دوتونبوري
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is a district in Osaka, Japan. Known as one of Osaka's principal tourist and nightlife areas, the area runs along the Dōtonbori canal from Dōtonboribashi Bridge to Nipponbashi Bridge in the Namba district of the city's Chūō ward. Historically a theater district, it is now a popular nightlife and entertainment area characterized by its eccentric atmosphere and large illuminated signboards.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Dōtonbori
- Settlement.native_name
- 道頓堀
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ja
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Area
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Dotonbori, Osaka, at night, November 2016.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Illuminated signboards at Ebisu Bridge on the Dōtonbori Canal
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Japan
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- City
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Osaka
- Settlement.established_date
- 1612
- Settlement.founder
- Yasui Dōton
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Country
- Japan
- Located in
- Chūō-ku
- Location
- Minami
- Official website
- www.dotonbori.or.jp
- Image
- 力を合わせよう日本 2014 大阪 (12206068196).jpg
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- Commons category
- Dōtonbori
- inception
- 1612-00-00
- native label
- 道頓堀
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