Nakanoshima
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Kita-ku, Osaka
is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan.-Economy:West Japan Railway Company has its headquarters in Kita-ku. Nihon Bussan has its headquarters in Kita-ku. Dentsu and Yomiuri Shimbun have branch offices in Kita-ku. Mazda has an office in the Umeda Sky Building Tower East. Air France has an office on the...
, 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...
, that divides the Kyū-Yodo River
Kyū-Yodo River
The was the main stream of the Yodo River before 1907, when the current Yodo River was constructed by a normalisation project. Now called the Kyū-Yodo River, it is a major waterway in central Osaka and the main drainage of Neyagawa river....
into the Tosabori and Dōjima rivers. Many governmental and commercial offices (including the city hall of Osaka), museums and other cultural facilities are located on Nakanoshima.
Landmarks and architecture
- Nakanoshima ParkNakanoshima ParkThe Nakanoshima Park is the first public park opened by Osaka in 1891, after its foundation as a city. It is located in Kita ward, on the Nakanoshima sandbank, laying between Dōjima and Tosabori Rivers. The 11 hectares park houses public facilities as Osaka Central Public Hall, Osaka Prefectural...
- Rose garden
- Central Public Hall
- Nakanoshima LibraryOsaka Prefectural Nakanoshima Libraryis a major library in the Nakanoshima section of Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.It was established in 1904; and is today one of two libraries which are supported by the Osaka Prefectural government.-History of the building:...
- City Hall
- Bank of JapanBank of Japanis the central bank of Japan. The Bank is often called for short. It has its headquarters in Chuo, Tokyo.-History:Like most modern Japanese institutions, the Bank of Japan was founded after the Meiji Restoration...
Osaka branch - Headquarters of Asahi ShimbunAsahi ShimbunThe is the second most circulated out of the five national newspapers in Japan. Its circulation, which was 7.96 million for its morning edition and 3.1 million for its evening edition as of June 2010, was second behind that of Yomiuri Shimbun...
- Nakanoshima Mitsui Building
- Headquarters of Kansai Electric Power CompanyKansai Electric Power Company, also known as , is an electric utility with its operational area of Kansai region, Japan . The company is regarded as one of the leading companies in Kansai, as well as a leader of the Japanese electric power industry....
- Rihga Royal Hotel
- Nakanoshima Centre Building
Cultural facilities
(from east to west)- Museum of Oriental Ceramics
- Festival HallFestival Hall, Osakawas a concert hall, in Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan. The Hall seats 2,709 patrons and is home to the Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra.It was run by the Asahi Building Co., Ltd., a Japanese real estate company controlling properties of the Asahi Shimbun Company, and is housed in the Shin Asahi Building, an...
- National Museum of Art, OsakaNational Museum of Art, OsakaThe is a subterranean Japanese art museum located on the island of Nakanoshima, located between the Dōjima River and the Tosabori River, about 5 minutes west of Higobashi Station in central Osaka....
- Science MuseumOsaka Science MuseumThe is a science museum in Naka-no-shima, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan. The museum is located between the Dōjima River and the Tosabori River, above Osaka's subterranean National Museum of Art. Opened in 1989, the museum was constructed to mark the 100th anniversary of Osaka City. The construction was...
- Osaka International Convention CenterOsaka International Convention CenterThe is a multi-purpose convention center in the city of Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.A Keihan railway station is located underground , operating as the terminus for the Nakanoshima Line.- Past events :...
Train
- 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...
Keihan Main Line Yodoyabashi StationYodoyabashi StationYodoyabashi Station is a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Midosuji Line and the Keihan Railway Keihan Main Line...
, Kitahama StationKitahama Station (Osaka)is a train station on the Keihan Electric Railway Keihan Main Line and the Osaka Municipal Subway Sakaisuji Line in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan.- Lines :* Keihan Electric Railway** Keihan Main Line* Osaka Municipal Subway** Sakaisuji Line... - 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 Naniwabashi Station, Ōebashi Station, Watanabebashi Station, Nakanoshima StationNakanoshima Station (Osaka)is a train station on the Keihan Nakanoshima Line in Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan. It opened on October 19, 2008... - 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...
Midosuji Line Yodoyabashi StationYodoyabashi StationYodoyabashi Station is a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Midosuji Line and the Keihan Railway Keihan Main Line... - 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...
Yotsubashi Line Higobashi StationHigobashi Stationis a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Yotsubashi Line in Nishi-ku, Osaka, Japan.-Connecting line:*Keihan Railway Nakanoshima Line -Layout:There is an island platform with two tracks on the second basement.-Surroundings:... - 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... - JRWest 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:...
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...
See also
- HotarumachiHotarumachiis 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...