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So I'm doing some exercises in Minna no Nihongo and run across these two
sentences:

  * どこで安い電気製品を売っていますか。
  * 大阪の`日本橋`で売っています。

I looked it up and saw it mean `japanese bridge` but the way it is in the
sentence it sounds like the name of a store or something like that. Anyone
have any ideas?
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What is 日本橋{にっぽんばし}？
It is the name of a place in Ōsaka. See here:
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nipponbashi> . Also note that there is a
Nihonbashi (日本橋) in Tōkyō.
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To add to Dono 's answer, it is important in this context that 日本橋 is one of
the famous electric districts. Japan has several electric districts, where you
can buy electronic parts and products. The largest is 秋葉原 in Tokyo, the next
is 日本橋 in Osaka, the next is 大須 in Nagoya. There is also エジソンプラザ in 石川町,
Yokohama.
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