Abeno-ku, Osaka
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is one of 24 wards
of Osaka
, Japan
. It is located in southern Osaka city and has a population of over 107,000. In the northern part of Abeno, Abenobashi, there is the Kintetsu Minami-Osaka Line which terminates at Abenobashi Station, the Midōsuji Line and Tanimachi Line of the Osaka Municipal Subway at Tennoji Station
, and the Hankai Tramway's Uemachi Line which terminates at Tennoji-eki-mae Station. The Abenobashi area of Abeno is a commercial area where department stores and movie theatres are located. Abeno is a home for Sharp Corporation
(Nagaike-cho).
When Osaka city increased its number of wards from 15 to 22 on the 1 April 1943, Sumiyoshi
ward was divided into three "new" wards, one of which was Abeno, the others being Higashi-Sumiyoshi ward and Sumiyoshi ward. There are varying theories as to the origin of the name "Abeno". One is that it was the name of a powerful family-clan in ancient Japan, another suggests it might come from one of Yamabe no Akahito's songs in Man'yōshū, and another theory suggests it might come from the "amabe" in Higashi-narigun-amabe-gou, an ancient place name. The theory of the powerful family-clan name holds strongest.
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 located in southern Osaka city and has a population of over 107,000. In the northern part of Abeno, Abenobashi, there is the Kintetsu Minami-Osaka Line which terminates at Abenobashi Station, the Midōsuji Line and Tanimachi Line of the Osaka Municipal Subway at Tennoji Station
Tennoji Station
is a train station on the JR West Osaka Loop Line, Hanwa Line, Yamatoji Line, Osaka Municipal Subway Midōsuji Line, and Tanimachi Line, located in Tennōji-ku and Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan, and is a train station on the tram Hankai Uemachi Line in Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan...
, and the Hankai Tramway's Uemachi Line which terminates at Tennoji-eki-mae Station. The Abenobashi area of Abeno is a commercial area where department stores and movie theatres are located. Abeno is a home for Sharp Corporation
Sharp Corporation
is a Japanese multinational corporation that designs and manufactures electronic products. Headquartered in Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan, Sharp employs more than 55,580 people worldwide as of June 2011. The company was founded in September 1912 and takes its name from one of its founder's first...
(Nagaike-cho).
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Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka
is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. It is located on the southern part of the Uemachi Plateau, in the southern most part of Osaka City, and is separated from Sakai City's Sakai-ku and Kita-ku by the Yamato River...
ward was divided into three "new" wards, one of which was Abeno, the others being Higashi-Sumiyoshi ward and Sumiyoshi ward. There are varying theories as to the origin of the name "Abeno". One is that it was the name of a powerful family-clan in ancient Japan, another suggests it might come from one of Yamabe no Akahito's songs in Man'yōshū, and another theory suggests it might come from the "amabe" in Higashi-narigun-amabe-gou, an ancient place name. The theory of the powerful family-clan name holds strongest.
Train stations located in Abeno-ku
- 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:...
(JR West)- Hanwa LineHanwa LineThe is one of commuter rail lines and services in Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, owned and operated by West Japan Railway Company. The line runs between Osaka and Wakayama, Japan and has a 1.7-kilometre branchline in Osaka suburb....
: Bishoen StationBishoen Stationis a train station on the West Japan Railway Company Hanwa Line in Abeno-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The station opened on June 3, 1931.-Layout:*This station has 2 elevated side platforms serving a track each.-Adjacent stations:...
- Minami-Tanabe StationMinami-Tanabe Stationis a train station on the West Japan Railway Company Hanwa Line in Abeno-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The station opened on July 18, 1929. When the platforms and the tracks were located on the ground, the station was located in Yamasaka Nichome, Higashisumiyoshi-ku.-Layout:*This station has...
- Tsurugaoka StationTsurugaoka Stationis a train station on the West Japan Railway Company Hanwa Line in Nishi-Tanabecho Nichome, Abeno-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. When the platforms and the tracks were located on the ground, the station was located in Yamasaka Gochome, Higashisumiyoshi-ku.-Layout:When the station was located...
- Hanwa Line
- KintetsuKintetsu, named Kinki Nippon Railway Co., Ltd. in English until June 27, 2003, is a Japanese rail transit corporation commonly known as . It is the largest non-JR railway in Japan. Its complex network of lines connects Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, Nagoya, Tsu and Ise...
- Hankai TramwayHankai Tramwayis a company which owns two tramway lines in the cities of Osaka and Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The parent company is Nankai Electric Railway Co., Ltd.-Now owned:*Hankai Line 14.1 km...
- Uemachi LineHankai Uemachi LineThe is a tramway line of Hankai Tramway Co., Ltd. in Osaka, Japan.-History:*September 20, 1900 - Osaka Horse Rail Co. from Tennoji-nishimon-mae to Higashi-Tengachaya was opened....
: Tennoji-eki-mae Station - Abeno StationAbeno Stationis a railway station on the Tanimachi Line of the Osaka Municipal Subway , as well as a tram stop on the Hankai Uemachi Line , in Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan.-Layout:Osaka Municipal Subway Tanimachi Line *an island platform serving two tracks under Abeno-suji....
- Matsumushi Station - Higashi-Tengachaya StationHigashi-Tengachaya Stationis a station in Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan on the Hankai Tramway, Uemachi Line....
- Kitabatake Station - Himematsu Station
- Uemachi 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...
- Midōsuji Line: Tennoji StationTennoji Stationis a train station on the JR West Osaka Loop Line, Hanwa Line, Yamatoji Line, Osaka Municipal Subway Midōsuji Line, and Tanimachi Line, located in Tennōji-ku and Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan, and is a train station on the tram Hankai Uemachi Line in Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan...
- Showacho StationShowacho Station (Osaka)is a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Midōsuji Line in Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan, south east of Tennoji. A largely residential area, there are the usual convenience stores, small izakayas and a covered shopping street of local independent traders.-Layout:...
- Nishitanabe StationNishitanabe Stationis a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Midosuji Line in Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan.-Layout:*There are two side platforms with two tracks underground.-Surroundings:*the Headquarters of Sharp Corporation*Nagaike Park*Nagai Stadium... - Tanimachi Line: Abeno StationAbeno Stationis a railway station on the Tanimachi Line of the Osaka Municipal Subway , as well as a tram stop on the Hankai Uemachi Line , in Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan.-Layout:Osaka Municipal Subway Tanimachi Line *an island platform serving two tracks under Abeno-suji....
- Fuminosato StationFuminosato Stationis a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Tanimachi Line in Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan. Trains starting from Fuminosato bound for Miyakojima and Dainichi also run.-Layout:There is an island platform with two tracks on the second basement....
- Midōsuji Line: Tennoji Station