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Dotonbori & Shinsaibashi

, Osaka, Osaka

Description

Dōtonbori was historically a theatre district and is now famous for its restaurants, shopping, and nightlife. It runs along the namesake canal in the Namba district, roughly between the Nipponbashi and Dōtonboribashi bridges. It is characterized by large neon billboards such as that for the company Glico. Shinsaibashi is Osaka's main shopping area, immediately north of Dōtonbori. It is centred around the covered street of Shinsaibashi-suji and can be extended to include the parallel streets to the west forming the youth and pop subculture area of Amerika-mura.

Access & Transport

Dōtonbori is right next to the major train station of Osaka-Namba and metro station of Namba (Midosuji, Sennichimae and Yosubashi lines) with Shinsaibashi stretching between Namba and Shinsaibashi metro station (Midosuji and Nagahoritsurumiryokuchi lines). Yotsubashi station (Yotsubashi line) is also an option for the Amerika-Mura neighbourhood.

Instructions & Recommendations

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Meta review

Invariably featured in travel magazines and listed by travel bloggers, the area is far from having convinced the majority of reviewers though. It seems to be very popular with shoppers and teenagers, a lot of them in fact, so not a place for the claustrophobic. There are shops from both local and international brands, it is colourful but no much beside that, even the street food is scarce.

Environmental & Social

Urban and commercial environment with intense electricity consumption + heavy focus on commercial activities

Conclusion

A fantastic area for shoppers and urban explorers: lively, colourful, and streets catering to different tastes (Marika-mura in particular). Plenty of good restaurant options, including some top-notch ramen shops. However, if shopping is not part of your interests, you may want to avoid the place altogether.

Key positive

Good shopping and F&B opportunities

Key negative

Really crowded

No major sights

Suitability

No restrictions but children won't find much of interest there

About this Rating

TYPE

Onsite

RESEARCHED IN

August 2024

PROVIDER

Koreval

Included Items
None
Timing
Duration of visit

av. transport time:0h 25m

est. visit time:1h 45m

Sunlight based

Sunrise / early morningNo

MorningOk

Lunch timeOk

AfternoonOk

Sunset / eveningOk

Night – bef. midnightOk

Night – aft. midnightNo

Pricing
Free

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