is one of 24 wards

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...

, 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 area of Ikuno-ku is well-known for the large number of Korean-Japanese citizens (Zainichi Korean

Zainichi Korean

Koreans in Japan are the ethnic Korean residents of Japan. They currently constitute the second largest ethnic minority group in Japan. The majority of Koreans in Japan are Zainichi Koreans, also often known as Zainichi for short, who are the permanent ethnic Korean residents of Japan...

) living there, as well as for its large number of yakiniku

Yakiniku

Yakiniku , meaning "grilled meat", is a Japanese term which, in its broadest sense, refers to grilled meat dishes. The present style of yakiniku restaurants are derived from the Korean restaurants in Osaka and Tokyo which were opened around 1945....

 (Korean-style barbecue) restaurants. Many families from Korea have lived in the Tsuruhashi district for three generations or more.

Rail

• West Japan Railway Company
  West 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:...
  
   (These stations are located in Tennoji-ku but close to Ikuno-ku.)
  • Osaka Loop Line
    Osaka Loop Line
    The 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...
    
    : Teradacho Station
    Teradacho Station
    is a train station on the West Japan Railway Company Osaka Loop Line serving the wards of Tennōji-ku and Ikuno-ku, in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan....
    
     - Momodani Station
    Momodani Station
    is on the West Japan Railway Company Osaka Loop Line in Tennoji-ku, Osaka, Japan.- Layout :* There are two elevated side platforms with a track each.- Around the station :* the headquarters of * the headquarters of...
    
     - Tsuruhashi Station
    Tsuruhashi Station
    -Layout:The station on the Kintetsu lines has two island platforms serving four tracks on the second level.-Adjacent stations:-West Japan Railway Company :1-1, Shimoajihara-cho, Tennoji-ku, Osaka-Layout:...
    
    
• Kintetsu
  • Osaka Line and Nara Line: Tsuruhashi Station
    Tsuruhashi Station
    -Layout:The station on the Kintetsu lines has two island platforms serving four tracks on the second level.-Adjacent stations:-West Japan Railway Company :1-1, Shimoajihara-cho, Tennoji-ku, Osaka-Layout:...
    
     - Imazato Station
    Imazato Station (Kintetsu)
    Imazato Station is a train station on the Kintetsu Osaka Line in Ikuno-ku, Osaka, Japan.-Lines:*Kintetsu Corporation**Osaka Line**Nara Line-Layout:...
    
    
• Osaka Municipal Subway
  Osaka Municipal Subway
  is 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: Shoji Station - Kita-Tatsumi Station
    Kita-Tatsumi Station
    is a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Sennichimae Line in Ikuno-ku, Osaka, Japan.-Layout:*There is an island platform with two tracks underground.-Surroundings:*the headquarters of Rohto Pharmaceutical Co.*Yoshinoya...
    
     - Minami-Tatsumi Station
    Minami-Tatsumi Station
    is a terminal station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Sennichimae Line in Ikuno-ku, Osaka, Japan.-Layout:*The station is located under Japan National Route 479. There is an island platform serving two tracks on the second basement level....
    
    

Road

• Katsuyama dori
• Imazatosuji
• National Route 25
  Japan National Route 25
  National Route 25 is a national highway connecting Yokkaichi and Osaka in Japan.-Route Data:*Length: 144.5 km *Origin: Yokkaichi *Terminus: Osaka...
  
  
• Uchi-kanjosen

External links

• Official website of Ikuno