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Dotombori District
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The heart of Osaka nightlife, this area is filled with theaters, restaurants, cafes, bars, arcades and nightclubs.
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  • Namba • 5 min walk
  • Osaka-namba • 5 min walk
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Restaurants
10,000 within 5 kms
Gyukatsu Motomura Namba
378
0.2 km$$ - $$$ • Steakhouse
Hokuto Gems Namba
449
0.3 km$$ - $$$ • Japanese • Asian • Gluten Free Options
GYOZAOH! Dotonbori Store
428
0.4 km$$ - $$$ • Japanese • Asian • Pub
Kimukatsu Osaka Shochikuza
982
0.1 km$$ - $$$ • Japanese • Asian • Gluten Free Options
Matsusakagyu Yakiniku M, Hozenji Yokocho
1,233
65 m$$$$ • Japanese • Steakhouse • Barbecue
Ajinoya
368
0.2 km$$ - $$$ • Japanese • Japanese - Other
Yakiniku Douraku Sennichimae
69
0.4 km$$ - $$$ • Japanese • Barbecue
Fukutaro Honten
282
0.4 km$ • Japanese • Asian
Nikuhoshi
92
0.5 km$$ - $$$ • Japanese • Steakhouse • Barbecue
Ichiran Dotonbori Main Building
2,333
73 m$ • Quick Bites • Japanese • Soups
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Attractions
1,645 within 10 kms
TONBORI BASE Cafe & Info
27
2.2 mVisitor Centres
Dotonbori Tsuribori
86
15 m
Dotombori Zaza
29
24 mTheatres
Konamon Museum
50
27 mPoints of Interest & Landmarks
Ukiyokoji Street
13
29 mPoints of Interest & Landmarks • Scenic Walking Areas
Tazaemon Bridge
22
51 mBridges
Oda Sakunosuke Literary Monument Fufuzenya
10
54 mMonuments & Statues
Minami (Namba)
2,033
99 mNeighbourhoods
Shinsaibashi-suji Shopping Street
4,908
0.1 kmNeighbourhoods • Points of Interest & Landmarks
Hozenji Yokocho
462
0.1 kmPoints of Interest & Landmarks • Historic Walking Areas
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Detailed Reviews: Reviews order informed by descriptiveness of user-identified themes such as cleanliness, atmosphere, general tips and location information.
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4.5
12,473 reviews
Excellent
5,542
Very good
4,966
Average
1,692
Poor
200
Terrible
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izyphotos
Mascot, Australia708 contributions
Crazy!
This area is located along the canal and only 5 mins walk from Namba station. It is literally an explosion of colour, neon lights, street food, clubs, stores and bars. There are so many of the flashy billboards above the restaurants with the crabs, octopus, dumplings etc. You have to try the Takoyaki - grilled octopus balls. The glico Running Man is a popular icon and can be seen from the Ebisu bridge. You can take a river cruise which goes under the 9 bridges. There is a free ferris wheel which we came across by accident as the entrance of it is from inside the Don Quijote store. It gives a great view of the district. There were many people but as we visitied at the beginning of Covid in March 2020, there were not as many tourists. This is unique and unlike anything you will experience anywhere else.
Written 16 April 2022
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Jamela Q
3 contributions
Best place to spend your evening or night
very nice place to visit specially in evening so many shop for food and souvenir always crowded and connected with shinsaibashi shopping street.
Written 22 March 2022
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Pancho4112
Tokyo Prefecture, Japan106 contributions
Felt dangerous, dirty, and sketchy
Couples
Went there for a second time. Our first time was in 2016.
This tkmez the place looked dirty and sketchy
Groups of foreigners staring at women walking while drinking and littering. Police was nowhere to be seen.
I would not recommend it to women traveling alone.
Written 31 December 2021
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Louie Boracay
Boracay, Philippines112 contributions
Go here it’s best place
Couples
I love shopping eating out and walking and this is the perfect place in Osaka Japan you will see a lot of good restaurants bars café and shopping there a lot of tax free stores vintage shops and I love walking so much
Written 1 September 2021
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MasCabron23
Okinawa City, Japan375 contributions
Magnificent at Night or Day!
We strolled through the district in the night and had a fantastic time. The street food vendors and little shops were time well spent. I highly recommend trying one of the crab restaurants and the okonomiyaki restaurants. There are American stores and, of course, McDonalds and Starbucks.
You can even take a ride in the river, ride the ferris wheel.
The night scenery was equally, if not better, sight. All the lights and billboards light up making it reminiscent of times square in New York.
Enjoy the area!
Written 31 March 2021
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MRBP
Luzon, Philippines246 contributions
Cool billboards
Walk around and your senses will be treated with different sights, sounds and smell. There are a lot of places for shopping, trying out Japanese food and photo opportunity. Sept. 2017
Written 6 March 2021
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Marcy
6 contributions
Too crowded
This many people in such small space. We were worried. There are many strange noises that we did not hear in any other places
Written 12 February 2021
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muhammad rizal f
Jakarta, Indonesia61 contributions
shopaholic heaven
shopping district with large advertising board and lamp, look great at night.
if you are shopaholic, this is the place, mainly clothes both famous and local brand, drug store, one price store, book and multimedia (book-off) , and restaurant.
Written 31 December 2020
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jovinnnnn
Singapore, Singapore419 contributions
Lots of Eateries
Family
The area is a big alley of eateries, shops and entertainment arcades. Food sold are rather repetitive hence, looking at which has the shorter queue would be the way to save time and enjoy more food!

Good place for lunch or dinner with the many choices! Probably half a day or so would be sufficient to finish exploring the area!
Written 18 November 2020
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JCaro
Oxnard, CA6 contributions
So. Much. Food.
Friends
Dotombori has a ton of different food. I was lucky enough to go there and eat Takoyaki as well as eat at the Kaiten-sushi place. I visited there on a rainy week but on a clear morning, there are street performances all the time.
Written 25 September 2020
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