Nipponbashi is located near the downtown area of ​​Minami. There are about 150 stores under a 580m long arcade. With everything from fresh fish to fruits and processed foods, it has been called "Osaka's kitchen" and "Osaka's stomach". It started out as merchants bringing fish to sell around Enmyoji Temple, which stood here from the end of the Edo period. The name Kuromon Market comes from the black mountain gate of Enmyoji Temple. The temple and gate were burned down during the Meiji period, but it became an officially recognized market in 1902. During the Showa period, it was very lively all day long, with chefs coming in the early morning, followed by general shoppers until around 3pm, and then restaurant professionals from then on. Especially at the end of the year, it is crowded with shoppers preparing for the New Year. People come here to have a whole fugu filleted so they can have a "tetchiri" hotpot at home, or buy ingredients for New Year's dishes. In recent years, it has also become very popular with foreign tourists. You can casually eat sushi, seafood bowls, and tempura bowls at the eat-in corner. There is also skewered meat and fish, making it a paradise for food lovers. For inquiries, please contact the Kuromon Market Shopping District Promotion Association at 06-6631-0007.