Whity Umeda) opened in 1963, 'Abenobashi Underground Center' (now Abecika) in 1968, and 'Niji no Machi' (now Namba Walk) in 1970, opening one after another as safe and comfortable towns with modern air conditioning, lighting and design, bringing together the best of civil engineering and architectural technology. The company was established on June 13, 1956, and in 2026 marked its 70th anniversary since establishment.
Products and positioning
Aiming to create underground shopping streets that connect 'town', 'people' and 'the future'.
Product categories. Underground shopping center construction, management and operation · Advertising billboard leasing and management · Lottery ticket sales · Coworking space operation · Pop-up shop operation
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