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Nishi ku, Osaka

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Tuesday 1:29 PM

Nishi-ku, Osaka

Weather
  
13°C, Wind SW at 11 km/h, 62% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Utsubo Park, Kyocera Dome, Osaka Science and Tech, Horie koen, Samuhara Shrine

Nishi (西区, Nishi-ku) is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. It is in the west of central Osaka ("Nishi" means "west"), and is generally flat. 80% of the area was destroyed by bombing in World War II, and was not regenerated until the mid-1960s.

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Map of Nishi Ward, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Governments and International organizations

Local government
  • Osaka city, Nishi ward office (at near Metro Nishi-Nagahori Station)
    • Consulate
  • Chinese Consulate (at near Metro Awaza Station)

    • Culture

  • Central Osaka Library (near Metro Nishi-Nagahori Station)
  • Utsubo Park
  • Osaka Dome baseball stadium

    • Economy

    Several companies have their headquarters in the ward: Toyo Tire & Rubber Company in the Edobori area and NTN Corporation in the Kyomachibori area. Konica Minolta has its Osaka office in the ward.

    Several airlines have offices in Nishi-ku, among them:

  • China Southern Airlines, on the first floor of the Shinanobashi Mitsui Building (信濃橋三井ビル Shinanobashi Mitsui Biru).
  • China Eastern Airlines in the Higobashi Lucent Building's (肥後橋ルーセントビル Higobashi Rūsento Biru) first floor.
  • Hainan Airlines on the fifth floor of the Century Building in Nishi-ku.

    • Diplomatic missions

    The Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China in Osaka is located in Nishi-ku.

    Education

    Osaka YMCA International High School is located in Nishi-ku.

    References

    Nishi-ku, Osaka Wikipedia
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