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Grand Sumo Tournament 2012 - Osaka

Day 4 of the Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka, Japan. The sport originated in Japan, the only country where it is practiced professionally. It is...

by Tanya Nagar in Japan on 14/03/2012

Osaka's pleasure district of Dotombori street, famous for its many neon and mechanized signs. Its icon is the animated sign for Glico. Other favorites are moving giant crabs, snorting giant dragons advertising noodle shops, iconic heads at the Dotonbori Hotel and other dramatic kitsch. Osaka, Japan, 29/11/2009. 

Dotombori is a street running alongside the Dotonbori Canal between the Dotonboribashi Bridge and the Nipponbashi Bridge in Osaka. A former pleasure district, Dotonbori is famous for its historic theaters, its shops and restaurants and its many neon and mechanized signs.  Its icon is the animated sign made by candy manufacturer Glico giant electronic display of a runner crossing the finish line.  Other favorites are moving giant crabs, snorting giant dragons advertising noodle shops, iconic heads at the Dotonbori Hotel and other dramatic kitsch.

Society

Osaka's Bright Lights

Osaka's pleasure district of Dotombori street, famous for its many neon and mechanized signs. Its icon is the animated sign for Glico. Other...

by John Lander in Japan on 29/10/2009

14/03/2012 - Grand Sumo Tournament 2012 - Osaka - Japan - Day 4 of the Grand Sumo Tournament in...
29/10/2009 - Osaka's Bright Lights - Japan - Osaka's pleasure district of...

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Grand Sumo Tournament 2012 - Osaka
Day 4 of the Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka, Japan. The sport originated in Japan, the only country where it is practiced professionally. It is generally considered to be a gendai budō ...
Osaka's Bright Lights
Osaka's pleasure district of Dotombori street, famous for its many neon and mechanized signs. Its icon is the animated sign for Glico. Other favorites are moving giant crabs, snort...