Shinsekai
新世界 | |
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 Tsutenkaku Tower is a prominent landmark in Shinsekai | |
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| Coordinates: 34°39′08″N 135°30′22″E / 34.65222°N 135.50611°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| City | Osaka |
Shinsekai (新世界, lit. New World) is an old neighbourhood located next to south Osaka City's downtown "Minami" area. The neighbourhood was created in 1912 with New York (specifically, Coney Island) as a model for its southern half and Paris for its northern half. At this location, a Luna Park amusement park operated from 1912 until it closed in 1923.[1][2] The centrepiece of the neighbourhood was Tsutenkaku Tower (the "tower reaching to heaven").
As a result of minimal redevelopment after World War II, the area has become one of Japan's poorest.[3]
- ^ "From Kansas to Osaka:The Evolution of the Billiken" (PDF). St Louis University High School news. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 28, 2011.
- ^ "History of Shinsekai". Archived from the original on August 29, 2009.
- ^ Onishi, Norimitsu (October 16, 2008). "Japan's New World Offers a Slice of the Past". The New York Times.