Nishinari-ku, Osaka
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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 contains some shopping and entertainment areas beloved to many Osakans, e.g. Shinsekai
Shinsekai
Shinsekai , "New World" in English, is an old neighbourhood located next to south Osaka City's downtown "Minami" area. The neighbourhood was created in 1912 with New York as a model for its southern half and Paris for its northern half...
and Tamade. It lies directly south of 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...
transport hub and extends further south toward Sumiyoshi Park
Sumiyoshi Park
Sumiyoshi Park is an Osaka prefectural park in Hamaguchi-higashi Itchome, Suminoe-ku, Osaka, Japan.It was registered by Osaka Prefecture in 1873 with Hamadera Park in Nishi-ku, Sakai, and is the oldest park in Osaka.-Access:...
. It is served by the Nankai Railway lines as well as the Yotsubashi and Sakaisuji subway lines. Nishinari-ku is also home to a number of 'shitamachi' ("lower-town") shopping streets, increasingly a rarity in fast-developing urban Japan. Kamagasaki
Kamagasaki
is an old place name for a part of Nishinari-ku in Osaka, Japan. became the area's official name in May 1966.-Geography:Sections of four different towns — , , , and — are collectively known as Kamagasaki.- Transport :*West Japan Railway Company...
in Nishinari-ku is home to a large number of day-laborers and most of the homeless people in Osaka.
Crime and safety
Two designated yakuza groups, the Sakaume-gumiSakaume-gumi
The is a yakuza organization based in Osaka, Japan. The Sakaume-gumi is a designated yakuza group with an estimated 110 active members.The Sakaume-gumi is an old-established, small group that focuses primarily on gambling, and not on other activities like extortion and drugs...
and the Azuma-gumi
Azuma-gumi
The is a yakuza organization based in Osaka, Japan. The Azuma-gumi is a designated yakuza group with an estimated 170 active members.-History:The Azuma-gumi was registered as a designated yakuza group under the Organized Crime Countermeasures Law in August 1993....
, are based in Nishinari.
Osaka Municipal Subway
- Midōsuji Line: Dobutsuen-mae StationDobutsuen-mae Stationis a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway in Nishinari-ku, Osaka, Japan. The name in English means "in front of the zoo". It is one of the nearest stations to the Tennōji Zoo and Tsutenkaku.-Lines:*Osaka Municipal Subway**Midōsuji Line...
- Sakaisuji Line: Dobutsuen-mae StationDobutsuen-mae Stationis a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway in Nishinari-ku, Osaka, Japan. The name in English means "in front of the zoo". It is one of the nearest stations to the Tennōji Zoo and Tsutenkaku.-Lines:*Osaka Municipal Subway**Midōsuji Line...
, Tengachaya StationTengachaya Station*The station on the Sakausuji Line is located under the station on Nankai Railway, and was constructed together with the elevation of the Nankai Railway lines. There are an island platform serving 2 tracks and a side platform serving a track on the first basement... - Yotsubashi Line: Hanazonocho StationHanazonocho Stationis a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Yotsubashi Line in Nishinari-ku, Osaka, Japan.-Layout:*There are 2 side platforms with 2 tracks on the first basement.-Adjacent stations:...
, Kishinosato StationKishinosato Stationis a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Yotsubashi Line in Nishinari-ku, Osaka, Japan.-Layout:*There are 2 side platforms with 2 tracks on the first basement.-Stations next to Kishinosato:...
, Tamade Station
Nankai Railway
- Nankai Main Line: Shin-Imamiya StationShin-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:...
, Tengachaya StationTengachaya Station*The station on the Sakausuji Line is located under the station on Nankai Railway, and was constructed together with the elevation of the Nankai Railway lines. There are an island platform serving 2 tracks and a side platform serving a track on the first basement...
, Kishinosatotamade Station - Kōya Line: Shin-Imamiya StationShin-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:...
, Haginochaya StationHaginochaya Stationis a train station operated by Nankai Electric Railway Co., Ltd. in Nishinari-ku, Osaka Osaka Prefecture, Japan.-Layout:Haginochaya is an elevated station with one island platform serving the two easternmost tracks of the four-track right-of-way...
, Tengachaya StationTengachaya Station*The station on the Sakausuji Line is located under the station on Nankai Railway, and was constructed together with the elevation of the Nankai Railway lines. There are an island platform serving 2 tracks and a side platform serving a track on the first basement...
, Kishinosatotamade Station - Shiomibashi Line: Kizugawa StationKizugawa Stationis a train station in Nishinari-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.-Adjacent stations:...
, Tsumori StationTsumori Stationis a train station in Nishinari-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.-Adjacent stations:...
, Nishi-Tengachaya StationNishi-Tengachaya Stationis a train station in Nishinari-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.-Adjacent stations:...
, Kishinosatotamade Station
Hankai Railway
- Hankai LineHankai LineThe 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 ....
: Minamikasumicho Station, Imaike Station, Imafune Station, Matsudacho Station, Kitatengachaya Station, Shotenzaka Station, Tenjinnomori Station, Higashitamade Station, Tsukanishi Station
Education
Public elementary and junior high schools are operated by the Osaka City Board of Education. The public high schools are operated by the Osaka Prefectural Board of EducationOsaka Prefectural Board of Education
Osaka Prefectural Board of Education is a branch of the government of Osaka Prefecture, Japan.The board supervises individual municipal school systems and directly operates public high schools in Osaka prefecture.-Daito:* Nozaki High School...
.
Elementary schools
- Imamiya Elementary School
- Kishinosato Elementary School
- Kitatsumori Elementary School
- Koji Elementary School
- Senbon Elementary School
- Tachibana Elementary School
- Tamade Elementary School
- Tsumori Elementary School
- Tengachaya Elementary School
- Nagahashi Elementary School
- Haginochaya Elementary School
- Bainan Elementary School
- Matsunomiya Elementary School
- Minamitsumori Elementary School
Junior high schools
- Imamiya Junior High School
- Tsurumibashi Junior High School
- Tengachaya Junior High School
- Seinan Junior High School
- Bainan Junior High School
- Tamade Junior High School
Notable people
- Akai Hidekazu, talent
- Koki KamedaKoki Kamedais a Japanese professional boxer in the Flyweight division and the current WBA Bantamweight Regular Champion. He is the oldest of the three Kameda brothers. His younger brother, Daiki Kameda, is a professional boxer in the super flyweight division, and the youngest brother Tomoki, is the WBC Youth...
, boxer - Yoshie KashiwabaraYoshie Kashiwabarais a Japanese pop singer-songwriter, model, movie, television and stage actress.- Biography :Born in Osaka, she rose to fame in 1980 as a teen idol, making her debut with the song "No.1". Other hits include: "Karin" and "Haru nanoni"...
, singer - Katsura Zakoba, comic storyteller
- Shingo☆Nishinari, rapper
- Takajin, singer and popular culture commentator
See also
- Tobita Shinchi
- KamagasakiKamagasakiis an old place name for a part of Nishinari-ku in Osaka, Japan. became the area's official name in May 1966.-Geography:Sections of four different towns — , , , and — are collectively known as Kamagasaki.- Transport :*West Japan Railway Company...
Day Laborers' District - Tobita Shinchi, brothel district