Nippon-bashi Bridge

Nipponbashi is a shopping district of , , . The area is centered along Sakaisuji Avenue, extending from the Ebisu-chō Interchange of the Hanshin Expressway in the south, to Nansan-dōri in the north.
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  • Type: Bridge
  • Description: shopping district in Osaka, Japan
  • Also known as: “Nipponbashi”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Bunraku Theater (Nipponbashi or Nippombashi) and Nippombashi.

Theater building
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The National Bunraku Theatre is a complex consisting of two halls and an exhibition room, located in the Nipponbashi district in , . The complex was opened in 1984 as the fourth national theatre of the country, to become the headquarters of bunraku. is situated 290 metres southeast of Nippon-bashi Bridge.

Metro station
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Station is a railway station on the two lines of the Osaka Metro in Itchome, , , . is situated 210 metres south of Nippon-bashi Bridge.

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The Glico Man, also referred to as the Glico Running Man, is a giant neon sign and billboard located next to the Dōtonbori canal in district, , Japan. is situated 470 metres west of Nippon-bashi Bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sōemon and Dōtonbori.

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 to the south.

Locality
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or Dōtombori is a district in , Japan. Known as one of Osaka's principal tourist and nightlife areas, the area runs along the canal from Dōtonboribashi Bridge to Nipponbashi Bridge in the district of the city's .

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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.

Nippon-bashi Bridge

Latitude
34.66904° or 34° 40′ 9″ north
Longitude
135.50616° or 135° 30′ 22″ east
Open location code
8Q6QMG94+JF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 586577050
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­bridge
Wiki­data ID
Q5191476
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Turkish—“Nippon-bashi Bridge” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Nipponbashi”
  • Catalan: “Nipponbashi”
  • Chinese: “日本桥”
  • Chinese: “日本橋”
  • Dutch: “Nipponbashi”
  • French: “Nipponbashi”
  • French: “pont du Japon”
  • Indonesian: “Nipponbashi”
  • Indonesian: “にっぽんばし”
  • Indonesian: “日本橋”
  • Japanese: “にっぽんばし”
  • Japanese: “大阪日本橋”
  • Japanese: “日本橋”
  • Japanese: “日本橋筋”
  • Korean: “닛폰바시”
  • Polish: “Nipponbashi”
  • Romanian: “Nipponbashi”
  • Slovenian: “Niponbaši”
  • Thai: “นิปปมบาชิ”
  • Turkish: “Nipponbashi”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 飯島会産科婦人科飯島病院 and Osaka Sennichimae Post Office.

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