• A0D03 – Dotombori Goza (Five Main Theaters)
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  • The Broadway of Naniwa: Dotombori’s Theater Culture

After the excavation of Dotombori, theaters from all over Osaka began to gather in the area, and it developed as a theater district. The five main theaters, known as the Dotombori Goza – Kadoza, Naniwaza, Nakaza, Asahiza, and Bentenza – were representative of the theaters in the area, and Dotombori thrived along with the Goza as Japan’s largest theater district.
In 1999, Nakaza was the last of the Goza to finally close its doors, but even today theaters such as Shochikuza continue to carry on the Kamigata performance culture that once thrived in so many theaters in this culturally significant Dotombori area.

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  • Dotombori Museum Namikiza

A faithful recreation of the atmosphere of an Edo-period (1603-1867) theater.
You can also learn about the culture of the Goza theaters there.

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  • Haiku Monument of Namboku Kema

A monument inscribed with a haiku of Namboku Kema, a Kabuki playwright and author from the Meiji era to the early Showa era, located at the north end of Aiaubashi Bridge.

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  • Takemotoza Monument

A monument marking the site of Takemotoza, a Ningyo Joruri puppet theater where Takemoto Gidayu performed in the Edo period, located near Ebisubashi Bridge in Dotombori.

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  • Kadoza, one of the Dotombori Goza theaters

The name “Kadoza” comes from being called “Kado no Shibai” (“corner theater”) due to its location on the corner just after crossing Tazaemonbashi Bridge.
<c. 1907>

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  • Kadoza, one of the Dotombori Goza theaters

The name “Kadoza” comes from being called “Kado no Shibai” (“corner theater”) due to its location on the corner just after crossing Tazaemonbashi Bridge.
<c. 1907>

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  • Dotombori Shibaigoya Zue (Depiction of Dotombori Theaters)

Depiction of the theaters of Dotombori as recorded in Settsu Meisho Zue (Famous Views of Settsu).
Artist: Takehara Shunchosai
<published in 1796>

道頓堀五座
  • The streets bustled with theaters, with the Dotombori Goza at its core
  • Column
道頓堀五座

Bentenza, Asahiza, Kadoza, Nakaza, Naniwaza

中央区 マスコットキャラクター ゆめまるくん
中央区 マスコットキャラクター ゆめまるくん
A0D03 – Dotombori Goza (Five Main Theaters)