Apple Opening New Retail Store in Japan This Weekend

Apple has announced that it will be opening a new retail store in the in the heart of Osaka, Japan, on Saturday, July 26.

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Apple Umeda is the second Apple store to open in Osaka and the 11th to open in Japan. It is located at 4-20 Ofukacho in the Kita ward of Osaka, next to the Osaka Station.

To celebrate the occasion, Apple has released a special wallpaper for the iPhone, iPad, and Mac that can be downloaded for free by visiting Apple's Japan website.

Many of Apple's newer stores feature an Apple Pickup station for collecting online orders, along with a Genius Bar designed with counters at different heights to enhance accessibility.

The store opens at 10:00 a.m. local time, according to Apple's website. There will be a full program of Today At Apple sessions, including "Say Hello to Apple Intelligence" and a deep dive into photography techniques using iPhone 16.

Tags: Japan, Retail

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adamlbiscuit Avatar
18 weeks ago
The link to the wallpaper doesn't (edit: didn't) work.

It's here if anyone wants it:

https://www.apple.com/jp/main/umeda/WFeQBylL/images/storepage/wallpaper/umeda_wallpaper_desktop.png
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daabido Avatar
18 weeks ago

these stores start to feel antiquated.
How so?
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JapanApple Avatar
18 weeks ago
That’s quite a rendering. We have a small shop in Ginza and actually the services aren’t very good there. There used to be one Akihabara, but they closed it down and they put it in a biccamera among other places scattered through the electric shops around Tokyo and surrounding larger cities. Currently in Osaka they have the worlds exhibition going on until mid October so this is a nice addition to what’s already going on in Kansai region.
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arc of the universe Avatar
18 weeks ago

Meanwhile, the Apple Store in Sapporo never reopened (despite what was promised when it closed due renovations in the building) ?
this.
1.9 million people market.
with Rapidus beginning operations soon in Chitose, and engineers and their families coming in, i think apple will give Sapporo another chance.
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Umeda Junkie Avatar
18 weeks ago
It was crazy



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SmugMaverick Avatar
18 weeks ago
Here’s the wallpaper with a black background for those that want it.



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