Semba Center Building

Good: Floors B1 and 1 have the majority of the shops that sell to the public.
Floor 2 has some shops open to the public but it’s mostly wholesalers.
Noda Button shop ボタン屋野田 is a delightful little place in building 4 floor B1 shop 101.
It isn’t just clothing sellers, but furniture, stationary stores, dollar store, etc.
The clothing ranges from granny chic, hipster, to traditional Japanese.
The bathrooms are plentiful and clean, but all I found were potties of the squatty.
There are also plenty of places to sit near the elevators.
Convenience stores located right across the street from several of the buildings.
While the hours say they open at 9 am, most retailers didn’t open shop until closer to 10 am.
Meh: Floor B2 is horrendously broken up, dark, and kind of creepy.

I was attracted by the catch copy, «Promenade of 1,000m». It is very long commercial building. Senba has a long-​standing history. It begins in the period when Toyotomi Hideyoshi built the Osaka castle. Around here inns, Japanese-​style restaurants, shops such as clothes, hardware marchants gathered and flourished. It had been popular during the Showa period. However vacant spaces where shops had been on business are outstanding now. The shops still now continue their business has old good time atmosphere. They have been supported by familiar customers for a long time.
There are long lines of shops side by side. I found the restroom for men and women are located in separate row. Usually both restrooms stand side by side. Women feel comfortable that male restroom is distant from their restroom.
I discovered cute paper works of 4 or 5– year-​old children, which made me happy.
I hope this commercial center will remain for next future. I would like old good things to last forever.