Karahori Shopping Street
Old-style shopping arcades and alleys that follow the slopes of the Uemachi Plateau.
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The arcades run east to west over hilly ground, with cafés and shops in renovated nagaya row houses scattered around. A neighborhood where everyday life still shows.
History & legend
- Tradition / theory
The name “Karahori” (dry moat) is said to come from a waterless moat around the outer edge of Osaka Castle in the Toyotomi era.
Local tips
- This is a residential area. Please ask permission before photographing homes or shopfronts.
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