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...

. It is in the west of central Osaka ("Nishi" means "west"), and is generally flat. 80% of the area was destroyed by bombing in 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...

, and was not regenerated until the mid 1960s.

Governments and International organizations

Local government

• Osaka city, Nishi ward office (at near Metro Nishi-Nagahori Station
  Nishi-Nagahori Station
  is a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line and Sennichimae Line in Nishi-ku, Osaka, Japan.-Lines:*Osaka Municipal Subway*Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line *Sennichimae Line...
  
  )

Consulate

• Chinese Consulate (at near Metro Awaza Station
  Awaza Station
  is a train station on the two lines of the Osaka Municipal Subway. The station is in Nishi-ku, Osaka, Japan.-Lines:*Osaka Municipal Subway**Chūō Line **Sennichimae Line -Layout:...
  
  )

Culture

• Central Osaka Library ( near Metro Nishi-Nagahori Station
  Nishi-Nagahori Station
  is a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line and Sennichimae Line in Nishi-ku, Osaka, Japan.-Lines:*Osaka Municipal Subway*Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line *Sennichimae Line...
  
  )
• Utsubo Park
  Utsubo Park
  is a large public, urban park, situated at Utsubo-Hommachi in Nishi-ku, Osaka, Japan.The park was constructed at the site of a former air field of United States Army, so the land is long rectangle shape characteristic of a runway...
  
  
• Osaka Dome
  Osaka Dome
  Osaka Dome is a baseball stadium located in Osaka, Japan. Beginning in 1997, the stadium was the home field of the Kintetsu Buffaloes. In 2005, the stadium became one of the homes of the Orix Buffaloes, a result of the merger between the Orix Blue Wave and Kintetsu Buffaloes. Prior to the Osaka...
  
   baseball stadium

Economy

Konica Minolta

Konica Minolta

is a Japanese manufacturer of office equipment, medical imaging, graphic imaging, optical devices, and measuring instruments. It is headquartered in the Marunouchi Center Building in Marunouchi, Chiyoda, Tokyo, with a Kansai office in Nishi-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture...

 has its Osaka office in the ward.

Hainan Airlines

Hainan Airlines

Hainan Airlines Company Limited is an airline headquartered in the HNA Development Building in Haikou, Hainan, People's Republic of China. It is the largest privately-owned air transport company and the fourth-largest airline in terms of fleet size in the People's Republic of China...

 operates an office on the fifth floor of the Century Building in Nishi-ku.

Diplomatic missions

The Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China in Osaka

Diplomatic missions of the People's Republic of China

This is a list of diplomatic missions of the People's Republic of China. The People's Republic of China has a large diplomatic network, representing the country's significant economic, commercial, political, cultural and military links around the world....

is located in Nishi-ku.

External links

• Official website of Nishi Ward