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Den Den Town
日本橋Naniwa, Osaka
Shopping
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At a Glance
Nipponbashi, nicknamed Den-Den Town, is a long, narrow shopping district in Naniwa Ward, Osaka, built around Sakaisuji Avenue. Its shops cover electronics, tools and furniture, together with anime, manga and collectibles. The area is often compared to Akihabara in Tokyo and is sometimes called the Akihabara of West Japan.
The district grew from a lodging street known as Nagamachi, and many second-hand bookshops opened here in the Meiji and Taishō periods. After the Second World War, consumer electronics stores made it widely known as Den-Den Town. Today the draw is anime and otaku goods, with shops such as Mandarake, Tora no Ana and a two-story Gundam outlet, plus maid cafés and cosplay cafés. Nipponbashi and Ebisucho stations on the Sakaisuji Line lead into the area.
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Visit Duration
75 minutes
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