Dōtonbori

Dōtonbori or Dōtombori is a district in , Japan. Known as one of Osaka's principal tourist and nightlife areas, the area runs along the Dōtonbori canal from Dōtonboribashi Bridge to in the district of the city's .
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: human settlement in Japan
  • Also known as: “Dōtombori” and “Dotonbori”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ebisu Bridge and Glico Man Sign.

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Theater building
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is a theater building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sōemon and Den Den Town.

Neighborhood
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Sōemonchō or Soemonchō is an entertainment district in , one of the wards of , . The district borders on two other entertainment districts, to the north and Dōtonbori to the south.

Locality
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is a locality.

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is the largest commercial area in , . All manner of shops and entertainment can be found in the Area, which stretches from Semba to the area surrounding Namba station.

Dōtonbori

Latitude
34.66903° or 34° 40′ 9″ north
Longitude
135.50157° or 135° 30′ 6″ east
Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)
Inception
1612
Open location code
8Q6QMG92+JJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4029007869
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Geo­Names ID
1864334
Wiki­data ID
Q964876
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Dōtonbori” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “دوتونبوري”
  • Basque: “Dōtonbori”
  • Catalan: “Dōtonbori”
  • Chinese: “道頓堀”
  • Chinese: “道顿堀”
  • Dutch: “Dōtonbori”
  • French: “Dōtonbori”
  • Hebrew: “דוטונבורי”
  • Indonesian: “Dōtonbori”
  • Italian: “Dōtonbori”
  • Japanese: “Dōtonbori”
  • Japanese: “どうとんぼり”
  • Japanese: “とんぼり”
  • Japanese: “道頓堀”
  • Javanese: “Dōtonbori”
  • Korean: “도톤보리”
  • Polish: “Dōtonbori”
  • Pushto: “ډوټونبوري”
  • Russian: “Дотонбори”
  • Sanskrit: “दोतोन्बोरि”
  • Spanish: “Dōtonbori”
  • Thai: “โดตมโบริ”
  • Turkish: “Dōtonbori”
  • Urdu: “ڈوٹون بوری”
  • Yue Chinese: “道頓堀”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Police Koban and Dotombori Fire Station.

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