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Its reputation as a hangout for foreigners is a matter of degree. Osaka's registered foreign population is a small fraction of the total population; the makeup of the crowds and retail space in Ame-mura is predominantly Japanese. Locally, Ame-mura is known for being a place for observing some of the more "[[Japanese street fashion|fashion]] intense" manifestations of [[Japanese pop culture]].
Its reputation as a hangout for foreigners is a matter of degree. Osaka's registered foreign population is a small fraction of the total population; the makeup of the crowds and retail space in Ame-mura is predominantly Japanese. Locally, Ame-mura is known for being a place for observing some of the more "[[Japanese street fashion|fashion]] intense" manifestations of [[Japanese pop culture]].


==Tourist attractions==
== Places to discover ==
* A mural painted in 1983 by artist Seitaro Kuroda from Osaka Minami, called "Peace on Earth".<ref name=pl/>
* A mural painted in 1983 by artist Seitaro Kuroda from Osaka Minami, called "Peace on Earth".<ref name=pl/>



Revision as of 03:09, 6 March 2021

Triangle Park on a slow day
Triangle Park on a busy day
American-Village in 2006

Amerikamura (also America mura; アメリカ村, American Village) is a sizable retail and entertainment area near Shinsaibashi in the Chūō-ku district of Osaka, Japan. It is usually referred to by locals as "Ame-mura". Amerikamura is an area stretching from Nagahori Street to Dotombori, located in the west side of the Shinsaibashi station.[1]

Amerikamura is identifiable by a small-scale reproduction of the Statue of Liberty that peers down on the streets. It is a well-known haunt of expatriates, and centres on Triangle Park, a concrete rest area surrounded by retail outlets of Western fashions, bars and nightclubs, some of which are run by Westerners.

Its reputation as a hangout for foreigners is a matter of degree. Osaka's registered foreign population is a small fraction of the total population; the makeup of the crowds and retail space in Ame-mura is predominantly Japanese. Locally, Ame-mura is known for being a place for observing some of the more "fashion intense" manifestations of Japanese pop culture.

Tourist attractions

  • A mural painted in 1983 by artist Seitaro Kuroda from Osaka Minami, called "Peace on Earth".[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "About Shinsaibashi - Osaka Travel Guide | Planetyze". Planetyze. Retrieved 2018-01-30.

34°40′20″N 135°29′53″E / 34.672086°N 135.49796°E / 34.672086; 135.49796