Landmark
Ebisu Bridge
1 Chome-6 Dotonbori, Chuo Ward, Osaka, 542-0071
Modern canal-side bridge in a lively shopping district, famous as the spot where superstitious fans leap into the water after big wins.
This guide to Ebisu Bridge in Osaka's Dotonbori district opens on the night in October 1985 when Hanshin Tigers fans, celebrating a championship, grabbed a plastic Colonel Sanders statue from a nearby restaurant because no one in the crowd resembled the team's bearded American slugger, Randy Bass. It follows what happened after the Colonel vanished into the canal, and the losing streak fans came to blame on a curse. Stand on the bridge and look down at the water where it all began.
Audio guides are written and narrated by AI.