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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 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...

. It has an area of 4.37 km², and a population of 51,567.

General information

Largely a residential area itself, Naniwa-ku is adjacent to and has in recent years blurred into the Namba

Namba

is a district of Osaka, Japan. Namba is regarded as the center of so-called Minami area of Osaka. Its name is one of variations on the former name of Osaka, Naniwa...

district, which is south Osaka City's transport hub and centre of commerce, entertainment, shopping, and culture.

Naniwa retains significant Burakumin

Burakumin

are a Japanese social minority group. The burakumin are one of the main minority groups in Japan, along with the Ainu of Hokkaidō, the Ryukyuans of Okinawa and Japanese residents of Korean and Chinese descent....

and Korean communities. The plight and struggle of both communities in Japan is represented in Liberty Osaka (Osaka Human Rights Museum).

Almost the entire ward was decimated in air attacks during bombing in March, 1945. Few buildings pre-dating WWII remain.

Attractions

Naniwa is the site of a number of well-known commercial areas. Nipponbashi

Nipponbashi

is a shopping district of Naniwa Ward, Osaka, Japan. The area is centered along Sakaisuji Avenue, extending from the Ebisu-chō Interchange of the Hanshin Expressway in the south, to Nansan-dōri in the north...

, locally known as Den Den Town (Electric City) was traditionally a concentration for Osaka's electrical appliance outlets, though the emergence of several large electrical department stores over in recent years has seen its shop space make a gradual shift away from the electrical appliance sector. Directly to its south is Shin Sekai (New World), an entertainment district famous for the Tsutenkaku Tower and Janjan Alley.

Amongst Naniwa's sites is the Imamiya Ebisu Shrine, which sponsors the lively Toka Ebisu Festival. Naniwa is the site of the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium (Osaka-furitsu taiiku-kaikan), where the Grand Sumo Tournament is held in March (Ozumo Sangatsu Basho) and Liberty Osaka

Liberty Osaka

Situated in Naniwa-ku, a ward in south Osaka City, Liberty Osaka was originally founded in December 1985 to document the history of the Osaka human rights movement and was relaunched in December 1995 as the Osaka Jinken Hakubutsu-kan...

- the Osaka Human Rights Museum. Naniwa also contains the massive modern shopping, dining, and entertainment complex, Namba Parks

Namba Parks

Namba Parks is an office and shopping complex located in Namba-naka Nichome, Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Japan, the south of Namba Station on Nankai Railway. It consists of a high office building called Parks Tower and a 120-tenant shopping mall with rooftop garden...

Landmarks

Den Den Town
Festival Gate
Festival Gate
Festivalgate was an amusement park in Osaka, Japan, just beside the Shin-Imamiya Station of the Osaka Loop Line of Nishinihon Japan Railway and Nankai Railway....
Imamiya Ebisu Shrine
Namba City
Namba Parks
Namba Parks
Namba Parks is an office and shopping complex located in Namba-naka Nichome, Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Japan, the south of Namba Station on Nankai Railway. It consists of a high office building called Parks Tower and a 120-tenant shopping mall with rooftop garden...
Osaka City Air Terminal
Osaka City Air Terminal
Osaka City Air Terminal is a multi-purpose commercial complex in Minatomachi, Naniwa-ku, Osaka housing South Osaka's inter-city bus terminal and coach ferry services to Kansai International Airport, JR Namba station and six floors of shops, restaurants, travel agencies and tourist offices...
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
Prefectural Gymnasium
is an indoor sporting arena located in Namba, Osaka, Japan. It first opened in 1952 and the current building was constructed in 1987. It is the venue of a professional sumo tournament held in March every year. The capacity of the arena is 8,000 people...
Tsutenkaku
Tsutenkaku
, lit. "Tower Reaching Heaven", owned by Tsūtenkaku Kanko Co., Ltd. is a well-known landmark of Osaka, Japan and advertises Hitachi. It is located in the Shinsekai district of Naniwa-ku, Osaka....
Liberty Osaka (Osaka Human Rights Museum)
Sports Palace, Osaka

Train stations

JR West

Kansai Line (Yamatoji Line

Yamatoji Line

The is the common name of the western portion of the Kansai Main Line, and the name has been used since March 13, 1988. The electrified portion is one of commuter rail lines and services in Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, owned and operated by West Japan Railway Company...

): Shin-Imamiya Station

Shin-Imamiya Station

-Layout:* 2 island platforms with 4 tracks-Adjacent stations:-Nankai Railway Shin-Imamiya Station:-Layout:* an island platform and 2 side platforms with 4 tracks-Adjacent stations:...

- Imamiya Station - JR Namba Station

JR Namba Station

is a train station in Namba, Naniwa Ward, Osaka, Japan, adjacent to Namba Station and Osaka Namba Station operated by the West Japan Railway Company....

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...

: Ashiharabashi Station

Ashiharabashi Station

is a train station on the West Japan Railway Company Osaka Loop Line in Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Japan. There is a transfer to the Nankai Electric Railway Shiombashi Line at Ashiharachō Station.-Layout:*There are two side platforms with two tracks elevated....

- Imamiya Station - Shin-Imamiya Station

Nankai Railway (In regestration, Namba Station on Nankai Railway is located in Chūō-ku, and Shin-Imamiya Station in Nishinari-ku)

Nankai Main Line: Imamiyaebisu Station

Imamiyaebisu Station

is a train station opetared by Nankai Electric Railway Co., Ltd. in Naniwa-ku, Osaka Osaka Prefecture, Japan.-Layout:Imamiyaebisu is an elevated station with one island platform serving the two easternmost tracks of the four-track right-of-way...

(only local trains of the Koya Line stop)

Kōya Line (Shiomibashi Branch): Shiomibashi Station

Shiomibashi Station

is a train station on the Nankai Electric Railway Kōya Line in Naniwa-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.-Layout:*There is an island platform with 2 tracks.-Surroundings:...

- Ashiharachō Station

Ashiharacho Station

thumb is a railway station in Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is served by the Nankai Kōya Line .-Surrounding area:Ashiharabashi Station on the Osaka Loop Line is approximately 200m away.-Adjacent stations:...

Hanshin Railway

Hanshin Namba Line Sakuragawa Station

Sakuragawa Station (Osaka)

is a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Sennichimae Line and the Hanshin Railway Hanshin Namba Line in Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Japan.-Lines:*Osaka Municipal Subway*Sennichimae Line *Hanshin Electric Railway*Hanshin Namba Line...

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...

(In regestration, Namba Station is located in Chūō-ku)

Midōsuji Line: Daikokuchō Station

Daikokucho Station

Daikokuchō Station is a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway in Shikizu-higashi Sanchome, Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Japan.-Lines:*Osaka Municipal Subway**Midōsuji Line **Yotsubashi Line...

Yotsubashi Line: Namba Station (a platform)

Namba Station

-Layout:Midōsuji Line*an island platform and a side platform with 2 tracksSennichimae Line*an island platform with 2 tracksYotsubashi Line*an island platform with 2 tracks-Adjacent stations:-Surroundings:*Takashimaya*Namba City...

- Daikokuchō Station

Daikokucho Station

Daikokuchō Station is a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway in Shikizu-higashi Sanchome, Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Japan.-Lines:*Osaka Municipal Subway**Midōsuji Line **Yotsubashi Line...

Sennichimae Line: Sakuragawa Station

Sakuragawa Station (Osaka)

Sakaisuji Line: Ebisuchō Station

Hankai Tramway

is 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...

(In regestration, Minami-Kasumichō Station is located in Nishinari-ku)

Hankai Line

The is a tramway in the cities of Osaka and Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Hankai Tramway Co., Ltd. owns and operates the line.The line's name comes from and ....

: Ebisuchō Station

External links

Official website of Naniwa

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