Minato-ku, Osaka
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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 has an area of 7.9 km², and a population of 84,961. Minato-ku literally translated means Harbor Ward.

Landmarks

  • Kaiyukan (Osaka Aquarium)
  • Port of Osaka
  • Tempozan Harbor Village
  • Modern Transportation Museum
    Modern Transportation Museum
    The is the corporate museum of the West Japan Railway Company in Osaka, Japan. It opened in 1962, next to Bentencho Station on the Osaka Loop Line...

  • ORC 200 Building

Train stations

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:...

 (JR West)
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...

Bentencho Station
Bentencho Station
Bentenchō Station is a train station in Namiyoke Sanchome, Minato-ku, Osaka, Japan.- Lines :*West Japan Railway Company **Osaka Loop Line*Osaka Municipal Subway**Chūō Line -Layout:JR West...


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...

Chūō Line
Osakako Station
Osakako Station
is a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Chūō Line in Minato-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is the stop that services the Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan.-Layout:*There is an elevated island platform with two tracks on the third floor.-Stations next to Osakako:...

 - Asashiobashi Station
Asashiobashi Station
is a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Chūō Line in Minato-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is the stop that services the Osaka city central gymnasium and Osaka city pool.-Layout:*There are 2 side platforms with a track each on the third floor....

 - Bentencho Station
Bentencho Station
Bentenchō Station is a train station in Namiyoke Sanchome, Minato-ku, Osaka, Japan.- Lines :*West Japan Railway Company **Osaka Loop Line*Osaka Municipal Subway**Chūō Line -Layout:JR West...


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