Hifumi Tenmabashi — apartment hotel in Osaka
Twenty-six private rooms with a kitchenette and a bathtub, four minutes on foot from Tenmabashi Station.
The building
Hifumi (一二三) is the old Japanese way of counting: hi, fu, mi — one, two, three.
Hifumi is a slim, blue-tiled building a few minutes from the Tenmabashi crossing. Every room is self-contained — two beds, a kitchenette, a bathtub — and the corridors are hung with oil paintings and kept green with plants.
See the roomsInside
A blue-tiled entrance, paintings on every floor, and the small things waiting in each room.
Rooms
Every room sleeps two and shares the same essentials. What changes is the light, the beds, and which corner of the building you wake up in.
Warm wood, two single beds and a table for two.
Two twin beds side by side under a bright window.
A quieter corner room with a squarer plan, room 405.
Yellow walls and a writing desk, rooms 601 and 901.
Directory
Find a floor, then book that room on Airbnb. Higher floors get more light; 405 is the quiet corner.
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1 room
The neighborhood
Tenmabashi is where the Okawa River bends past Osaka Castle. Every season brings something within walking distance.
01April
For about a week each spring, the Japan Mint opens its riverside lane of late-blooming cherry trees to the public.
5 min on foot
Photo: Mc681 · CC BY-SA 4.0
02May
Around 310 varieties and 3,700 rose bushes bloom at Nakanoshima Park. Get there along the Okawa embankment.
A short walk
Photo: KimonBerlin · CC BY-SA 2.0
03July
On 24–25 July, one of Japan’s three great festivals fills the river with lantern-lit boats, and fireworks go up close to the building.
Right outside
Photo: Tomi Mäkitalo · CC BY-SA 3.0
04November
The castle park turns red and gold in late autumn — an easy walk from the door.
20 min on foot
Photo: 勇寿憲 · CC BY-SA 3.0
05December
In December, Osaka Hikari Renaissance lights up the old buildings and riverbanks of Nakanoshima.
A short walk
Photo: Mc681 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Getting around
Tenmabashi Station is served by the Tanimachi subway line and the Keihan line, which runs direct to Gion in Kyoto. Times are the host’s estimates, door to destination.
Kansai Airport (KIX)50–65 min
Shin-Osaka (Shinkansen)
Kyoto Station
From Gion-Shijo in Kyoto, the Keihan line runs to Tenmabashi with no change.
Open in Google MapsYour host
Akane was born and raised in Osaka and has run guesthouses for eight years. The team answers messages on Airbnb, usually within the hour, and is happy to point you to local food and the places most visitors miss.
Co-hostsYukari · Toshiko · Kaede · Evelin
Message the host on AirbnbBook
Booking, payment and messages are handled by Airbnb. Pick your dates here and the listing opens with them filled in.
Long stays are welcome. Enter your full dates to see the price for the whole stay.
With 26 rooms in one building, groups can stay together. Message the host with your dates and how many rooms you need.
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