Dōtonbori
in Osaka-shi of Ōsaka, Japan
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Osaka International Airport (9 mi) - Kobe Airport (16 mi)
- Kansai International Airport (22 mi)
- Tokushima Airport (63 mi)
- Nanki Shirahama Airport (70 mi)
- Tajima Airport (71 mi)
- Chubu Centrair International Airport (75 mi)
- Nagoya Airport (90 mi)
- Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area (Unesco heritage, 13 mi)
- Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara (Unesco heritage, 19 mi)
- Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) (Unesco heritage, 26 mi)
- Himeji-jo (Unesco heritage, 47 mi)
- Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range (Unesco heritage, 59 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 34.665 and 135.506 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 34° 39' 55" and E 135° 30' 22"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Yen - JPY
- Spoken languages:
- Japanese
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 01:55 PM (Sunday)
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- UTC/GMT offset: 9 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:10 am and 6:40 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -30.250 and -50.233 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pinhal - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 2,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Japan.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Japan. Last Update: 2024-04-27 08:23:39
Discover Dōtonbori
Dōtonbori in Osaka-shi (Ōsaka) is a place in Japan about 247 mi (or 397 km) west of Tokyo, the country's capital city.
Current time in Dōtonbori is now 01:55 PM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Asia / Tokyo with an UTC offset of 9 hours. We know of 8 airports near Dōtonbori, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in Japan is Osaka International Airport in a distance of 9 mi (or 15 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Japan is Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area in a distance of 13 mi (or 21 km), East. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Osaka, Higashi-osaka, Sakai, Moriguchi and Suita. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 24°C / 76 °F
| Morning Temperature | 16°C / 62 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 24°C / 76 °F |
| Night Temperature | 21°C / 69 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 47% |
| Air Pressure | 1015 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Monday, 29th of April 2024
24°C (74 °F)
21°C (69 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
22°C (72 °F)
21°C (69 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Wednesday, 1st of May 2024
19°C (67 °F)
13°C (56 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Super Hotel Namba Nipponbashi
Namba Oriental Hotel
Business Inn Sennichimae Hotel
YAMATOYA HONTEN
SARASA HOTEL NAMBA
(RYOKAN) Kaneyoshi Ryokan
La Aroma Dotonbori
(RYOKAN) Kanko Ryokan Hisaya
La Kongo
Guest House La Kongo - Hostel
Videos from this area
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![preview picture of video 'Famous Sights Of Osaka Japan's Entertainment District @ [ Namba ] 2013 難波 [大阪 ]'](https://img.youtube.com/vi/48UqQjwPAd0/mqdefault.jpg "'Famous Sights Of Osaka Japan's Entertainment District @ [ Namba ] 2013 難波 [大阪 ]'")
Famous Sights Of Osaka Japan's Entertainment District @ [ Namba ] 2013 難波 [大阪 ]
Some of the most famous images of Osaka, including the Glico Man and the Kani Doraku Crab, are located around the Dōtonbori canal in Namba. Namba is also known as an entertainment district,...
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大阪 なんばCITYのガレリアコートで開催されたセガフェスティバル2014新作5タイトル大集合の様子です。 Playstation Vita版「うた組575」 Playstation...
ソニック 着ぐるみキャラ セガフェスティバル2014 セガ新作5タイトル大集合 大阪 なんばCITY ガレリアコート SEGA
大阪 なんばCITYのガレリアコートで開催されていた セガ新作5タイトル大集合の様子です。 Playstation Vita版「うた組575」 Playstation 3版「ぷよぷよテト...
すけとうだら と ヒーローバンク 着ぐるみキャラ セガフェスティバル2014 セガ新作5タイトル大集合 大阪 なんばCITY ガレリアコート SEGA Playstation Nintendo 3DS
大阪 なんばCITYのガレリアコートで開催されていた セガ新作5タイトル大集合の様子です。 Playstation Vita版「うた組575」 Playstation 3版「ぷよぷよテト...
大阪・日本橋でんでんタウンを自転車で Den-Den Town in Osaka Japan
大阪・日本橋のでんでんタウン（日本橋筋商店街）を自転車で走ってみました。なんばCITYから堺筋に入り南進、恵比寿町交差点の手前でUターンし...
大阪ミナミ 南海なんば駅周辺 Nankai Namba Osaka-Minami
大阪ミナミの御堂筋沿いの新歌舞伎座前から難波西口交差点付近、高島屋前、南海通り、戎橋商店街などを撮影してみました。
Minami's yukata coordinator takes care of coordination !(^^)!
Namba Takashimaya store in Osaka. Minami that is Android takes care of the coordination of the yukata.
大阪日本橋・電気のまち Nipponbashi Den-Den Town Osaka Japan
大阪ミナミのなんばCITY南館あたりから、日本橋のでんでんタウンに入り、撮影してみました。 日本橋は東京の秋葉原と同じような街です。...
南海本線7100系区急 難波駅発車 Nankai 7100 series EMU
区間急行林みさき公園行きが出発する。 Nankai Electric Railway Main Lines sub express train depart from Namba station, Osaka City, Japan.
Walk Namba Walk.
This is "Namba-Walk" an underground shopping mall,'08Dec14pm430. →http://walk.osaka-chikagai.jp/
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Namba
is a district of Osaka, Japan. Namba is regarded as the center of so-called Minami ("South") area of Osaka. Its name is one of variations on the former name of Osaka, Naniwa. Namba is best known as the city's main south-central railway terminus: JR, Kintetsu, Nankai, and three lines of the Osaka Municipal Subway have stations there. Some of the most famous images of Osaka, including the Glico Man and the Kani Doraku Crab, are located around the Dōtonbori canal in Namba.
Namba Station
is a name of two railway stations in the Namba district of Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan. One is owned by Nankai Electric Railway and the other is by Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau. The names of both stations are written in hiragana on signage within the stations, because kanji "難波" can be also read "Naniwa". However, the name of both stations officially employs kanji, printed on train tickets. They are close to JR Namba Station and Ōsaka Namba Station.
Ōsaka Namba Station
Ōsaka Namba Station is a railway station on the Kintetsu Namba Line and the Hanshin Railway Hanshin Namba Line in the Namba district of Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is adjacent to Namba Station and JR Namba Station. Trains of the Nara Line depart from and arrive at the station. The station was first named Kintetsu Namba Station on March 15, 1970 when Kintetsu's Namba Line opened. It was renamed to the present name on March 20, 2009, the date of opening of the Hanshin Namba Line.
Namba Parks
Namba Parks (なんばパークス Nanba Pākusu) is an office and shopping complex located in Namba-naka Nichome, Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Japan, the south of Namba Station on Nankai Railway. It consists of a high office building called Parks Tower and a 120-tenant shopping mall with rooftop garden. Namba Parks was developed by Jon Jerde of The Jerde Partnership in the footprint of the since closed Osaka Stadium. Various kinds of restaurants (Japanese, Korean, Italian, etc.
Parks Tower (Namba Parks)
Parks Tower (パークスタワー) is 30 floors, 149 metres high skyscraper located in the Namba Parks complex in the Namba district, Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Japan. It was designed by Nikken Sekkei Ltd. , and constructed by Takenaka Corporation in 2003.
Nippombashi Station
Nippombashi Station is a railway station on the two lines of the Osaka Municipal Subway in Nippombashi Itchome, Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan.
Kintetsu Nippombashi Station
Kintetsu Nippombashi Station is a railway station on the Kintetsu Namba Line in Nippombashi Itchome, Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan. Trains of the Nara Line arrives at and departs from the station.
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium is an indoor sporting arena located in Namba, Osaka, Japan. It first opened in 1952 and the current building was constructed in 1987. It is the venue of a professional sumo tournament held in March every year. The capacity of the arena is 8,000 people. Its total revenue for the 2006 fiscal year was 260 million yen, of which sumo provided 80 million.
Nipponbashi
is a shopping district of Naniwa Ward, Osaka, Japan. 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. Known colloquially as "Den-Den Town," Nipponbashi is known for its many shops which specialize in furniture, tools, and "otaku" interests such as electronics, animation, comic books, and collectibles.
Osaka Stadium
Osaka Stadium was a baseball stadium in Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Japan. The stadium was opened in 1950, with a capacity of 32,000 people. It was built over the site of a red-brick tobacco plant which was destroyed during the bombing of Osaka during World War II. The stadium was torn down in 1998 and was entirely replaced by the office and shopping complex of Namba Parks in several stages, with final construction ending in April 2007.
National Bunraku Theatre
The National Bunraku Theatre is a complex consisting of two halls and an exhibition room, located in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan. The complex was opened in 1984 as the fourth national theatre of the country, to become the headquarters of bunraku. The Japan Arts Council, an Independent Administrative Institution of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, operates the National Theatre.
Swissôtel Nankai Osaka
Swissôtel Nankai Osaka is a hotel situated directly above Namba Station on the Nankai Railway lines in Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan. The hotel is managed by the Switzerland-based hotel chain Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts and owned by Nankai Electric Railway Co. , Ltd.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Dōtonbori.
京橋: Taiko-en (Osaka), 太閤園, 京橋 (source)
天王寺町北: Isshinji − 大阪 一心寺, 天王寺町北 (source)
Osaka: University of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka (source)
Osaka, Osaka (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Dōtonbori, Dōtombori, 道頓堀
