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Matsuyamachi Station

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Platform of Matsuyamachi Station
Platform of Matsuyamachi Station

Matsuyamachi Station (松屋町駅, -eki, N17) is a train station on the Osaka Metro Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan. Matsuyamachi is often called "Matchamachi" (まっちゃまち)and known as ton'yas (wholesale) selling Japanese dolls (ningyo), penny sweets (dagashi), toys (omocha) and fireworks (hanabi).

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Matsuyamachi Station
Nagahori-Dori Avenue, Osaka Chuo

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N 34.675477777778 ° E 135.51246666667 °
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Nagahori-Dori Avenue
540-0004 Osaka, Chuo
Osaka Prefecture, Japan
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