2024年12月4日 · Japan’s most famous sign and brilliant billboard, the Glico Man is a lit-up advertisement found in Dotonbori Osaka depicting a male athelete winning a race with his arms aloft as a sign of victory. First put up in the 1930s, the Glico Man is an iconic advert for a Japanese confectionery company that has been seen by millions of people from ...

The Glico running man is one of the most well known landmarks in Osaka. This huge, brightly lit sign has glowed over the Dotombori canal in Osaka‘s premier shopping and entertainment district for more than 80 years. Dating back to 1935, the sign has had several overhauls and been altered to celebrate various sporting triumphs through the years.

2025年2月20日 · The Glico Running Man in Osaka is one of the city’s most iconic landmarks. Located in the vibrant Dotonbori district, this illuminated sign has been a symbol of Osaka since 1935. Visitors flock to see the Glico Running Man in Osaka, take photos, and enjoy the lively atmosphere surrounding this famous attraction.

2025年1月2日 · One of the most popular Instagrammable spot in Osaka is definitely the Glico Man located in Dotonbori. Everybody have seen this legendary sign that was designed by the Japanese confectionery company Glico.

2023年9月16日 · If you look up pics of Dotonbori (sometimes stylized Dotombori or Dotonburi) in Osaka, you don’t have to scroll far before you see someone posing in front of the Glico running man sign. But why? What’s so special about some cartoon dude T-posing with a leg up? Well as it turns out, the Osaka Glico Man sign was installed all the way back in ...

It’s the mascot of the candy company Glico, and it’s a landmark of the Dotonbori district. None of which explains why we did what everyone else does and photographed ourselves (from the bridge on the canal) pretending to run like the Running Man, with him in the background.

2025年2月19日 · Dotonbori es un barrio de Osaka popular por sus neones (como el Glico Man) y su actividad nocturna. Te contamos todo lo que hacer allí

The unofficial mascot of Dotonbori is the Glico Man, a large neon sign featuring a man running on a blue race track positioned directly above the Dotonbori bridge. The billboard was first erected in 1935 as an advertisement for Glico, the Japanese food company that produces Pocky and Pretz.

2024年5月6日 · From where to find the secret Glico Man viewing spot to his fascinating history, here is our ultimate guide to the Glico Running Man Osaka in Dotonbori >

The Glico Running Man. Dotonbori is famous for its eye-catching signage and billboards with a giant pufferfish, an octopus, a clown, the Kani Douraku crab all vying for your attention and creating an amusement park-like atmosphere. Of all these signs however, the most famous is that of the Glico running man above Ebisubashi Bridge.