Nipponbashi

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For the place in Tokyo written with the same kanji in Japanese, see Nihonbashi.

Den Den Town (でんでんタウン), or Nipponbashi, is a shopping district in the Nipponbashi district of Naniwa Ward, Osaka, Japan, famous for its wide variety of consumer electronics stores, and especially famous for its negotiable prices — unique to Osaka and the Kansai region. Several retailers are also tax and duty free. The area extends south from the JR Shin-Imamiya Station on Sennichimae street and is also within easy walking distance of the Namba entertainment/shopping district. It should not be confused with Nihombashi in Chūō Ward, Tokyo, both places written as 日本橋 in Japanese.

With the opening of Yodobashi Camera in the Umeda area, Den Den Town saw a major fall-off in business but has recently become known as a haven for anime and otaku-related shopping, analogous to Tokyo's famous electronics district Akihabara.

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Besides the usual large electronics retailers such as Joshin, Sofmap, etc. Nipponbashi is also host to numerous retailers of anime, manga, and other otaku-related goods such as Mandarake, Tora no Ana, and Osaka Gundams — a multi-story all-Gundam outlet. The town also features numerous maid cafes and cosplay cafes. These include small and simple maid-themed coffee shops, maid-staffed massage and beautician services, and sit-down style full service cabarets.