Don Quijote

Pretty much one stop shopping… Don Quijote has quite a bit of stuff. Not quite Wal-​Mart, Target or K-​Mart (my American UnilocalERS know what I am talking about) but as far as Japan goes… this place is pretty damn cool.
Clothes, snacks, kitchen, bathroom, electronics… heck they even have stuff for «mature» tastes and activities.
If you are visiting Osaka and there is a DON QUIJOTE in the area you gotta check it out.
This particular shop is located in the vibrant, hustling and bustling Dotonbori of the Shinsaibashi area of Osaka. As such, there is a lot of wild stuff going on at any given time of time. Heaps of tourists and lots of color and flavor. The shop staff can be a bit…“blah” with their attitude at times at that can really be a shame if you are on vacation, visit once and catch crappy attitude from the staff. However in the end, all in all, I would say that this certainly is a place to include on your list of stores to visit if you are vacationing in or have recently relocated to Osaka.

I really like this store. It’s cute, and handy for a lot of different things.
There are quite a few in Japan and some have items that the other stores don’t (like food) which can be annoying if you want something specific and a different store doesn’t carry it, but otherwise I like shopping here.

Terrible staff, lots of items out of stock and horrible in store traffic flow.
Avoid this store, there’re lots of tax free stores in Osaka, there’s no need to wait in line for every floor and wait again at the tax free counter, which will take more then 30 mins of your time.

Last day in Osaka and we managed to find our way into a Don Quijote. I’m not familiar with the brand, but my friend said its like a multi-​level outlet store that carries just about everything you may need or never knew existed. Each floor is categorized so it’s easy to navigate through, such as home goods, luggage, beauty, food, etc.
Food and snacks were located on the first floor and that’s what initially attracted us to delve a little more. As we walked up the steps (there are no elevators), we browsed through each floor out of curiosity.
We spent the most time in the beauty and accessories section. We were captivated by socks… yes, you read that correctly. The socks featured animé characters, toe socks, interesting art and other things that caught our attention. We ended up buying a few for friends as souvenirs since there was a special deal for buying quantities of three.
It’s a spot worth checking out and easy to waste at least an hour in. There’s so much to see, or buy!

I never fail to stop off here and look around Donki. The location is fantastic — right on Dotombori, can’t miss it. You can get anything and everything here — most popular are the candies/​snacks, alcohol, and onesies (which actually make for an interesting combination for a night in Osaka…)
There are many narrow floors, and although it is a bit hard to get around b/​c the space is relatively small for a Donki, it is packed with all kinds of goodies. It also gets a bit crowded with tourists getting souvenirs/​gifts here, as it is more cost effective than other typical tourist trap spots.
I will also say from experience that if you spend enough time in here… that theme song will get stuck in your head for a couple days…
don don don, Don Kiii Don Ki Joooteeee…

Love this place. I call it the one stop shopping as it practically has everything in this store. From prepackaged food items to beauty products to kitchenware.
You can easily spend hours in this store. Prices of the same products are cheaper here than most of the other retail places.
I always come here if I am in the Dotonbori area. A must visit if this is your first time to the area.