OSAKA -- Tourists to Osaka, the host city of Expo 2025, likely will have one more reason to check out the gaudy billboards and neon lights in the Dotonbori district when an oversized rendition of ...

1 Chome-7-24 Dotonbori, Chuo Ward, Osaka, 542-0071, Japan Some takoyaki come with more toppings than others. La Carmina ...

Takohachi Dotonbori, right opposite Honke Otako, prides itself on offering as many Osaka specialties as possible and is one of the best places in Dotonbori to get inexpensive okonomiyaki —a very ...

But on January 19, the Dotonbori Ferris Wheel – also known as the Ebisu Tower in reference to the Ebisu god figure on it – will spin into the Osaka skyline again. Closed for nearly a decade ...

Increasingly, people in Osaka don’t need a sporting event to jump into the Dotonbori. They just do it whenever there are festivities or, sometimes, if there aren’t.

With a prime location by the Dotonbori Canal, this food hall draws its inspiration from Japanese festivals, creating a vibrant, celebratory atmosphere. The space is spread across two floors.

Posted: December 24, 2024 | Last updated: March 5, 2025 I went to the Dontonbori area of Osaka Japan and tried out the delicious street food there.