Dotonbori refers to a canal, a street that runs parallel to it, and the general entertainment district in the heart of Osaka. Its history dates back to 1612 when Yasui Doton (1533-1615 ...

In 2025, the bureau expects the figure to reach 16 million. Mingen Hashimoto, 49, a company executive who runs Dotonbori Hotel in Osaka’s Chuo Ward, which opened the same year as the 1970 Osaka ...