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Dotonbori
Canal and signs. Keep dinner and night photos here — do not rebound to Umeda.
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Shinsaibashi / Dotonbori
The arcade, Amerikamura and the canal signs. Dinner and night photos stay here.
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Glico Sign
The running man from Ebisubashi. One blue-hour frame, then move — do not block the bridge.
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Shinsaibashisuji
The arcade from Dotonbori up to Daimaru. One shopping axis for the day.
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Daimaru Shinsaibashi
The department store at the north end of the arcade. Walk south when you finish — do not jump to Daimaru Umeda.
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Shinsaibashi PARCO
PARCO on the east side of the arcade. Pick this or Daimaru as the indoor stop — not both.
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Amerikamura
Shops around Sankaku Park. Afternoon here, evening back to Dotonbori — do not add Horie as a third quarter.
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Sankaku Park
The triangle in Amerikamura. A meeting point, not the sight itself.
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Ebisubashi
The bridge over the Dotonbori canal. The Glico sign is from here; then walk to Hozenji or Shinsaibashi.
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Hozenji Yokocho
The mossy statue and the lane. Quiet at night — the other light on a Dotonbori evening.
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Tombori River Cruise
A short canal boat. One dusk sailing — do not also book the Nakanoshima boat.
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Soemoncho
The neon cross-street south of the canal. Walk it after dinner — it is not a second night market.
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Horie
Select shops west of Shinsaibashi. Pick this or Amerikamura — not both in one afternoon.
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Midosuji
The ginkgo avenue. Make a trip for the lights or a weekend pedestrian day; otherwise it is Shinsaibashi’s edge.
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Mizuno Okonomiyaki
An old okonomiyaki counter on Dotonbori. It queues — go off-peak, not as a snack in passing.
Next stop
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Walk or ride one stop. A new district is another day.
Glico Sign
Walk · 6min
Follow both sides of the Dotonbori canal to the Ebisubashi deck, about 5–10 minutes. No train. Exit: Leave Midosuji Namba toward the Dotonbori canal, about 5–10 minutes. Follow the station signs for the exit.
End the sign night at Ebisubashi. Do not double back to Umeda. Next is Glico Sign.
Shinsaibashisuji
Walk · 7min
Follow both sides of the Dotonbori canal to the Shinsaibashi arcade, about 5–10 minutes. No train. Exit: Leave Midosuji Namba toward the Dotonbori canal, about 5–10 minutes. Follow the station signs for the exit.
End the sign night at Ebisubashi. Do not double back to Umeda. Next is Shinsaibashisuji.
Namba Station
Osaka Metro · 25min
Another day — do not treat this as a same-day walk. Midosuji to Namba toward Namba Station (Midosuji to Namba), about about 20–30 minutes. ICOCA or PiTaPa taps the gate. An Osaka Metro day pass is Metro only — not JR.
End the sign night at Ebisubashi. Do not double back to Umeda. Next is Namba Station.