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NAMBA. 13. Osaka's largest traditional market, "Kuromon Market" ​ Go to Kuromon Market to enjoy traditional Osaka market The Kuromon market began in 1822 at the market where fish merchants gathered to sell fish, and was recognized as a market in 1902 (the 35th year of Meiji Restoration), and has since become a core market in Osaka. Some even say Nishiki in Kyoto and Kuromon in Osaka. Kuromon Market is now a huge tourist destination with an average of 23,000 ..
NAMBA 12. Osaka's biggest entertainment district "NAMBA MINAMI" Osaka's biggest entertainment district A long time ago, a place called Kitakyinchi in Umeda was the largest entertainment district in Osaka, but as the number of Osaka tourists surged year-on-year, Minami Namba became the biggest entertainment place. The image of the current Osaka entertainment district is that Umeda Kitashinch is a high-end entertainment place where office workers entertain, an..
NAMBA 11. I have Orange Street, Amemura "Namba Horie" Where is Horie? Horie is the last place in the Osaka area to land from wetlands. Once upon a time, Osaka had a lot of wetlands. Horie refers to areas that contain orange street and amemura. In the past, development was always slow but not well recognized, but in the 2000s, it became a fashion house with street fashion and luxury fashion in Osaka. Horie is also a heartwrenching neighborhood that ..
NAMBA 10. Namba's back alley shrine "Hozenji" deep-willed Hozenji In the past, Namba was a lawless area, where the people of Namba prayed for a thousand days in order to appease the souls of those who were punished, buried or killed in it, and the place where the prayer was generally called Senichi, and the street in front of the gate was called Senichimae. it was originally a common shrine built by a monk named Kotokumo. Afterwards, the sh..
NAMBA 09. It's not Namba Parks. "Namba City" Similar to Namba Parks, but different Namba City. Namba City and Namba Parks are similar in name and location, so it's easy to confuse. However, Namba City is a shopping mall operated by Nankai Group. Namba City has the headquarters of Takashimaya Department Store, and about 250 brands are in Namba City, including Godiva Chocolate, after-eye TVing, an after-eye shop where kitchenware is sold, Ti..
NAMBA 08. Coexistence with green "NAMBA PARKS" Coexistence with green "NAMBA PARKS" Namba Parks was formerly used as the home ground for the Osaka professional baseball club Nankai Hawks, and the building that was built after Nankai redeveloped the concept of "Future City" on the site of Osaka Stadium, which was disbanded in 1998. And there are many similar parts to the Canal City in Fukuoka, which was designed by the same architect. Namba P..
NAMBA 07. Goblin Shrine "Yasaka Shrine" ​ Goblin Shrine "Yasaka Shrine" From the old days, Yasaka Shrine was called the palace under Namba and served the gods around Namba. The tug-of war event held on the third Sunday of January every year, is known to have started with the Japanese god, Mikoto Susano, fighting off the snake god (Yamatano Orochi) and excluding the plight of the people. In 2001, it was designated as an intangible folk..
NAMBA 06. Dotonbori's main character, "Glico." Who are you, Glico? History began in 1919 with the production of 'The Nutrition Confection Glico'. "Glico" was the first product released by the company and eventually became the company's name. Afterwards, Glico began selling snacks and toys together, which were the beginning of the food toys, and the company grew more and installed billboards in Dotonbori, which became more popular than the br..