Originally Posted by
YYCCowboy
I am looking at a hotel that is close to the JR Tennoji station in Osaka. If I am coming from Tokyo Station on the Shinkansen, is JR Tennoji one of the stops?
No. The Shinkansen stops at Shin-Osaka. It's to the North of the city. From there you can take the subway (Midosuji line) or JR trains to reach Tennoji.
Hyperdia is a good site to plan your route:
http://www.hyperdia.com/
BTW Tennoji is a bit flea-bitten. But that's where you'll find the cheapest places, I guess.