I am staying at the Sheraton Miyako Osaka Hotel. I believe that the closest JR station is Tsuruhashi on the Osaka loop. I would like to go from Tsuruhashi to JR Namba. What is the best route? Also, how long is the walk from JR Namba to Dotonbori and other shopping areas in Namba?
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You could do it - you are correct that Tsuruhashi is the closest JR station - but it would be going to JR-Namba in a very roundabout way - taking 16 minutes and requiring you to change trains at Imamiya Station. If you take the subway from Tanimachi Kyuchome to Namba, it's just 3 minutes, and about 2 minutes on foot due north straight to Dotonbori. From JR-Namba it's about 10 minutes on foot to Dotonbori.
From Dotonbori it's easy to find the shopping street. You can see them anytime in the day until about 8 PM, but Dotonbori is only really good at night.
You can see a few excellent places to see in Osaka at:
http://goo.gl/XE5R94
You can see regular fares, routes and schedules on Hyperdia.
http://www.hyperdia.com
Under "More Options", be sure to uncheck the Nozomi box if on a JR Pass since you can't ride that train using the pass.
Also you can see previews of some of the best places to see in Japan on:
https://www.youtube.com/user/thejapanfaq/videos
There are loads of other tips as well on:
http://www.thejapanfaq.com/the-best-japan-travel-tips/
Best wishes.