Shinsaibashi (Osaka) - Teenagers - 2012
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AMERICAMURA

Americamura (that translates in “american village”) is a small district of Osaka, connected to the large shopping and entertainment area of Shinsaibashi.
Americamura, or most comonly Amemura, is the place for cheap,casual or alternative fashion. It is also a good place for cheap junk food. It is a good place to spend a day walking through streets packed of young japanese people and feel the japanese pop culture.

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