{"rewrite":{"id":"r_8189aeb581ff1c37b143b9da","clusterId":"c_516a7fb5f145224b8336f8ef","slug":"sega-opens-first-kansai-flagship-store-sega-store-osaka-in-october","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Sega Opens First Kansai Flagship Store SEGA STORE OSAKA in October","summary":"Sega announced on July 31 that it will open SEGA STORE OSAKA on October 2 on the 6th floor of Shinsaibashi PARCO in Osaka. The store is the first permanent SEGA STORE in the Kansai area, following SEGA STORE TOKYO in Shibuya, which opened in July 2025, and SEGA STORE SHANGHAI from May 2025. Sega frames the store as part of its transmedia strategy, expanding its intellectual properties beyond games into films, music, and manga. The store will carry a range of popular IP merchandise, including Osaka-exclusive limited items, and will feature variable lighting equipment and large transparent double-sided LEDs to create an immersive space. Ahead of the opening, Sega will run a collaboration project called \"#Sonic Experiencing Osaka Culture\" starting August 7, in which Sonic visits local organizations and characters, including Gamba Osaka, Kantele, TV Osaka, and Yoshimoto Kogyo. The store will operate from 10:00 to 20:00 daily, and its official website is now live.","whyItMatters":"The Osaka location marks Sega's third global SEGA STORE and its first permanent retail presence in western Japan, extending a retail expansion that began with Shanghai in May 2025.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eSega Corporation, led by President and COO Shuji Utsumi, will open SEGA STORE OSAKA at Shinsaibashi PARCO\u0026#39;s 6th floor POP CULTURE SHINSAIBASHI zone, which the company describes as a base for transmitting experiential Japanese culture internationally. The store\u0026#39;s design uses variable lighting and large transparent double-sided LEDs to express the world of Sega\u0026#39;s IPs, which the company says have been created using the latest technology of each era over its more than 65-year history.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe pre-opening collaboration project \u0026#34;#Sonic Experiencing Osaka Culture\u0026#34; runs from August 7 through September 25. Sonic will appear at a Gamba Osaka vs. Urawa Reds J1 League match on August 7, visit Kantele\u0026#39;s studios on August 8, tour food stalls at YATAI Fest in Osaka Castle Park on September 18, and perform in Yoshimoto Kogyo\u0026#39;s English-language Shinkigeki show at Yoshimoto Dotonbori Theater on September 25. Some events require paid tickets, while the Osaka Castle Park appearance is free admission.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGame Spark notes that a limited-time SEGA Store Shinsaibashi POP-UP was previously held at the same location from October to December 2024, preceding the permanent store.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Sonic is doing a comedy show in English with Yoshimoto Kogyo on September 25 as part of the buildup to SEGA STORE OSAKA's October 2 opening.","twitterPost":"SEGA STORE OSAKA lands at Shinsaibashi PARCO on October 2, the brand's first permanent Kansai shop and third store worldwide after Shanghai and Tokyo.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Sega will open SEGA STORE OSAKA on October 2 at Shinsaibashi PARCO, its first permanent Kansai flagship store. The opening is preceded by a Sonic collaboration tour across Osaka, including appearances with Gamba Osaka, Kantele, and Yoshimoto Kogyo.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GAME Watch\",\"url\":\"https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/2129531.html\",\"title\":\"【Sega】Kansai Area's First Flagship Store \\\"SEGA STORE OSAKA\\\" Opens\"},{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/842/G084212/20260731032/\",\"title\":\"Kansai Area's First Flagship Store \\\"SEGA STORE OSAKA\\\" Opens in Osaka's Shinsaibashi on October 2\"},{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/260731w\",\"title\":\"\\\"SEGA STORE OSAKA\\\" to Grand Open on October 2 at Shinsaibashi PARCO 6F in Osaka, Featuring Popular IP Goods Including Osaka-Exclusive Items\"},{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/07/31/170009.html\",\"title\":\"SEGA/ATLUS Merchandise Store 'SEGA STORE' Grand Opens at Shinsaibashi PARCO in Osaka! 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