Nishinari-ku, Osaka
homeless people in Osaka.[1]
Crime and safety
Nishinari has a historical reputation for being "sketchy and dangerous",[2] but it is currently undergoing gentrification.[2]
Two designated yakuza groups, the Sakaume-gumi and the Azuma-gumi, are based in Nishinari.[3]
Transport
West Japan Railway Company
Osaka Metro
- Dobutsuen-mae Station
- Dobutsuen-mae Station, Tengachaya Station
- Hanazonocho Station, Kishinosato Station, Tamade Station
Nankai Railway
- Kishinosatotamade Station
- Kishinosatotamade Station
- Kishinosatotamade Station
Hankai Railway
- 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 Education.
Elementary schools
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Junior high schools
High schools
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Notable people
- Yoshie Kashiwabara, singer
- Yashiki Takajin, singer and television personality
- Kiichi Kunimoto, mixed martial artist
See also
- Kamagasaki, Day Laborers' District
- Tobita Shinchi, brothel district
References
- Japan Times, December 8, 2009, p. 3.
- ^ a b "Nishinari, the slum of Osaka, now at risk of gentrification after becoming a tourist hotspot". January 18, 2020.
- ^ "2010 Police White Paper Chapter 2 : Furtherance of Organized Crime Countermeasures", 2010, National Police Agency (in Japanese)
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nishinari-ku, Osaka.
- Official website of Nishinari (in English)