A street, not a single attraction
Tenjinbashisuji runs in a straight covered line for several city blocks, connecting a run of subway stations along its length, and it functions as a genuine working shopping street for the neighbourhoods around it rather than a tourist-built attraction — greengrocers and hardware stores sit alongside cafes and clothing shops, largely unpolished for visitors.
Osaka Tenmangu Shrine
The arcade takes its name from Osaka Tenmangu Shrine near its northern end, the shrine at the centre of Tenjin Matsuri, one of Japan's three great festivals held here every July. Outside festival season it's a quiet, relatively uncrowded shrine worth a short stop mid-walk.
The Museum of Housing and Living
The Osaka Museum of Housing and Living, with its full-scale recreated Edo-period streetscape, sits directly along the arcade route, making it easy to combine the museum with a stretch of the shopping street on the same visit rather than treating them as separate trips.