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Namba (Japanese: 難波, IPA:) is a district in Chūō and Naniwa wards of Osaka, Japan. It is regarded as the center of Osaka's Minami ( ja:ミナミ , "South") region. [ 1 ] Its name came from a variation of Naniwa , the former name of Osaka.
Tobita Shinchi (飛田新地), also known as Tobita Yūkaku (飛田遊廓), is the largest of the brothel districts in Osaka, and also the largest in western Japan. [1] It is located in the Sanno 3-chōme area of Nishinari-ku, Osaka. [2] Tobita Shinchi dates from the Taishō period. To circumvent the anti-prostitution laws, the brothels operate ...
Dōtonbori or Dōtombori (道頓堀, pronounced [doːtomboɾi]) is a district in Osaka, Japan. Known as one of Osaka's principal tourist and nightlife areas, the area runs along the Dōtonbori canal from Dōtonboribashi Bridge to Nipponbashi Bridge in the Namba district of the city's Chūō ward. Historically a theater district, it is now a ...
Lonely Planet named the top 10 best cities to travel to in 2025. Popular cities like Osaka, Japan, and Genoa, Italy, made the list. It also includes lesser-known cities like Pondicherry, India ...
Stardom Namba Grand Fight (スターダムなんばグランドファイト, Sutādamu Nanba gurando faito) was a professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. The event took place on September 14, 2024, in Osaka at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium .
In 1996, the number of Tokyo host clubs was estimated to be 200, and a night of non-sexual entertainment could cost US$500–600. Professor Yoko Tajima of Hosei University explained the phenomenon by Japanese men's lack of true listening to the problems of women, and by women's desire to take care of a man and be loved back. [23]
The Osaka movie theatre fire took place on 1 October 2008 at around 3 a.m., where an adult video arcade was set on fire deliberately. [1] [2] As a result, sixteen victims died and nine more were injured. [1]
An afternoon in Shinsaibashi. Shinsaibashi (心斎橋) is a district in the Chūō-ku ward of Osaka, Japan and the city's main shopping area.At its center is Shinsaibashi-suji (心斎橋筋), a covered shopping street, that is north of Dōtonbori and Sōemonchō, and parallel and east of Mido-suji street.