Kani Doraku crab sign
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The Kani Doraku crab sign is a famous mechanized giant crab billboard in Osaka that has become an iconic symbol of the city’s Dotonbori entertainment and dining district.
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Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
landmark
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mechanical billboard → outdoor advertising sign → tourist attraction → |
| advertises |
Kani Doraku restaurant chain
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crab cuisine → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Dotonbori crab sign
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Kani Dōraku mechanical crab → |
| appearsIn |
Osaka tourism brochures
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social media posts about Dotonbori → travel television programs about Osaka → |
| associatedWith |
Dotonbori canal
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neon and mechanical signs of Osaka → |
| attachedToBuilding |
Kani Doraku Dotonbori Honten restaurant
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| coordinatesApprox |
34.668°N 135.501°E
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| countryOfOrigin |
Japan
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| culturalSignificance |
iconic Osaka landmark often featured in travel media
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| depicts |
giant crab
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| district |
Chūō-ku
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| feature |
large claws
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painted red-and-white body → three-dimensional crab sculpture → |
| hasLighting |
illuminated at night
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| hasMovingPart |
moving eyestalks
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moving legs → |
| languageOfSignage |
Japanese
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| locatedIn |
Dotonbori
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| locatedInCity |
Osaka
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| locatedInCountry |
Japan
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| locatedInPrefecture |
Osaka Prefecture
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| material |
metal
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plastic components → |
| mechanized |
true
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| name |
Kani Doraku crab sign
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| nativeName |
かに道楽 かに看板
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| nearbyAttraction |
Ebisu Bridge
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Glico Running Man sign → |
| photographedBy |
tourists from around the world
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| purpose |
attract customers to Kani Doraku restaurant
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serve as visual landmark in Dotonbori → |
| street |
Dotonbori Street
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| subjectOf |
online travel blogs
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photography guides to Osaka → |
| symbolOf |
Dotonbori entertainment district
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Osaka city → Osaka food culture → |
| theme |
seafood
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| touristStatus |
major photo spot
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popular meeting point → |
Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Kani Doraku crab sign
("Dotonbori crab sign")
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Kani Doraku crab sign ("Kani Dōraku mechanical crab") → |
alsoKnownAs |
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Namba
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hasLandmark |
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Ebisu Bridge
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hasNearbyAttraction |
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Kani Doraku crab sign
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name |
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Kani Doraku crab sign
("かに道楽 かに看板")
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nativeName |