Chūō-ku, Osaka

Coordinates: 34°40′52″N 135°30′35″E / 34.68111°N 135.50972°E / 34.68111; 135.50972
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Chūō-ku, Osaka
中央区
UTC+9 (JST)
ISO 3166-2JP-27
WebsiteOfficial website
The Siege of Osaka Castle, 17th century.
Osaka Castle
Osaka Business Park (OBP)
Dōtonbori River at night

Chūō-ku (中央区, 'Central Ward') is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. 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 offices and principal shopping and tourist areas.

Consulates

Various consulates are found in Chūō-ku. The

Consulate-General of Vietnam is on the tenth floor of the Estate Bakuro-machi Building.[1]

Facilities

Osaka Prefecture

Mass media

Broadcasting stations
Newspapers
  • Nihon Keizai Shimbun
    - Otemae

Economy

Company headquarters

Resona Bank
.

Branch offices

Fuji Fire and Marine Insurance has its Osaka offices in the ward.[23]

Offices of foreign companies

Air China has an office on the 1st floor of the Uchihonmachi Green Building in Chūō-ku.[24] Asiana Airlines operates a sales office on the 18th Floor of the Epson Osaka Building in Chūō-ku.[25]

Landmarks

Railway stations

West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
Osakajo-koen Station
Keihan Electric Railway
Keihan Line: Yodoyabashi Station - Kitahama Station - Temmabashi Station
Kintetsu Railway
Osaka Namba Station - Kintetsu Nippombashi Station
Hanshin Electric Railway
Hanshin Namba Line: Osaka Namba Station
Nankai Electric Railway
Nankai Main Line: Namba Station
Osaka Metro
Midosuji Line: Yodoyabashi Station - Hommachi Station - Shinsaibashi Station - Namba Station
Tanimachi Rokuchome Station
Tanimachi Yonchome Station - Morinomiya Station
Sennichimae Line: Namba Station - Nippombashi Station
Sakaisuji Line: Kitahama Station - Nagahoribashi Station
Tanimachi Rokuchome Station - (Tamatsukuri Station, Tennoji-ku) - Morinomiya Station - Osaka Business Park Station

Education

University and Colleges

Secondary Education

Private schools

Notable people from Chūō-ku, Osaka

References

  1. ^ "List of Consulates in Kansai Area Archived 2008-09-23 at the Wayback Machine." Creation Core Higashi Osaka. Retrieved on January 15, 2009.
  2. ^ "Locations." Capcom. Retrieved on August 12, 2011. "3-1-3 Uchihirano-machi, Chuo-ku, Osaka 540-0037, Japan"
  3. Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma
    . Retrieved on February 7, 2015.
  4. ^ "Corporate Profile Archived 2015-05-10 at the Wayback Machine." Kansai Paint. Retrieved on February 27, 2015.
  5. ^ "Company Information Archived 2015-02-07 at the Wayback Machine." Keihan Electric Railway Co., Ltd. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.
  6. ^ "Company Data." Mandom Corporation. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.
  7. Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation
    . Retrieved on February 7, 2015.
  8. Nippon Life Insurance Company
    . Retrieved on February 7, 2015.
  9. ^ "Corporate Data." Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corporation. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.
  10. ^ "Business Locations." Ono Pharmaceutical. Retrieved on January 30, 2019.
  11. ^ "Contact Us." Osaka Gas. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.
  12. Osaka Exchange Inc.
    Retrieved on February 7, 2015.
  13. Resona Bank
    . Retrieved on April 15, 2014.
  14. ^ "Corporate Profile Archived 2014-09-19 at the Wayback Machine." Sakura Color Products Corporation. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.
  15. ^ "Company Profile." Shionogi. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.
  16. ^ "Corporate Profile." Sumitomo Chemical. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.
  17. Sumitomo Life Insurance Company
    . Retrieved on February 7, 2015.
  18. ^ "FAQ." Takeda Pharmaceutical Company. Retrieved on February 2, 2011. "Q : Where is Takeda located? A : The Head Office is located in Osaka, Japan,[...]"
  19. ^ "Overview." Takeda Pharmaceutical Company. Retrieved on February 2, 2011. "Headquarters Head Office 1-1, Doshomachi 4-chome, Chuo-ku, Osaka 540-8645"
  20. ^ "Corporate Profile." Takenaka Corporation. Retrieved on October 20, 2009.
  21. ^ "Corporate Data." Teijin. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.
  22. ^ "Unitika Group locations." Unitika. Retrieved on April 15, 2014.
  23. ^ "Company Profile." (Archive) Fuji Fire and Marine Insurance. Retrieved on August 26, 2013. "Osaka head office: 1-18-11 Minami Senba, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan" - Information in Japanese (Archive) "大阪本社 〒542-8567　大阪市中央区南船場1丁目18番11号"
  24. ^ "International Offices Archived 2008-12-17 at the Wayback Machine." Air China. Retrieved on January 18, 2009.
  25. ^ "Worldwide Offices Japan Archived 2012-05-30 at archive.today." Asiana Airlines. Retrieved on January 19, 2009.
  26. ^ "Find Out More about Us in English". Osaka Jogakuin Junior and Senior High School. Retrieved 2019-07-04.

External links

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