Fukushima-ku, Osaka
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Wards of Japan
A is a subdivision of one of the cities of Japan that is large enough to have been designated by government ordinance. Wards are used to subdivide each city designated by government ordinance...
of Osaka
Osaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
city, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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The ward is primarily a residential quarter, but has some office buildings and a commercial district, as well as factories and wholesale businesses.
In recent years, many high rise apartment buildings and office buildings have been built in this ward, because it is close to the Umeda
Umeda
Umeda is the main commercial and central business district in Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan, best known as the city's main northern railway terminus .Umeda is a large traffic hub, as well as the principal office and hotel district...
and Dōjima business centres.
As of 2008, the number of residents is 63,237. Land area is 4.67 square km. It is bordered by Yodo River on the north, and Dōjima River on the south.
History
This district (north part of Dōjima) was a suburban farm village during the Edo periodEdo period
The , or , is a division of Japanese history which was ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family, running from 1603 to 1868. The political entity of this period was the Tokugawa shogunate....
, and large factories, especially textile factories, were built during the Meiji period
Meiji period
The , also known as the Meiji era, is a Japanese era which extended from September 1868 through July 1912. This period represents the first half of the Empire of Japan.- Meiji Restoration and the emperor :...
. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.
, formerly known as , is a Japanese multinational consumer electronics corporation headquartered in Kadoma, Osaka, Japan. Its main business is in electronics manufacturing....
was established in 1918 in Fukushima-ku. Even today, there are many printing companies and automobile parts wholesalers in the ward. Prior to World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, Osaka University
Osaka University
, or , is a major national university located in Osaka, Japan. It is the sixth oldest university in Japan as the Osaka Prefectural Medical College, and formerly one of the Imperial Universities of Japan...
Hospital and Osaka City Central Market was located here.
After World War II, many office buildings were built around JR Fukushima station, because it is close to Umeda
Umeda
Umeda is the main commercial and central business district in Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan, best known as the city's main northern railway terminus .Umeda is a large traffic hub, as well as the principal office and hotel district...
(business centre of western Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
). Other areas of Fukushima-ku were converted from factories into residential areas and commercial districts.
In recent years, high rise apartment buildings were built at many places in Fukushima-ku. In 2008, Hotarumachi
Hotarumachi
is a mixed-use redevelopment project in Fukushima-ku ward of Osaka City, Japan, located on the former site of Osaka University Hospital.- Facilities :*Headquarters of Asahi Broadcasting Corporation*:ABC Hall*Dōjima River Forum...
was redeveloped at the former site of Osaka University Hospital.
Buildings
- City Tower Nishi-UmedaCity Tower Nishi-UmedaCity Tower Nishi-Umeda is a high rise apartment building, situated at 7-20 Fukushima, Fukushima-ku, Osaka, Japan.This building is the highest in Fukushima ward, and the highest apartment block in the Umeda area...
(residential) 177 m high 50 floors - The Tower OsakaThe Tower OsakaThe Tower Osaka is a high rise apartment building situated at Hotarumachi, 1-1 Fukushima, Fukushima-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is the highest building in Fukushima ward.- Access :...
(residential) 177 m high 50 floors - King Mansion DōjimagawaKing Mansion Dōjimagawais a high rise apartment building, situated at 1-1-36 Tamagawa, Fukushima-ku, Osaka, Japan.This building was once highest in Fukushima ward, when constructed on 1998...
(residential) 142 m high 43 floors - City Tower Osaka Fukushima (residential) 129 m high 37 floors
- Fukushima Gardens Tower (residential) 118 m high 34 floors
- Osaka Nakanoshima Combined Government Office Building 115 m high 24 floors
- Gate Tower BuildingGate Tower Buildingis a 16-story office building in Fukushima-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is notable because a highway passes through the building. It has been nicknamed "beehive" referring to its appearance as a "bustling place".-Overview:...
, with part of the Hanshin ExpresswayHanshin ExpresswayThe is a network of expressways surrounding Osaka, Kobe and Kyoto, Japan. Operated by , it opened in 1962.Portions of the Hanshin Expressway collapsed during the Kobe earthquake on January 17, 1995. These sections were rebuilt by 1996...
going directly through the 5th through 7th floors of the building - the headquarters of Asahi Broadcasting CorporationAsahi Broadcasting Corporationis a regional radio and television broadcaster headquartered in Osaka, Japan, serving in the Kansai region.-Offices:*Headquarters: 1-30, Fukushima Itchome, Fukushima-ku, Osaka-shi, Japan...
- Laxa Osaka, Hotel Hanshin
- Wiste (shopping centre)
Department Store
- WISTE, department store
- JUSCOJUSCOis the acronym for Japan United Stores Company, a chain of "general merchandise stores" and the largest of its type in Japan. The various JUSCO companies are subsidiaries of ÆON Co., Ltd.....
supermarket- Yamada DenkiYamada Denkiis one of the largest consumer electronics retailer chains in Japan. Some of its stores also sell other products, such as books.-Overview:The company was founded in 1973 as a privately-owned store. Yamada Denki Co., Ltd. was established in 1983...
, consumer electronics store - Kohnan, hardware store
- Yamada Denki
Company Headquarters
- Hanshin Electric RailwayHanshin Electric Railwayis a Japanese private railway company of Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group that links Osaka and Kobe. It also owns the Hanshin Tigers baseball team.The second character for Osaka and the first character for Kobe combine to form the company name, 阪神, which can be read Han-shin.IC cards are accepted when...
- Asahi Broadcasting CorporationAsahi Broadcasting Corporationis a regional radio and television broadcaster headquartered in Osaka, Japan, serving in the Kansai region.-Offices:*Headquarters: 1-30, Fukushima Itchome, Fukushima-ku, Osaka-shi, Japan...
(tv broadcast) - Osaka Nikkan SportsNikkan Sportsis the first-launched Japanese daily sports newspaper founded in 1946.It has a circulation of 1,965,000, and is an affiliate newspaper of Asahi Shimbun.-Companies and regions:...
(newspaper)
Large Factories
- Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma : Osaka Center (Factory, Research centre)
- ShionogiShionogiis a Japanese pharmaceutical company best known for developing Crestor. Medical supply and brand name also uses Shionogi .Shionogi has business roots that date back to 1878, and was incorporated in 1919. Among the medicines produced are for hyperlipidaemia, antibiotics, and cancer medicines.In...
: Research Laboratories - Toppan Printing : Kansai Division (Office, Printing factory)
- Rengo : Yodogawa Factory (Paper manufacture)
- Fukuyama Transporting : Osaka distribution centre (Truck terminal)
Historical sites
- Fukuzawa YukichiFukuzawa Yukichiwas a Japanese author, writer, teacher, translator, entrepreneur and political theorist who founded Keio University. His ideas about government and social institutions made a lasting impression on a rapidly changing Japan during the Meiji Era...
birth place (at Hotarumachi) - Sakaro-no-matsu monument
- Fukushima-tenmangu shrine
- Noda-ebisu-jinjya shrine
Rail
- West Japan Railway CompanyWest Japan Railway Company, also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group companies and operates in western Honshū. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka.-History:...
- Osaka Loop LineOsaka Loop LineThe is a railway line in Japan operated by West Japan Railway Company . It encircles central Osaka.The second loop line, the Osaka Higashi Line, from Hanaten to Kyuhoji was opened on March 15, 2008, and the line from Shigino to Shin-Ōsaka is planned to open in 2020.-Outline:This loop line consists...
: Fukushima StationFukushima Station (Osaka)is a railway station in Fukushima-ku, Osaka, Japan, on the West Japan Railway Company Osaka Loop Line and the Hanshin Electric Railway Main Line...
) - Noda StationNoda Station (JR West)is a railway station in Fukushima-ku, Osaka, Japan, on the JR West Osaka Loop Line. The Station is connected to Tamagawa Station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Sennichimae Line.... - JR Tōzai LineJR Tozai Lineis one of several Metro / commuter rail lines and services in Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, operated by West Japan Railway Company. The line, whose name literally means "east-west", runs underground through central Osaka and connects the Gakkentoshi Line at Kyobashi Station in Osaka and the...
: Shin-Fukushima StationShin-Fukushima Stationis a train station in Fukushima-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.-Line:*West Japan Railway Company **JR Tōzai LineStations and rail lines near Shin-Fukushima Station*JR West Osaka Loop Line: Fukushima Station...
- Ebie StationEbie Stationis a train station on the West Japan Railway Company JR Tōzai Line in Fukushima-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.-Connecting lines from Ebie:*Hanshin Railway Main Line: Noda Station*Osaka Municipal Subway Sennichimae Line: Nodahanshin Station...
- Osaka Loop Line
- Hanshin Electric RailwayHanshin Electric Railwayis a Japanese private railway company of Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group that links Osaka and Kobe. It also owns the Hanshin Tigers baseball team.The second character for Osaka and the first character for Kobe combine to form the company name, 阪神, which can be read Han-shin.IC cards are accepted when...
- Main Line: Fukushima StationFukushima Station (Osaka)is a railway station in Fukushima-ku, Osaka, Japan, on the West Japan Railway Company Osaka Loop Line and the Hanshin Electric Railway Main Line...
- Noda StationNoda Station (Hanshin)is a train station on the Hanshin Electric Railway Main Line in Fukushima-ku, Osaka, Japan. The headquarters of Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd. is located in the north of this Station.-Connecting lines from Noda on the Hanshin Railway Main Line:...
- Yodogawa Station
- Main Line: Fukushima Station
- Osaka Municipal SubwayOsaka Municipal Subwayis the metro network in the city of Osaka, Japan, forming an integral part of the extensive mass transit system of Greater Osaka , having 125 out of the 1,108 rail stations in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto region. In 2010 the greater Osaka region had 13 million rail passengers daily of which the Osaka...
- Sennichimae Line: Nodahanshin StationNodahanshin Stationis a terminus on the Osaka Municipal Subway Sennichimae Line in Fukushima-ku, Osaka, Japan.-Connecting lines:This station is connected to the following two stations on other railway lines:*Hanshin Electric Railway Main Line - Noda Station...
- Tamagawa StationTamagawa Station (Osaka)is a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Sennichimae Line in Fukushima-ku, Osaka, Japan. The station is assigned the station number S12.-Connecting line:*West Japan Railway Company Osaka Loop Line -Layout:...
- Sennichimae Line: Nodahanshin Station
- Keihan Electric RailwayKeihan Electric Railwayis a Japanese railway operator in Osaka, Kyoto, and Shiga Prefectures. It is known as , or .-History:Keihan started its operation between Osaka and Kyoto in 1910. It was the first electric railway to connect these two cities, and the first line on the left bank of Yodo River...
- Nakanoshima Line: Nakanoshima StationNakanoshima Station (Osaka)is a train station on the Keihan Nakanoshima Line in Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan. It opened on October 19, 2008...
- Nakanoshima Line: Nakanoshima Station