Chuo-ku, Osaka

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Chuo-ku, Osaka

, Osaka is one of 24 wards

Wards of Japan

A ku , conventionally translated as ward is a district in a large Japanese city. Wards are used to subdivide each City designated by government ordinance , as well as Tokyo ....
of Osaka

Osaka

is a Cities of Japan in Japan, located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay, in the Kansai region of the main island of Honshu.Osaka is a City designated by government ordinance under the Local Autonomy Law and the capital city of Osaka Prefecture....
, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of 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 8.88 km², and a population of 60,085. It houses Osaka's financial district, as well as the Osaka Prefecture

Osaka Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan located in the Kinki region on Honshu, the main island of Japan. The capital is the city of Osaka, Osaka. It is the center of Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto area....
offices and principal shopping and tourist areas.

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Air China

Air China Ltd is the People's Republic of China's state owned and Largest airlines#Asia commercial airline after China Southern Airlines. It is the flag carrier and the only airline in the world to fly the Flag of the People's Republic of China on its entire fleet....
has an office on the 1st floor of the Uchihonmachi Green Building in Chuo-ku. Asiana Airlines

Asiana Airlines

Asiana Airlines is an airline based in Seoul, South Korea and is one of South Korea's two major airlines, along with Korean Air.Asiana is a member of the Star Alliance and operates services to 12 domestic destinations and 82 international destinations in 21 countries worldwide....
operates a sales office on the 18th Floor of the Epson Osaka Building in Chuo-ku.

Various consulates are found in Chuo-ku.

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, Osaka is one of 24 wards

Wards of Japan

A ku , conventionally translated as ward is a district in a large Japanese city. Wards are used to subdivide each City designated by government ordinance , as well as Tokyo ....
of Osaka

Osaka

Japan

Osaka Prefecture

Economy

Air China

Asiana Airlines

Diplomatic missions of Italy

Italy has a large global network of diplomatic missions, listed below . It is the only country in the world to have an embassy on its own territory - the Italian embassy to the Holy See is in Rome....
, the Consulate-General of the Netherlands

Diplomatic missions of the Netherlands

Listed below are the embassies and consulates of the Netherlands, excluding honorary consulates:...
, and the Consulate-General of the Philippines

Diplomatic missions of the Philippines

The Philippines has a wide network of diplomatic missions in major cities around the world to forward Philippine interests in the areas that they serve, as well as to serve the ever-growing numbers of Overseas Filipinos....
, occupy the twenty-ninth, thirty-first, thirty-third, and twenty-fourth floors, respectively, of the Twin21 MID Tower. The Consulate-General of Canada

Diplomatic missions of Canada

Canada has an extensive diplomatic network, maintained by Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade . As a Commonwealth of Nations nation, Canada's diplomatic missions in the capitals of other commonwealth nations are referred to as High Commissions ....
is on the twelfth floor of the Daisan Shoho Building in Chuo-ku. The Consulate-General of France is on the tenth floor of the Crystal Tower. The Consulate-General of India is on the tenth floor of the Semba I.S. Building. The Consulate-General of Indonesia

Diplomatic missions of Indonesia

Indonesia, the world's fourth most populous country, holds significant diplomatic weight in Southeast Asia, the Non-Aligned Movement and within the Islamic world....
is on the sixth floor of the Daiwa Bank Semba Building. The Consulate-General of Singapore is on the fourteenth floor of the Osaka Kokusai Building. The Consulate-General of Thailand

Diplomatic missions of Thailand

Listed below are the embassies and consulates of Thailand, excluding honorary consulates....
is in the first, fourth, and fifth floors of the Bangkok Bank Building. The Consulate-General of the United Kingdom is on the nineteenth floor of the Seiko Osaka Building. The Consulate-General of Vietnam is on the tenth floor of the Estate Bakuro-machi Building.

Facilities

Osaka Prefecture

Osaka Prefectural Governmant
Osaka Prefectural Police Head Station

Minami Police Station
Higashi Police Station

Osaka Contemporary Art Center
Osaka Contemporary Art Center

The is an art gallery in Osaka, Japan, administered by Osaka Prefecture.The center started in 1974 as Osaka Fumin Gyarari . In 1980 its Japanese name was changed to that used today, on the occasion of its move within Kita-ku, Osaka from Dojima to Nakanoshima....

Company headquarters

Sumitomo Life Insurance Company
Sumitomo Life Insurance Company

is a mutual life insurance company in Japan, and it is headquartered in Osaka.In 2005, the company announced a joint venture with the People's Insurance Company of China PICC Holdings Company ...
- Shiromi (Osaka Business Park)
Sumitomo Trust and Banking
Sumitomo Trust and Banking

is a trust bank in Osaka, Japan. It is one of the Sumitomo Group core companies, and is closely tied to Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group....
Co., Ltd. - Kitahama
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company

is the largest pharmaceutical company in Japan, with overseas business offices in Europe and in the United States. Their American subsidiary, Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc., is based in Deerfield, Illinois....
, Ltd. - Dojomachi
Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. - Dojomachi
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation - Dojomachi
Shionogi
Shionogi

, Osaka Securities Exchange: 4507}} is a Japan pharmaceutical company best known for developing Crestor. Medical supply and brand name also uses Shionogi ....
& Co. Ltd. - Dojomachi
Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd. - Dojomachi
Osaka Gas
Osaka Gas

, commonly written as ????, is a Japanese Natural gas company based out of Osaka, Japan. It supplies gas to the Kansai, especially Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto area....
Co., Ltd.
ITOCHU
ITOCHU

, until 1992 "C. Itoh" in English, is a Japanese general trading concern based in Chuo-ku, Osaka and Minato, Tokyo. It has a common origin with Marubeni Corporation....
Corporation - Kyutaromachi
Iwatani Corporation - Hommachi
Kansai Urban Banking Corporation
Keihan Electric Railway
Keihan Electric Railway

is a Japanese railway operator in Osaka Prefecture, Kyoto Prefecture, and Shiga Prefecture Prefectures. It is known as , or ....
Co., Ltd.
Nankai Electric Railway
Nankai Electric Railway

is a private railway in Japan. IC cards are accepted.Nankai was founded in 1884, then became one of the companies that merge to form Kintetsu in 1944, but separated again in 1947....
Co., Ltd.
Osaka Securities Exchange
Osaka Securities Exchange

The is the second largest securities exchange in Japan, in terms of amount of business handled. As of 31 December 2007, the Osaka Securities Exchange had 477 listed companies with a combined market capitalization of $212 billion....
Co., Ltd.
Nippon Life Insurance Company
Nippon Life Insurance Company

, also known as or is the second largest Japanese life insurance company behind Japan Post Insurance. The company was founded in 1889 as the Nippon Life Assurance Co., Inc. In structure it is a mutual organization....
- Imabashi
Morishita Jintan Co., Ltd. - Morinomiya
Sakura Color Products Corporation - Morinomiya
Takenaka Corporation
Takenaka Corporation

is the biggest architecture, engineering, and construction firm in JapanThe company's website also claims it to be the oldest firm of that type anywhere in the world, since the demise of Kongo Gumi which was substantially older....
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corporation (NTT West)
Mandom
Mandom

was created in 1927 under the name Kintsuru Perfume Corporation and is a manufacturer and distributor of hair care, skin care, perfumes, and deodorants....
Corporation - Junikencho
Teijin
Teijin

is a Japan chemical industry and pharmaceutical industry company. It is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange with a market capitalisation of USD 3.9 billion....
Limited

Mass media

Broadcasting stations

NHK
NHK

, or Japan Broadcasting Corporation, is Japan's public broadcaster. The NHK is financed by a television licence. This Japanese public corporation has always identified itself to its audiences by the English pronunciation of its initials, NHK....
Osaka Broadcasting Station - Otemae
Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation
Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation

is a TV station joining Nippon News Network and Nippon Television Network System in Osaka Business Park, Osaka, Japan founded as "" on February 13, 1958....
- Shiromi Nichome (Osaka Business Park)
TV Osaka
TV Osaka

is a TV station affiliated with TXN in Osaka, Japan. The mascot character is "Takoru-kun" ....
- Otemae

Newspapers

Nihon Keizai Shimbun
Nihon Keizai Shimbun

, or , is one of the largest media corporations in Japan. Nikkei specializes in publishing financial, business and industry news. Its main news publications include:...
- Otemae

Landmarks

Amerikamura
Amerikamura

Amerikamura is usually referred to by locals as "Ame-mura." It is a sizable retail and entertainment area near Shinsaibashi in the Chuo-ku, Osaka of Osaka, Japan....
Dotonbori
Dotonbori

is one of the principal tourist destinations in Osaka, Osaka, Japan. It is a single street, running alongside the Dotonbori canal between the Dotonboribashi Bridge and the Den Den Town in the Namba ward of Osaka....
National Bunraku Theater
Osaka Business Park
Osaka Castle
Osaka Castle

is a Japanese castle in Chuo-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.Originally called Ozakajo, it is one of Japan's most famous castles, and played a major role in the unification of Japan during the sixteenth century of the Azuchi-Momoyama period....
Shinsaibashi
Shinsaibashi

Shinsaibashi is a district in the Chuo-ku wards of Japan of Osaka, Japan and the city's main shopping area. It centers around Shinsaibashi-suji, a covered shopping street, that is north of Dotonbori and parallel and east of Midosuji street....

Train stations

West Japan Railway Company

, also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group companies and operates in western Honshu....
(JR West)

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 Station to Kyuhoji Station was opened on March 15, 2008, and the line from Shigino Station to Shin-Osaka Station is planned to open in 2012....
: Morinomiya Station

Morinomiya Station

is a railway and subway train station in Chuo-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan....
- Osakajo-koen Station

Keihan Electric Railway

is a Japanese railway operator in Osaka Prefecture, Kyoto Prefecture, and Shiga Prefecture Prefectures. It is known as , or ....

Keihan Line

Keihan Main Line

|} is a railway line of Keihan Electric Railway. The line is between Demachiyanagi Station in Kyoto and Yodoyabashi Station in Osaka. The name of the line is not "the Main Line", but "the Keihan Main Line"....
: Yodoyabashi Station

Yodoyabashi Station

Yodoyabashi Station is a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Midosuji Line and the Keihan Railway Keihan Main Line. It is the nearest station to Osaka City Hall....
- Kitahama Station

Kitahama Station (Osaka)

is a train station on the Keihan Electric Railway Keihan Main Line and the Osaka Municipal Subway Sakaisuji Line in Chuo-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Osaka, Japan....
- Temmabashi Station

Temmabashi Station

is a train station on the Keihan Electric Railway and Osaka Municipal Subway located in Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan....

Kintetsu

, 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 private railway in Japan....

Namba Line

Kintetsu Namba Line

The Namba Line is an underground railway line of Kintetsu Corporation in Osaka, Japan opened in 1970. It is an extension of the Kintetsu Osaka Line and the Kintetsu Nara Line....
: Kintetsu Namba Station

Kintetsu Namba Station

|} is the terminal of the Kintetsu Namba Line in the Namba district of Chuo-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan. It is adjacent to Namba Station and JR Namba Station....
- Kintetsu Nippombashi Station

Kintetsu Nippombashi Station

is a train station on the Kintetsu Kintetsu Namba Line in Chuo-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan. Trains of the Kintetsu Nara Line arrives at and departs from the station....

Hanshin Electric Railway

is a Japanese private railway company of Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group that links Osaka and Kobe. It also owns the Hanshin Tigers baseball team.The second character for Osaka and the first character for Kobe combine to form the company name, ??, which can be read Han-shin....

Hanshin Namba Line (opening on March 20, 2009): Kintetsu Namba Station

Nankai Electric Railway

is a private railway in Japan. IC cards are accepted.Nankai was founded in 1884, then became one of the companies that merge to form Kintetsu in 1944, but separated again in 1947....

Nankai Main Line

|} is one of the two main railway line of Japanese private railway company Nankai Electric Railway, together with Nankai Koya Line. The route is from Namba Station in south downtown of Osaka to Wakayamashi Station in Wakayama, Wakayama via Sakai, Osaka, Kishiwada, Osaka, Izumisano, Osaka and Misaki, Osaka municipalities....
: Namba Station

Namba Station

is a name of two train stations in the Namba district of Chuo-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan. One is owned by Nankai Electric Railway and the other is by Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau....

Osaka Municipal Subway

is the rapid transit network in the city of Osaka, Japan, an integral part of the extensive mass transit system of Transport in Greater Osaka , having 125 out of the 1,108 rail stations in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto region....

Midosuji Line

|}The is one of the Osaka Municipal Subway lines, the rapid transit system in Osaka, Japan, Japan. Constructed under Midosuji, a north-south major street, the line is the oldest line of the Osaka subway system and the second oldest in Japan, following the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line....
: Yodoyabashi Station

Yodoyabashi Station

Yodoyabashi Station is a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Midosuji Line and the Keihan Railway Keihan Main Line. It is the nearest station to Osaka City Hall....
- Hommachi Station

Hommachi Station

Hommachi Station is a train station on the three lines of Osaka Municipal Subway located in Chuo-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan. It is the nearest station to Osaka head office of ITOCHU....
- Shinsaibashi Station

Shinsaibashi Station

is a train station of the Osaka Municipal Subway located in Shinsaibashi, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan....
- Namba Station

Namba Station

is a name of two train stations in the Namba district of Chuo-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan. One is owned by Nankai Electric Railway and the other is by Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau....

Tanimachi Line

|}The is one of the lines of Osaka Municipal Subway, the underground rapid transit system in Osaka, Japan....
: Temmabashi Station

Temmabashi Station

is a train station on the Keihan Electric Railway and Osaka Municipal Subway located in Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan....
- Tanimachi Yonchome Station

Tanimachi Yonchome Station

Tanimachi Yonchome Station is a train station of the Osaka Municipal Subway located in Chuo-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan, and the station is also called ""....
- Tanimachi Rokuchome Station

Tanimachi Rokuchome Station

is a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway in Chuo-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan, and also called ""....

Chuo Line

Chuo Line (Osaka)

|}The is one of the lines of Osaka Municipal Subway, the rapid transit system in Osaka, Japan, Japan.The line runs east-westerly under .Together with the through operation to the Kintetsu Keihanna Line, the two lines have a unified nickname ....
: Hommachi Station

Hommachi Station

Sakaisuji-Hommachi Station

is a train station on the two lines of Osaka Municipal Subway in Chuo-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan....
- Tanimachi Yonchome Station

Tanimachi Yonchome Station

Tanimachi Yonchome Station is a train station of the Osaka Municipal Subway located in Chuo-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan, and the station is also called ""....
- Morinomiya Station

Morinomiya Station

is a railway and subway train station in Chuo-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan....

Sennichimae Line

|} is one of the lines of Osaka Municipal Subway, the underground rapid transit system in Osaka, Japan, Japan....
: Namba Station

Namba Station

is a name of two train stations in the Namba district of Chuo-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan. One is owned by Nankai Electric Railway and the other is by Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau....
- Nippombashi Station

Nippombashi Station

is a train station on the two lines of the Osaka Municipal Subway in Chuo-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan....

Sakaisuji Line

|}The is one of the lines of Osaka Municipal Subway, the underground rapid transit system in Osaka, Japan, Japan....
: Kitahama Station

Kitahama Station (Osaka)

is a train station on the Keihan Electric Railway Keihan Main Line and the Osaka Municipal Subway Sakaisuji Line in Chuo-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Osaka, Japan....
- Nagahoribashi Station

Nagahoribashi Station

Nagahoribashi Station is a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway in Chuo-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan....

Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line

|}The is a line of the Osaka Municipal Subway, the underground rapid transit system in Osaka, Japan, Japan. It was the first linear motor metro line built in Japan....
: Shinsaibashi Station

Shinsaibashi Station

is a train station of the Osaka Municipal Subway located in Shinsaibashi, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan....
- Matsuyamachi Station

Matsuyamachi Station

is a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line in Chuo-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan. Matsuyamachi is called "Matchamachi" and known as ton'yas selling Japanese dolls , dagashis, and omocha hanabis....
- Nagahoribashi Station

Nagahoribashi Station

Nagahoribashi Station is a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway in Chuo-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan....
- Tanimachi Rokuchome Station

Tanimachi Rokuchome Station

is a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway in Chuo-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan, and also called ""....
- (Tamatsukuri Station, Tennoji-ku) - Morinomiya Station

Morinomiya Station

is a railway and subway train station in Chuo-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan....
- Osaka Business Park Station

Osaka Business Park Station

is a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line in Chuo-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan....

Chuo-ku, Osaka

Economy

Facilities

Osaka Prefecture

Company headquarters

Mass media

Landmarks

Train stations

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