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    "slug": "hotarumachi",
    "url": "https://dealosaka.com/sight/hotarumachi",
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    "name": "Hotarumachi",
    "name_ja": "ほたるまち",
    "name_ko": null,
    "name_zh": "萤町",
    "category": "architecture",
    "ward_ja": "福島区",
    "lat": 34.693981,
    "lng": 135.48886,
    "position_source": "大阪市 観光施設一覧 (CC BY 4.0)",
    "official_url": "https://www.hotarumachi.com/",
    "nearest_station": {
      "slug": "higobashi",
      "name": "Higobashi Station",
      "name_ja": "肥後橋",
      "url": "https://dealosaka.com/station/higobashi",
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    "description_ja": "ほたるのようなやさしい光で川を照らす町になってほしいとの思いから「「ほたるまち」と名づけられ、平成20年(2008年)5月2日に誕生。梅田・福島・中之島が接する大阪の中心地にありながら、川の自然を感じられるこのまちは「文化・情報」（朝日放送本社、堂島リバーフォーラム、ABCホール）、「にぎわい」（堂島クロスウォーク）、「居住」（タワーマンション）の3つの機能を備えた複合都市である。また、「ほたるまち」はかつて中津藩の蔵屋敷があり、そこで福澤諭吉が生まれていることから、福沢諭吉誕生地の記念碑も建立されている",
    "description_en": "The name Hotarumachi comes from a wish that the district would light the river with a soft glow like fireflies, and it came into being on 2 May Heisei 20 (2008). It sits in central Osaka where Umeda, Fukushima and Nakanoshima meet, yet keeps the feel of the river, and it combines three functions: culture and information in the Asahi Broadcasting head office, Dojima River Forum and ABC Hall, activity in Dojima Crosswalk, and housing in its tower blocks. The site once held the warehouse residence of the Nakatsu domain, where Fukuzawa Yukichi was born, and a monument to his birthplace stands there.",
    "description_ko": "'호타루마치'라는 이름은 반딧불이처럼 부드러운 빛으로 강을 비추는 동네가 되었으면 한다는 바람에서 붙었고, 헤이세이 20년(2008) 5월 2일에 탄생했어요. 우메다·후쿠시마·나카노시마가 맞닿는 오사카 중심부에 있으면서도 강의 자연을 느낄 수 있는 이곳은 '문화·정보'(아사히방송 본사, 도지마 리버 포럼, ABC홀), '활기'(도지마 크로스워크), '주거'(타워 맨션) 세 가지 기능을 갖춘 복합 도시예요. 또 이 자리에는 예전에 나카쓰번의 구라야시키(창고 겸 저택)가 있었고 후쿠자와 유키치가 그곳에서 태어나, 후쿠자와 유키치 탄생지 기념비가 세워져 있어요.",
    "description_zh": "“萤町”之名源自希望这里成为像萤火虫一样以柔光照亮河流的街区，于平成二十年（2008）5月2日诞生。它位于梅田、福岛、中之岛交汇的大阪中心地带，却能感受到河川的自然气息，兼具“文化·信息”（朝日放送总社、堂岛River Forum、ABC Hall）、“热闹”（堂岛Crosswalk）与“居住”（塔楼住宅）三种功能，是一座复合型城区。此外，这里过去是中津藩的仓屋敷所在地，福泽谕吉在此出生，立有福泽谕吉诞生地纪念碑。",
    "sources": [
      "Wikidata (CC0)",
      "大阪市 観光施設一覧 (CC BY 4.0)"
    ],
    "address_ja": "大阪市福島区福島1丁目1番",
    "access_ja": null,
    "admission_ja": null,
    "telephone": null,
    "photo": {
      "url": "https://dealosaka.com/img/sights/hotarumachi.webp",
      "thumb": "https://dealosaka.com/img/sights/hotarumachi-sm.webp",
      "credit": {
        "licence": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
        "licenceUrl": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0",
        "artist": "Inoue-hiro",
        "page": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hotarumachi-20080503-01.jpg",
        "width": 1600,
        "height": 1067,
        "photo": true
      }
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    "areas": [
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        "slug": "nakanoshima",
        "name": "Nakanoshima",
        "url": "https://dealosaka.com/areas/nakanoshima",
        "straight_line_m": 320
      }
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        "id": "Q850547",
        "slug": "gate-tower-building",
        "name": "Gate Tower Building",
        "url": "https://dealosaka.com/sight/gate-tower-building",
        "category": "architecture",
        "straight_line_m": 459
      },
      {
        "id": "Q3335339",
        "slug": "nakanoshima-festival-tower",
        "name": "Nakanoshima Festival Tower",
        "url": "https://dealosaka.com/sight/nakanoshima-festival-tower",
        "category": "architecture",
        "straight_line_m": 690
      },
      {
        "id": "Q11427873",
        "slug": "dojima-avanza",
        "name": "Dojima Avanza",
        "url": "https://dealosaka.com/sight/dojima-avanza",
        "category": "architecture",
        "straight_line_m": 765
      },
      {
        "id": "Q124211995",
        "slug": "edobori-kodama-building",
        "name": "Edobori Kodama Building",
        "url": "https://dealosaka.com/sight/edobori-kodama-building",
        "category": "architecture",
        "straight_line_m": 770
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      {
        "id": "Q11441579",
        "slug": "daiichiseimeibiru",
        "name": "大阪第一生命ビル",
        "url": "https://dealosaka.com/sight/daiichiseimeibiru",
        "category": "architecture",
        "straight_line_m": 1027
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      {
        "id": "Q108912361",
        "slug": "bank-of-japan-osaka-branch",
        "name": "Bank of Japan Osaka Branch",
        "url": "https://dealosaka.com/sight/bank-of-japan-osaka-branch",
        "category": "architecture",
        "straight_line_m": 1093
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    "wikidata": "Wikidata (CC0): names in en, ko, zh; classes used for the category; image file names (each Commons file carries its own licence).",
    "note": "Names in English, Korean and Chinese are Wikidata labels, except Korean names marked name_ko_source: DealOsaka transliterations of the kana reading in the listings or on Wikidata, where Wikidata has no Korean label. Listing fields keep the CC BY 4.0 licence of the prefecture and city listings; no terms are added to them."
  },
  "not_published": {
    "opening_hours": "No source we use carries them. The official_url is where they are.",
    "walking_time": "Every distance here is a straight line, not a walking route."
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    "generated_at": "2026-09-29",
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