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DotonboriDotonbori

Also known as: 道頓堀

A riverside entertainment quarter at the heart of Minami. It flourished from the Edo period as a theatre district lined with playhouses, and is now famous for flashy signs such as the Glico running man and the crab signboard among its restaurants.

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